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associate linux support engineer

Canonical

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring an
 
 Associate Support Engineer
 
 to build a career with Canonical and support the technical needs of customers leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. This role is an opportunity for a hands-on engineer with eagerness to learn, a passion for Linux and open source technologies to work with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
 
 
 We regularly solve interesting, technical problems. From triaging complex cloud environments, desktop and server issues, Linux kernel crashes we've never seen before to OS configuration issues and root cause analysis, we provide an expert level of support and satisfaction to our peer groups and customers. You will be accountable for delivering an outstanding technical support experience on the full technical stack at Canonical, across cloud, desktop and IoT. From problem qualification to full resolution, you will own and manage your cases. When needed, you will transfer your cases to your colleagues or involve senior engineers. This is a globally remote role.
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 This is a globally remote role.
 
 
 
 The role entails
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Working from your remote home office to provide technical support for employees.
 </li>
 <li>
 Being available to take ownership of new cases via telephone, email and web
 </li>
 <li>
 Acting as an internal customer advocate keeping them updated in a timely manner
 </li>
 <li>
 Ensuring that each support case owned by you is handled according to our Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the highest possible customer satisfaction by setting the right expectations and fulfilling your commitments.
 </li>
 <li>
 Contributing new knowledge base articles and maintaining existing articles, ensuring shared knowledge and lessons learned are available to customers.
 </li>
 <li>
 Drafting and distributing technical notices for internal and external communication.
 </li>
 <li>
 Prioritising your work in order to accomplish the most important and urgent tasks first
 </li>
 <li>
 Keeping on learning as our products and services grow and evolve
 </li>
 <li>
 Understanding Ubuntu development process to be able to set customer expectations correctly on timeline for a fix
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintaining regular communication and information exchange with the rest of the team, locally and remotely
 </li>
 <li>
 Identifying and suggesting any opportunities to provide a better service
 </li>
 <li>
 Participating in a regular weekend working rotation
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
 </li>
 <li>
 Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path. Preferable majors: Computer Science, MIS, Electrical Engineering, etc.
 </li>
 <li>
 Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
 </li>
 <li>
 Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with Linux troubleshooting (collecting logs and stack traces, fine-tuning by editing configuration files)
 </li>
 <li>
 Knowledge or basic hands-on experience on 2 or more of:
 </li>
 <ul>
 <li>
 Linux server administration
 </li>
 <li>
 Programming fundamentals in any language (bash, Perl, Ruby, Javascript, C or C++, Go)
 </li>
 <li>
 Networking (bonding, firewalling, bridging, switching, network file system tuning, MTU issues, etc.)
 </li>
 <li>
 Virtualization / Cloud computing concepts (provisioning, monitoring, orchestration, etc.)
 </li>
 </ul>
 <li>
 Ability to learn quickly, thrive on change and handle the pressure of a customer facing job
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong written and verbal English communication skills
 </li>
 <li>
 Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
 </li>
 <li>
 Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 Noting that we require and will perform a background check for this role.
 
 
 
 Nice-to-have skills
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Experience supporting virtualized environments (KVM, Virtual Box, VMWare)
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with other open-source desktop technologies
 </li>
 <li>
 Active contribution to open-source projects/forum/code
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 
 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 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.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Employee Assistance Programme
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 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. 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
</div>

Associate Linux Support Engineer

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a
 
 Linux devices software engineer
 
 on our SnapD team to work on mission-critical Golang code, focused on software delivery, containers, security sandboxing, telemetry and device management.
 
 
 Snaps are next-generation software packaging and delivery for Linux. They are designed for safety, security and robustness, with application-specific confinement of containers optimised for IoT devices, desktops and servers. Our goal is that snaps work across multiple Linux flavors to ensure that publishers have the simplest way to reach the whole Linux world.
 
 
 This role requires an obsession with quality and performance, for work at the heart of the operating system. It also requires an interest in the software publishing and consumption experience. Applicants should be passionate about open source software development. We value collaboration, peer reviews, good unit/integration testing and maintainable code. General knowledge and experience with Linux as a developer platform is required. Having previous experience with Golang is very nice to have.
 
