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Sustaining Operations Engineer

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description

A fast-paced engineering role focused on troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving complex issues in Linux-based open source infrastructure, including cloud platforms like OpenStack and Kubernetes, with opportunities for remote work and international travel.

Key Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in Linux-based infrastructure, including Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ceph, and Kubernetes
  • Debug problems across various layers of the software stack and propose workarounds or patches
  • Collaborate with support, engineering teams, and upstream communities to address operational issues
  • Escalate and manage critical technical problems, providing guidance and final resolution
  • Participate in team activities to improve processes, tools, and documentation

Requirements

  • Professional experience troubleshooting advanced Linux issues
  • Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar field
  • Exceptionally strong experience with either Linux, LXD, OpenStack, Ceph or Kubernetes
  • Strong debugging experience with Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
  • Ability to troubleshoot with gdb, pdb, tcpdump or other debugging tools
  • Familiarity with git source code repositories and branches
  • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
  • Work from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
  • Willingness to work in a role that involves resolving complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ceph and or Kubernetes
  • Ability to maintain a close working relationship with Canonical s field, support and product engineering teams
  • Participate in upstream communities and debug issues, propose workarounds, liaise with Software Engineers on producing patches
  • Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques
  • Prioritize work and manage time effectively against priorities
  • Participate in team activities to improve processes, tools, and documentation
  • Maintain clear, technical, and concise communications
  • Provide subject matter expertise as the final point of escalation on operational issues

Benefits & Perks

Annual compensation review
Performance-driven annual bonus
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

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