Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer
The Senior Site Reliability / GitOps Engineer role at Canonical focuses on driving excellence in infrastructure automation and reliability engineering for a globally distributed company known for its innovative open-source solutions, such as Ubuntu. As part of Canonical's infrastructure team, this position is integral in supporting both internal product and engineering organizations, ensuring the seamless operation and automation of large-scale systems. The team collaborates across Canonical's internationally distributed workforce, providing a unique opportunity to work with diverse engineering talent at the forefront of open-source technology.
In this role, the engineer is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and improving the company's infrastructure using automation, GitOps, and cloud-native practices. Key responsibilities include designing and managing scalable deployment pipelines, ensuring system reliability, monitoring services, and responding to incidents with a focus on root cause analysis and preventive action. Day-to-day activities revolve around infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, collaborating on process improvements, and supporting the rapid delivery and stability of critical open-source products and services.
Candidates are expected to possess strong, hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure (such as AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization (e.g., Kubernetes), GitOps principles, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Ansible. Advanced software engineering skills in languages such as Python or Go, expertise in monitoring and observability (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana), and a solid grasp of security best practices are essential. Successful applicants will have a proven track record in site reliability engineering, excellent problem-solving abilities, and a proactive, collaborative mindset suitable for a remote and agile environment.
Canonical provides competitive compensation and benefits packages, with a focus on remote-first work, flexible schedules, and opportunities for career advancement. Employees benefit from working alongside leading engineers on cutting-edge technology, access to professional development resources, and a dynamic organization that values diversity and meritocracy.
The company fosters an inclusive and innovation-driven workplace culture, encouraging initiative and professional growth. Team members are empowered to make a meaningful impact on the world’s most widely used open-source software, contributing to projects used by businesses, governments, and millions of users globally.