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Senior Site Reliability / GitOps Engineer at Canonical – Lagos
Canonical is hiring a Senior Site Reliability and GitOps Engineer for its Information Systems team in Lagos. The role focuses on automating and operating production services through infrastructure as code.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in GitOps automation and align solutions with the Information Systems architecture.
- Design reusable internal services and develop infrastructure-as-code practices for private and public clouds.
- Maintain critical services, networks and infrastructure used by Canonical and the Ubuntu community.
- Improve monitoring, alerts, performance investigations and capacity planning using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana and Elasticsearch.
- Collaborate with engineers and operations colleagues worldwide, mentor teammates and resolve urgent escalations.
- Feed operational experience into improvements to Canonical products and open-source software.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in Computer Science or an engineering discipline.
- Strong understanding of public and private cloud systems, Linux server administration and infrastructure automation.
- Python software engineering experience, including substantial codebases.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes or comparable orchestration, Linux networks, routing, firewalls and storage systems.
- Experience with IaC, observability, troubleshooting, clear technical communication and globally distributed teams.
Benefits
- Distributed working environment and periodic in-person team gatherings.
- USD 2,000 annual learning budget, compensation reviews, recognition awards and leave provisions.
- Employee Assistance Programme and travel opportunities for company events.
How to apply
Complete the online application for the Senior Site Reliability / GitOps Engineer position.
Deadline: Not specified; apply as soon as possible.
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About the employer
Canonical develops Ubuntu and other open-source software for enterprise and technology markets. It supports public-cloud, connected-device and engineering applications through globally distributed teams.
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