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CanonicalSite Reliability Engineering Manager
Canonical is seeking a Site Reliability Engineering Manager to guide a team responsible for the Information Systems services that serve more than 60 million Ubuntu users.…
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Canonical is seeking a Site Reliability Engineering Manager to guide a team responsible for the Information Systems services that serve more than 60 million Ubuntu users. The role blends operations management, software engineering, product development and team leadership. The manager needs deep Linux and operations expertise and the ability to lead a high-performing group. The Information Systems function aims to prove better ways of operating at scale. Its team supports…
Job Description
Canonical is seeking a Site Reliability Engineering Manager to guide a team responsible for the Information Systems services that serve more than 60 million Ubuntu users. The role blends operations management, software engineering, product development and team leadership. The manager needs deep Linux and operations expertise and the ability to lead a high-performing group.
The Information Systems function aims to prove better ways of operating at scale. Its team supports Canonical and Ubuntu operations and helps design managed application services that push devops and cloud-native practice forward. The posting describes infrastructure as code pushed toward model-driven operations, automation shared through open-source packages, and technical territory stretching from Kubernetes down to the kernel. The position is remote across the APAC and EMEA regions.
The manager leads staff in one time zone and answers to a global director who could work in another location. Daily work covers agile devops practice, presenting the group to stakeholders and customers, running internal programmes, mentoring engineers, tracking team health, and maintaining focus on priorities and milestones. The manager is also accountable for meeting service agreements for customer deployments worldwide and for delivering managed services on time and consistently. Travel for company events lasting up to fourteen days is required twice yearly.
Responsibilities
- Run daily agile devops work for the team
- Represent Information Systems to stakeholders, customers and internal groups
- Organise internal programmes and move them forward
- Develop engineers through coaching and guidance
- Monitor team health and introduce structured engineering and operations practices
- Keep the group centred on priorities, milestones and deliverables
- Honour service agreements for customer deployments around the world
- Deliver managed services consistently and on time
Requirements
- Determination and a history of exceeding expectations
- Demonstrated ability to ship software through infrastructure as code
- Track record of leading devops teams for SaaS or comparable services
- Understanding of testing approaches and maintainable code
- Technical insight into complicated distributed systems
- Hands-on knowledge of cloud designs and tooling
- Readiness to travel twice a year to events lasting up to fourteen days
- Strong academic record from school and university
Qualifications
- Comfort with Ubuntu system administration
- Familiarity with agile development practice
- Background leading teams spread across locations
Core Skills
Benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Remote-first working, with two in-person team sprints a year
- A yearly USD 2,000 budget for learning and skill growth
- Yearly pay review and recognition awards
- Paid holidays each year, plus maternity and paternity leave
- Chances to visit new places and meet teammates in person
- Priority Pass access and upgrades on long-haul trips for company events
- Yearly bonus or commission linked to performance
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the job based?
The posting says the role is remote and covers the APAC and EMEA regions.
What experience is required?
Proven experience managing devops teams and delivering software with infrastructure as code is asked for. The posting does not state a number of years.
How often is travel expected?
Twice a year, at company events that can run up to fourteen days.
What is the salary?
The posting does not state a salary. It says pay depends on location, experience and performance.
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