Canonical · 1 month ago
Information Systems - Open Source Technical Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. We are hiring an Information Systems Architect to define best practices in infrastructure as code and improve Canonical products and open-source technologies by leading System Reliability Engineers and Data Center Engineers.
Computer Software
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Modern software engineering background (peer-review, unit testing, SCM, CI/CD, Agile)
Hands-on experience of automatic administration of enterprise Linux servers at scale
Benefits
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
Company
Canonical
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company.
Founded in 2004
1001-5000 employees
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