Senior Site Reliability Engineer role at Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Canonical has 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and embraces a global, remote‑first culture.

Next‑generation operations at scale

We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes and application clusters for customers across the physical and public cloud estate. Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure devops by embracing a universal operator pattern and model‑driven operations.

Role focus

Our cloud operations engineers blend Python software‑engineering skills with devsecops from bare metal to applications. You will architect and run OpenStack, Kubernetes and software‑defined storage, and enable devsecops for applications running on that infrastructure.

What you bring

• Python software engineering fluency

• Genuine interest in the full open‑source infrastructure stack, from metal to containers

• Ability to work in a high‑pressure operations environment with mission‑critical services for global brand‑name customers

• Travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long (optional)

Key responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure for Canonical’s enterprise customers

• Implement, test and operate configuration management and automation tooling using Python, Terraform and/or Ansible

• Operate, monitor and troubleshoot Kubernetes, OpenStack and container‑native workloads

• Collaborate with application teams to ensure secure, high‑performance application deployments

• Drive continuous improvement of infrastructure as code, observability and automation practices

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field

• Experience with Linux and Linux networking and storage

• Python software development expertise

• Operational experience with cloud or container platforms

• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility and accountability

Nice‑to‑have skills

• Experience with OpenStack or Kubernetes deployment or operations

• Familiarity with public or private cloud management

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team “sprints” in person

• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

• Annual compensation review and performance‑driven annual bonus or commission

• Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave

• Maternity and paternity leave, Employee Assistance Programme and other global benefits

• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for company events

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.