Overview Information Systems - Open Source Technical Architect at Canonical
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the general enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is founder led, profitable and growing. This is a home-based position, with twice-annual travel to company events totaling around 4 weeks per year. Location: remote in the EMEA region.
Responsibilities Define, get buy-in and implement the holistic vision of a world class internal cloud
Setup, maintain and update the technical design roadmap and guidelines for the SREs within IS, with the aim of improving reliability, resilience, operational scalability, and technical scalability
Collaborate with, and provide the cloud-ops software development teams with input for roadmap, requirements and prioritization to build a world-class, highly standardized and automated operation
Provide the IS management with input and advice with regards to technology, reliability, resilience and business cases
Lead technical choices to implement solutions as self-service products, ensuring scalable operation
Collaborate with product security as well as operations security to set best practice and mitigate new threats in a timely manner
Automate operations for reuse across the world\'s largest companies, taking into consideration the complexities of distributed systems
Collaborate with development teams to design service architecture, documentation, playbooks, policies and operational procedures
Analyze incidents and events, and establish what the reason behind the reasons are, and what structural improvements can be made to minimize the chance of them reoccurring
What we are looking for in you Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts, technologies & operation
Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls, internet transit and large scale/bandwidth networking
Experience dealing with significant production outages, incident response and postmortems
A passion for writing, sharing, and maintaining enterprise open-source software solutions
Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English over email, chat, video or voice calls and in-person
Be familiarized and passionate about open-source, especially Ubuntu or Debian
Nice-to-have skills Modern software engineering background (peer-review, unit testing, SCM, CI/CD, Agile)
Hands-on experience of automatic administration of enterprise Linux servers at scale
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
Employee Assistance Program
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
About Canonical Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Most colleagues have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and raise your game.
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.
Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Software Development
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