Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer
Canonical, Bogota, D.C., Capital District, Colombia
Overview
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.
The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
We are hiring to support and maintain Canonical's IT production services and to drive automation for operations in private and public clouds.
We operate with an automation-first mindset and value collaboration across globally distributed teams.
Responsibilities
- Drive the development of automation and Gitops in your team as an embedded tech lead
- Collaborate with the IS architect to align solutions with the IS architecture vision
- Design and architect services that IS can offer to the organization as products
- Apply IaC practices to develop infrastructure automation, increasing automation and improving IaC processes
- Automate software operations for re-use and consistency across private and public clouds, considering distributed systems complexities
- Maintain operational responsibility for Canonical's core services, networks, and infrastructure
- Develop troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance investigation skills; set up, maintain, and use observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch); design, implement, and maintain monitoring and alerting for various systems
- Provide assistance and collaborate with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers
- Be given uninterrupted development time to focus on larger projects and automation of manual tasks
- Share experience, know-how and best practices with other team members in design sessions, mentorship and collaborative work
- Carry final responsibility for time-critical escalations
What we are looking for in you
- A modern view on hosting architecture driven by infrastructure as code across private and public clouds
- A product mindset focused on developing products rather than just solutions
- Python software development experience with large projects
- Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems
- Proven exposure to managing and deploying cloud infrastructure with code
- Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls
- Affinity with Linux storage technologies from Ceph to databases
- Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers
- Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies
- Bachelor's degree or greater, preferably in computer science or related engineering field
- Clear communication in English (email, chat, video/voice, in-person)
- Motivated and able to troubleshoot from kernel to web and willing to ask for help when needed
- Willingness to learn quickly and adapt to fast-changing environments
- Comfort with distributed teams and open-source culture
- Passion and familiarity with open-source, especially Ubuntu or Debian
What we offer colleagues
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Travel-related perks for long-haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source.
We publish Ubuntu and support AI, IoT, and cloud initiatives.
We recruit on a global basis and maintain high standards for new hires.
Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004.
Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and continuously raise your game.
We are committed to a workplace free from discrimination and will evaluate every applicant fairly based on merit.
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