Sustaining Operations Engineer
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- Target Role:Sustaining Operations Engineer
- Employer:Canonical
- Work Mode:REMOTE
- Location:Remote (Worldwide)
- Compensation:Competitive (Industry Standard)
- Experience:2+ Years
- Recruiter SLA:7-Day Truth Teller Guarantee
- Candidate Fee:₹0 (Zero Placement Fee Guarantee)
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About the Role
This is a fast-paced engineering role in Linux-based software-defined infrastructure and applications, covering all layers of the stack, including bare metal, virtualization (KVM) and containerization (Docker and LXC/LXD), storage (Ceph and Linux filesystems), networking (OVS, OVN and Core networking), up to OpenStack and Kubernetes, and the open source applications running on top of them. This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and open source to build a career with Canonical and drive success for our customers, community and the company. If you have great communication skills, and a passion for troubleshooting and fixing issues in technology used by millions across the world, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical. Location: This is a globally remote role. This role deals with critical issues in the open source stack that require deep debugging and troubleshooting skills. Our engineers have to be able to work productively at any level of the stack above the kernel, in a wide range of applications, to understand and address the software issues at hand. Our group is critical to the success of our enterprise customers, partners and Ubuntu itself. You will be the final point of escalation for operational troubleshooting and driving issues to resolution with workarounds, guidance, and fixes to be released upstream and in Ubuntu. What your day will look like Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, OpenStack, Ceph and/or Kubernetes Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's field, support and product engineering teams Participate in upstream communities Debug issues, propose workarounds, liaise with Software Engineers on producing a patch Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques Prioritize work and manage your time effectively against priorities Participate in team activities to improve processes, tools, and documentation Maintain
Requirements & Qualifications
- Strong problem solving foundations, knowledge of modern engineering practices, and interest in technology systems.
Perks & Benefits
- Official mentor support
- verified hiring timeline
- and career progression.
The employer seeks candidates proficient in the following core technologies:
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