Information Systems - Open Source Technical Architect

About the role

Canonical is seeking an Information Systems Architect to define best practices in infrastructure as code at a global scale. You will own the design of hardware and software implementation, leading SRE and Data Center Engineering teams to improve reliability, scalability, and security. This role involves shaping the infrastructure behind Ubuntu and driving how engineers engage with compute and network resources in a devops setting.

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
• Collaborate with, and provide the cloud-ops software development teams with input for roadmap, requirements and prioritization
• 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
• Collaborate with product security as well as operations security to set best practice and mitigate new threats
• Automate operations for reuse across the world's largest companies
• Analyze incidents and events to establish structural improvements

Required skills

• Cloud computing
• Linux networking
• Routing
• Firewalls
• Incident response
• Open-source software
• Ubuntu
• Debian

Nice to have

• Software engineering
• Peer-review
• Unit testing
• SCM
• CI/CD
• Agile
• Linux server administration

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject
• Compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path

Benefits

• Distributed work environment
• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Priority Pass
• Travel upgrades

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software.