Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Canonical

Join Canonical as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer. Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, powers breakthrough initiatives in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT across more than 1,200 colleagues in 75+ countries.

We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to build next‑generation operations at scale with pure Python infrastructure‑as‑code, from bare metal to containers and applications. You will drive automation as a pure software engineering problem, experiment with metrics and code, and learn the entire stack – from networking and kernel to serverless and open‑source applications.

Location
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Globally remote.

• Design, implement, run and maintain Open Stack, Kubernetes and software‑defined storage environments.
• Architect and run “dev‑sec‑ops” from bare metal to applications, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure.
• Participate in code reviews, continuous integration, and automated deployment pipelines for open‑source infrastructure.
• Operate and troubleshoot production clusters for public and private cloud estate, handling mission‑critical services for global customers.
• Drive upgrades, performance optimisations and compliance updates to keep services on the latest, best solutions.

• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science.
• Experience with Linux and familiarity with Linux networking and storage.
• Python software development expertise.
• Operational experience in a high‑pressure environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.

• Experience with Open Stack or Kubernetes deployment or operations.
• Familiarity with public or private cloud management.

• Distributed work environment with bi‑annual in‑person team sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunities to travel to new locations.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Seniority level
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Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type
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Full‑time.

Job function
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Engineering and Information Technology.
Industries
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Software Development.

About Canonical
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Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, we influence AI, IoT, and cloud software worldwide. Canonical recruits on a global basis and sets a high standard for excellence.

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.

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