Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

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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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include top public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across sectors. We foster a global distributed collaboration with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries, meeting in person a few times a year in interesting locations worldwide.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer for our Information Systems (IS) team. This role is ideal for an automation-focused senior technologist passionate about Linux, eager to build a career with Canonical, and to drive success with Ubuntu and open source products. If you have experience in IT operations automation, Infrastructure as Code, and a passion for technology, you will thrive at Canonical.

Job Summary

The IS team supports and maintains all of Canonical's IT production services, which are used by over 60 million Ubuntu users. As a Senior SRE & Gitops engineer, you will lead operations automation initiatives across private and public clouds, utilizing open source infrastructure as code software, CI / CD practices, and Canonical's automation products. You will also provide feedback to developers, submit bugs, and collaborate on design improvements to enhance scalability and reliability. You will be part of a global team of SREs supporting services for our company, customers, and the Ubuntu community.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation and Gitops initiatives as an embedded tech lead.
• Collaborate with IS architect to align solutions with architecture vision.
• Design and develop services as products for IS.
• Develop and improve infrastructure as code practices, increasing automation.
• Automate software operations for reusability and consistency across clouds.
• Maintain operational responsibility for core services, networks, and infrastructure.
• Enhance troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance monitoring skills using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch.
• Support and collaborate with global engineering and operations teams.
• Focus on larger projects and automation efforts during dedicated development time.
• Share expertise through design sessions, mentorship, and collaborative work.
• Handle time-critical escalations responsibly.

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About Canonical

Canonical leads in open source innovation, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud. We recruit globally, uphold high standards, and foster a diverse, inclusive workplace. Working here means thinking differently, learning continuously, and pushing your limits.

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