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Site Reliability Engineer 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. The company is a pioneer of globally distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. We are hiring a Site Reliability Engineer. Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure DevOps practices, raising the bar on whats possible with automation by embracing a model-driven approach, whether on-premise or on public clouds. We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes clusters, and applications for customers across both physical and public cloud estates. We identify and address incidents, monitor and observe applications, anticipate potential issues, and enable product refinement to achieve high-quality standards in our open source portfolio. To succeed in this role, you need a strong background in Linux, Python, networking, and knowledge of how clouds work. Your work will encompass the entire stack, from bare-metal networking and kernel up to Kubernetes and open source applications. You will be trained in our core technologies like OpenStack, Kubernetes, security standards, open source products such as Kubeflow, Kafka, OpenSearch, databases, and many others. Location: Globally remote role. The role We deploy and run OpenStack, Kubernetes, storage solutions, and open source applications, applying DevOps practices. We expect a software engineer fluent in Python, with a genuine interest in the full open source infrastructure stack from bare metal to containers, and the ability to work in operations with missioncritical services for global brandname customers. 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 Bonus skills Familiarity with OpenStack deployment or operations Familiarity with public cloud deployment or operations Familiarity with private cloud management What we offer colleagues Distributed work environment with twiceyearly 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 Maternity and paternity leave Employee Assistance Programs Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet your colleagues Priority Pass and travel upgrades for longhaul 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. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr