Senior Site Reliability

Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer Join Canonical as a Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer and bring your Linux expertise to build automation‑first solutions that power Ubuntu for over 60 million users worldwide. About Canonical Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. With 1,200+ colleagues in more than 75 countries, we are founder‑led, profitable, and growing, and we enable distributed collaboration with limited office‑based roles. Job Summary The Information Systems (IS) at Canonical supports and maintains all of our IT production services, running services used by over 60 million Ubuntu users. As a Senior SRE & Gitops Engineer you will drive operations automation to the next level across both private and public clouds, using open‑source infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and Canonical’s leading automation products. You will also contribute to the improvement of Canonical products and open‑source technologies through feedback, bug submissions, pull requests, and design collaboration. Responsibilities Lead the development of automation and Gitops in your team as an embedded tech lead. Collaborate closely with the IS architect to align solutions with the overall IS architecture vision. Design and architect services that the IS team can offer as products to the organization. Apply IaC expertise to develop and enhance infrastructure as code practices, increasing automation and improving processes. Automate software operations for re‑usability and consistency across private and public clouds, considering distributed system complexities. Maintain operational responsibility for all of Canonical’s core services, networks, and infrastructure. Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance investigation, and set up, maintain, and use observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch. Provide assistance and work with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers. Receive uninterrupted development time to focus on larger projects and automation of manual tasks. Share experience, best practices, and mentorship in design sessions and collaborative work. Carry final responsibility for time‑critical escalations. Qualifications A modern view of hosting architecture driven by IaC across private and public clouds. A product mindset focused on developing products rather than solutions. Python software development experience with large projects. Experience 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 Linux storage forms, 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 related engineering field. Strong communication skills in English across email, chat, video, or voice calls. Motivated to troubleshoot from kernel to web and willing to seek help when needed. Willingness to be flexible and quickly learn new things. Inspired by fast‑changing environments. Happy to work within distributed teams. Passionate and familiar with open‑source, especially Ubuntu or Debian. Benefits Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year. Annual compensation review. Recognition rewards. Annual holiday leave. Maternity and paternity leave. Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues. Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development EEO Statement We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration. #J-18808-Ljbffr