OpenStack Engineering Manager at Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is 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 on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Job Position: OpenStack Engineering Manager

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

1. This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Cloud technologies to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products.  If you have an affinity for open source development and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
2. The BootStack team designs, builds, and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers. From Kubernetes to OpenStack and everything in-between, you’ll be working with the latest technology in a fast-paced engineering environment. As a OpenStack Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, you will be responsible for managing the engineers that oversee day-to-day Managed Service of customer environments, including customer service management, managed services operations and consistent product improvement engineering. Collaboration with customers, product engineering, and operations is critical to success.

Job Responsibilities

1. Manage a growing engineering team to optimise the quality and velocity of both development and operations
2. Identify and measure team health indicators
3. Implement disciplined engineering and operations processes
4. Represent the BootStack team with respect to stakeholders, customers, and external teams
5. Ensure proper team focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
6. Work to meet service level agreements with customer deployments around the globe
7. Deliver quality managed services in a consistent, timely manner

Job Requirements

1. Bachelors (or equivalent) education in a technology field
2. Proven track record of professional experience of either software delivery using Python, Go, C, C++, Java, or similar and/or managing operations teams
3. Proven experience with OpenStack
4. Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality
5. Experience with Linux system administration, Ubuntu/Debian a plus
6. Strong communication and cooperation skills
7. Experience with agile software development methodologies
8. Experience working in and managing distributed teams
9. Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
10. Experience with cloud topologies and technologies
11. Travel to team and company events and customer meetings, roughly 20% or less

What We Offer You

1. 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 recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. 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.
2. Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person – we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
3. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
4. Annual compensation review
5. Recognition rewards
6. Annual holiday leave
7. Maternity and paternity leave
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
10. Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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