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# Site Reliability Engineering Manager

- **Company:** Canonical Ltd.
- **Location:** Latin America, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Ubuntu (Operating System), Software as a Service, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Open Source Technology, Strategies of Testing, Free and Open-Source Software
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1762171/

## About the Role

* Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
 * Proven experience of software delivery using infrastructure as code
 * Proven experience managing devops teams for SAAS or similar offerings
 * Understanding of testing methodologies and maintainable code quality
 * Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
 * Experience with cloud topologies and technologies
 * Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
 * An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university, * Experience with Ubuntu system administration
 * Experience with agile software development methodologies
 * Experience working in and managing distributed teams

## Description

We have fully distributed, home-based teams in EMEA, APAC and the Americas. You will lead a team in your time zone, and report to a global director who may not be in your time zone., * Lead your team in daily agile devops practices

 * Represent the IS team to stakeholders, customers, and internal teams
 * Organize, coordinate and drive internal projects
 * Mentor engineers to improve their skills
 * Identify and measure team health indicators
 * Implement structured engineering and operations processes
 * Ensure proper team focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
 * Work to meet service level agreements with customer deployments around the globe
 * Deliver quality managed services in a consistent, timely manner, We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
 * 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


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