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CanonicalOpenStack Engineering Manager
Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for its BootStack team, which builds, operates and designs distributed systems hosted on private infrastructure for clients, ranging from Kubernetes…
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Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for its BootStack team, which builds, operates and designs distributed systems hosted on private infrastructure for clients, ranging from Kubernetes to OpenStack. The post is globally remote. The manager leads the engineers who run the everyday managed service for customer environments, covering service desk management, managed operations and steady product improvement work. The manager is responsible for growing a team that improves both the…
Job Description
Canonical is hiring an Engineering Manager for its BootStack team, which builds, operates and designs distributed systems hosted on private infrastructure for clients, ranging from Kubernetes to OpenStack. The post is globally remote. The manager leads the engineers who run the everyday managed service for customer environments, covering service desk management, managed operations and steady product improvement work.
The manager is responsible for growing a team that improves both the quality and the speed of its development and operations work. Responsibilities include creating team health measures, introducing disciplined engineering and operations routines, and keeping the group focused on priorities, milestones and deliverables. The manager also speaks for BootStack to stakeholders, customers and outside teams, and works to hit service level agreements for customer deployments worldwide. Close working ties with clients, product engineering and operations are central to the role.
Candidates should hold a bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification in a technical discipline. They should bring a proven record either in delivering software in languages such as Python, Go, C, C++ or Java, or in leading operations teams. Experience with OpenStack is essential, as is a serious commitment to test practice and maintainable code. Familiarity with agile methods, distributed teams and cloud designs is expected. Trips to team gatherings and customer meetings take roughly 20% of time or less.
Responsibilities
- Lead a growing engineering team toward better quality and pace in development and operations
- Define and track team health measures
- Introduce disciplined engineering and operations routines
- Speak for BootStack with stakeholders, clients and outside groups
- Keep the team aimed at priorities, milestones and deliverables
- Work toward service level targets for customer deployments worldwide
- Deliver managed services consistently and on schedule
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent in a technical field
- Proven experience delivering software or leading operations teams
- Proven experience with OpenStack
- Serious commitment to testing practice and maintainable code
- Clear communication and a cooperative approach
- Experience with agile software methods
- Hands-on time both inside and leading distributed teams
- Technical grasp of complex distributed systems
Qualifications
- Linux system administration, with Ubuntu or Debian an advantage
- Experience with cloud designs and technologies
Core Skills
Benefits
- Largely remote work, with in-person team sprints twice yearly
- USD 2,000 yearly for learning and development
- Base pay with a bonus or commission linked to performance
- Pay reviewed each year, with recognition awards
- Holiday leave, with maternity and paternity leave
- Wellness platform and an assistance programme
- Priority Pass card and upgraded seats on long-haul company travel
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Is this Engineering Manager role remote?
Yes. The posting describes it as a globally remote role.
Which technologies does the BootStack team work with?
The posting says the team works from Kubernetes to OpenStack and related distributed systems on private infrastructure.
How much travel is involved?
The posting says trips to team gatherings and customer meetings take roughly 20% of time or less.
What salary is offered?
The posting does not specify a salary. Base pay depends on location, experience and performance.
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