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Site Reliability Engineer

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description

A Site Reliability Engineer at Canonical is responsible for deploying, managing, and optimizing open source infrastructure such as OpenStack and Kubernetes, focusing on automation, monitoring, incident response, and ensuring high availability for mission-critical cloud services in a globally distributed, remote work environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deploy and operate OpenStack, Kubernetes, storage solutions, and open source applications using DevOps practices
  • Identify and resolve incidents, monitor applications, and anticipate potential issues to ensure high-quality standards
  • Automate infrastructure and operations tasks through software engineering and scripting, primarily using Python
  • Manage and maintain Linux-based systems across physical and cloud environments
  • Work with mission-critical services for global customers, ensuring reliability and performance

Requirements

  • Degree in software engineering or computer science
  • Python software development experience
  • Operational experience in Linux environments
  • Experience with Kubernetes deployment or operations
  • Ability to work in operations with mission-critical services for global brand-name customers
  • Genuine interest in the full open source infrastructure stack from bare metal to containers
  • Ability to work remotely in a globally distributed team
  • Willingness and ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events, with each trip lasting up to two weeks

Benefits & Perks

Compensation is adjusted every 6 months based on performance, with annual bonuses
Global remote work environment
Twice-yearly in-person team sprints in interesting locations around the world
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programs
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Travel upgrades and Priority Pass for long-haul company events

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