Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Drive the development of automation and GitOps in your team as an embedded tech lead
• ▹Collaborate closely with the IS architect to align your solutions with the IS architecture vision
• ▹Design and architect services that IS can offer to the organization as products
• ▹Apply your IaC experience to develop the infrastructure as code practice within IS by constantly increasing automation and improving IaC processes
• ▹Automate software operations for re-usability and consistency across private and public clouds, taking into account the complexities of distributed systems
• ▹Maintain operational responsibility for all of Canonical's core services, networks and infrastructure
• ▹Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning and performance investigation
• ▹Set up, maintain and use observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and Elasticsearch; design, implement and maintain monitoring and alerting
• ▹Assist and work with globally distributed engineering, operations and support peers
• ▹Use uninterrupted development time for larger projects and automation of manual tasks
• ▹Share experience, know-how and best practices in design sessions, mentorship and working together
• ▹Carry final responsibility for time-critical escalations

Requirements

• ▹A modern view on hosting architecture, driven by infrastructure as code across both private and public clouds
• ▹A product mindset, striving to develop products rather than solutions
• ▹Python software development experience with large projects
• ▹Experience working with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems
• ▹Proven exposure to managing and deploying cloud infrastructure with code
• ▹Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing and firewalls
• ▹Affinity with various forms of Linux storage, from Ceph to databases
• ▹Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers
• ▹Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies
• ▹Bachelor's degree or greater, preferably in computer science or a related engineering field
• ▹Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English over email, chat, video or voice calls and in person
• ▹Able to troubleshoot from kernel to web, and willing to ask others when appropriate
• ▹Happy to work within distributed teams
• ▹Passionate and familiar with open source, especially Ubuntu or Debian

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
• ▹Team Member Assistance Program and wellness platform
• ▹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.