Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes and application clusters for customers across physical and public cloud estate
• ▹Bring Python software-engineering skills and rigour to cloud operations
• ▹Practise DevSecOps from bare metal to application
• ▹Architect and run OpenStack, Kubernetes and software-defined storage, and enable DevSecOps for applications running on that infrastructure
• ▹Drive upgrades to keep customers on the latest, best solutions
• ▹Work in a high-pressure operations environment with mission-critical services for global brand-name customers

Requirements

• ▹Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
• ▹Experience with Linux and familiarity with Linux networking and storage
• ▹Python software development expertise
• ▹Operational experience
• ▹Belief in automation as a pure software engineering problem, with operations at scale driven by metrics and code
• ▹Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events of up to two weeks

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with OpenStack or Kubernetes deployment or operations
• ▹Familiarity with public or private cloud management

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• ▹Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• ▹Annual compensation review
• ▹Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
• ▹Recognition rewards
• ▹Annual holiday leave
• ▹Maternity and paternity leave
• ▹Employee assistance program
• ▹Travel to meet colleagues and attend company events
• ▹Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About the company

Canonical publishes Ubuntu and is a pioneering open source technology company. It recruits globally and has worked remotely since 2004.