GitOps Engineering Manager - remote job

Canonical is hiring a GitOps Engineering Manager - a lead role, which means responsibility for a team or a direction. The role sits in IT and programming and is fully remote. The company hires candidates based in Europe.

The main tools named in the advert are: Kubernetes, Agile / Scrum. Your CV should show concrete examples of exactly these skills.

The employer did not publish a figure; that is settled at interview. The advert sets no condition on working hours.

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Canonical is a leading innovator in open-source software and operating systems, serving a global clientele including major cloud and silicon providers, as well as industry leaders across various sectors. Our flagship product, Ubuntu, is widely utilized in cutting-edge enterprise projects such as public cloud services, data science, artificial intelligence, engineering innovation, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The company embraces distributed collaboration, with a global team of over 1200 colleagues spread across more than 80 countries, featuring minimal office-based roles. We convene in person two to four times a year in diverse locations worldwide to align on strategic and operational goals.

Canonical is privately owned, profitable, and continues to grow. We are seeking a GitOps Engineering Manager to lead a world-class devops and GitOps engineering management challenge. You will need to be a Linux and operations expert, as well as a skilled manager who can inspire a high-performance team.

Our mission is to innovate and demonstrate superior infrastructure solutions. We support Canonical and Ubuntu operations, but we also contribute to the development of Canonical's managed application services, setting new standards in devops and cloud-native operations. We are committed to infrastructure-as-code, pushing the boundaries towards next-generation model-driven operations. Our goal is not only to automate every process but also to share this automation as open-source packages for others to use.

We operate across the full technology stack, from bare metal to Kubernetes, including cloud and virtualization. We also work with a wide range of infrastructure, from public cloud to private cloud and edge environments.

Our team is distributed and based in the APAC and EMEA regions. You will lead a team in your time zone, reporting to a global director who may be based in a different time zone.

Key Responsibilities Include:

- Oversee daily agile devops practices with your team - Serve as a liaison between the IS team and stakeholders, customers, and internal teams - Organize and drive internal projects - Mentor engineers to enhance their skills - Measure and improve team performance - Implement structured engineering and operations processes - Ensure the team stays focused on priorities, milestones, and deliverables - Work to meet global service level agreements for customer deployments - Deliver high-quality managed services consistently and promptly

We are seeking candidates with:

- A strong drive and proven history of exceeding expectations - Experience delivering software using infrastructure as code - Experience managing devops teams for SaaS or similar offerings - Knowledge of testing methodologies and maintainable code quality - Technical expertise in complex distributed systems - Understanding of cloud topologies and technologies - Willingness to travel twice a year for company events lasting up to two weeks - Exceptional academic credentials

Desirable Skills Include:

- Experience with Ubuntu system administration - Familiarity with agile software development methodologies - Experience working in and managing distributed teams

At Canonical, we offer:

- A flexible, remote working environment with in-person team sprints twice a year - A personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 annually - Regular annual compensation reviews - Recognition and rewards programs - Generous annual leave - Maternity and paternity leave - An Employee Assistance Program - Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues - Priority access to travel upgrades for company events

About Canonical Canonical is at the forefront of the global shift towards open-source technology. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most significant open-source projects, we are transforming the world of software. We hire globally and maintain high standards for our colleagues. We expect excellence, as we strive to be the best in everything we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked remotely since the company's inception in 2004. Joining Canonical means stepping into the future, where you can think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and elevate your performance.

Canonical is committed to equal opportunity. We are dedicated to creating a workplace free from discrimination, where diversity of experience, perspective, and background enrich the work environment and our products. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

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