Canonical Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Overview
Join to apply for the Site Reliability Engineer role at 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. We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes clusters, and applications for customers across both physical and public cloud estates.
What we are looking for in you
* Degree in software engineering or computer science
* Python software development experience
* Operational experience in Linux environments
* Experience with Kubernetes deployment or operations
* Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
* Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
Responsibilities
* Deploy and run OpenStack, Kubernetes, storage solutions, and open source applications, applying DevOps practices
* Work across the full stack from bare metal networking and kernel up to Kubernetes and open source applications
* Identify and address incidents, monitor and observe applications, anticipate potential issues, and enable product refinement to achieve high-quality standards in the open source portfolio
* Work in operations with mission-critical services for global brand-name customers
* Be trained in core technologies such as OpenStack, Kubernetes, security standards, and open source products like Kubeflow, Kafka, OpenSearch, databases, and more
* Approach automation as a software engineering problem driven by metrics and code
Qualifications
* Degree in software engineering or computer science
* Python software development experience
* Operational experience in Linux environments
* Experience with Kubernetes deployment or operations
Bonus skills
* Familiarity with OpenStack deployment or operations
* Familiarity with public cloud deployment or operations
* Familiarity with private cloud management
What we offer
* Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
* Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
* Every 6 months compensation review
* Recognition rewards
* Annual holiday leave and maternity/paternity leave
* Employee Assistance Programs
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Travel upgrades for long-haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence—working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
Location: Globally remote role
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