 
 
 Location
 
 :
 
 This role will be based remotely in the EMEA or Americas regions
 
 
 
 
 The role entails
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
 </li>
 <li>
 Write high quality code to create new features
 </li>
 <li>
 Debug Linux system level issues and produce high quality code to fix them
 </li>
 <li>
 Review code produced by other engineers
 </li>
 <li>
 Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
 </li>
 <li>
 Obsess over how to achieve robustness despite unexpected events like power outages
 </li>
 <li>
 Work from home with global travel for up to two weeks, twice a year
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 You love technology and working with brilliant people
 </li>
 <li>
 You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
 </li>
 <li>
 You value soft skills, are thoughtful and self-motivated
 </li>
 <li>
 You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
 </li>
 <li>
 You have professional software development experience using Go, Python, C, or C++
 </li>
 <li>
 You know Linux system-level fundamentals, e.g. cgroups, namespaces, apparmor
 </li>
 <li>
 Commitment to software testing, code reviews and maintainable code
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 
 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.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Team Member Assistance Program &amp; Wellness Platform
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 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. 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your
 
 
 identity
 
 
 , we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
 
</div>

Linux devices software engineer - snapd

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a
 
 Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer
 
 to our Information Systems (IS) team. This role is an opportunity for an "automation-first" senior technologist with a passion for Linux to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have experience of IT operations automation, Infrastructure as Code and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
 
 
 
 Job Summary
 
 
 
 The IS team at Canonical supports and maintains all of Canonical's IT production services. The team is in charge of running services used by over 60 million Ubuntu users.
 
 
 As an Senior SRE &amp; Gitops engineer you'll be in a unique position to drive operations automation to the next level, both in our own private clouds as well as in the public clouds. We do this by utilizing the best of open source infrastructure as code software, software development practices such as CI/CD pipelines, and Canonical's leading products for software operation automation.
 
 
 In addition to defining the infrastructure as code, you will improve Canonical products and the open-source technologies they're based on by providing critical feedback to developers on how their products operate at scale. This is done by submitting bugs (and sometimes writing pull requests) and collaborating on design and implementations with other teams within the company.
 
 
 You'll be part of a global team of SREs that work together and support each other to provide the best possible services to our company, Canonical's customers and the Ubuntu Community.
 
 
 
 As a Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer you will
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Drive the development of automation, Gitops in your team as an embedded tech lead
 </li>
 <li>
 Closely collaborate with the IS architect to align your solutions with the IS architecture vision
 </li>
 <li>
 Design and architect services that IS can offer to the organization as products
 </li>
 <li>
 Apply your experience of IaC to develop infrastructure as code practice within IS by constantly increasing automation and improving IaC processes
 </li>
 <li>
 Automate software operations for re-usability and consistency across private and public clouds, taking into consideration the complexities of distributed systems
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain operational responsibility for all of Canonical's core services, networks, and infrastructure
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop skills in troubleshooting, capacity planning, and performance investigation, Setting up, maintaining and using observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch; design, implement and maintain monitoring and alerting for various systems and services
 </li>
 <li>
 Provide assistance and work with globally distributed engineering, operations, and support peers
 </li>
 <li>
 Be given uninterrupted development time to focus on larger projects and automation of manual tasks
 </li>
 <li>
 Share your experience, know-how and best practices with other team members in design sessions, mentorship and 'doing work together'
 </li>
 <li>
 Carry final responsibility for time-critical escalations
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 A modern view on hosting architecture, driven by infrastructure as code across both private and public clouds.
 </li>
 <li>
 A product mindset thriving to develop products rather than solutions.
 </li>
 <li>
 Python software development experience, with large projects
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience working with Kubernetes or other container orchestration systems.
 </li>
 <li>
 Proven exposure to manage and deploy cloud infrastructure with code.
 </li>
 <li>
 Practical knowledge of Linux networking, routing, and firewalls
 </li>
 <li>
 Affinity with various forms of Linux storage, from Ceph to Databases
 </li>
 <li>
 Hands-on experience administering enterprise Linux servers
 </li>
 <li>
 Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies
 </li>
 <li>
 Bachelor's degree or greater, preferably in computer science or related engineering field
 </li>
 <li>
 Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English over email, chat, video or voice calls and in-person
 </li>
 <li>
 Motivated and able to troubleshoot from kernel to web, and willing to ask others when appropriate
 </li>
 <li>
 A willingness to be flexible and able to learn new things quickly
 </li>
 <li>
 Be inspired by the needs of fast-changing environments
 </li>
 <li>
 Happy to work within distributed teams
 </li>
 <li>
 Be passionate and familiarized about open-source, especially Ubuntu or Debian
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 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.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Team Member Assistance Program &amp; Wellness Platform
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 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. 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
</div>

Senior Site Reliability / Gitops Engineer

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a Software Support Engineer to&hellip;
 
 
 &hellip;work in a dynamic and exciting engineering role in Linux-based infrastructure and applications, covering all layers of the stack, including bare metal, virtualization (KVM), containerization (Docker/LXC/LXD), storage (Ceph and Linux filesystems), networking (OVS, OVN and Core networking), OpenStack, Kubernetes and the open source applications running on top of them. It will challenge you to show the breadth of your engineering skills, which will be needed to work on almost any aspect of Ubuntu and the open source applications large enterprise customers run.
 
 
 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 an affinity for open source software, 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.
 
 
 This role deals with critical issues in the open source stack that require upstream bug fixes. Our engineers are able to work productively at any level of the stack including the kernel and in a wide range of languages, to understand and address the software issues at hand. Our group is critical to the success of our customers, partners and Ubuntu itself.
 
 
 You will help with troubleshooting and driving issues to resolution with workarounds, guidance, and bug fixes to be released upstream and in Ubuntu.
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 This is a remote role, we have teams in all time zones.
 
 
 The role entails
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support and product engineering teams
 </li>
 <li>
 Participate in upstream communities
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and work with upstream for inclusion
 </li>
 <li>
 Review code produced by other engineers
 </li>
 <li>
 Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques
 </li>
 <li>
 Prioritize work and manage your time effectively against those priorities
 </li>
 <li>
 Participate in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain clear, technical and concise communications
 </li>
 <li>
 Work from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 An exceptional academic track record
 </li>
 <li>
 Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with Linux and open source software
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
 </li>
 <li>
 A drive to learn unfamiliar technology and deep-dive difficult issues
 </li>
 <li>
 Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 Nice-to-have skills
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 You love technology and working with brilliant people
 </li>
 <li>
 You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
 </li>
 <li>
 You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
 </li>
 <li>
 You have interest in, or willingness to learn about any of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD,Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 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. 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.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Employee Assistance Programme &amp; Wellness Platform
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 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. 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
</div>

Software Support Engineer

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a Software Engineer - L3 Support to&hellip;
 
 
 &hellip;work in a dynamic and exciting engineering role in Linux-based infrastructure and applications, covering all layers of the stack, including bare metal, virtualization (KVM), containerization (Docker/LXC/LXD), storage (Ceph and Linux filesystems), networking (OVS, OVN and Core networking), OpenStack, Kubernetes and the open source applications running on top of them. It will challenge you to show the breadth of your engineering skills, which will be needed to work on almost any aspect of Ubuntu and the open source applications large enterprise customers run.
 
 
 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 an affinity for open source software, 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.
 
 
 This role deals with critical issues in the open source stack that require upstream bug fixes. Our engineers are able to work productively at any level of the stack including the kernel and in a wide range of languages, to understand and address the software issues at hand. Our group is critical to the success of our customers, partners and Ubuntu itself.
 
 
 You will help with troubleshooting and driving issues to resolution with workarounds, guidance, and bug fixes to be released upstream and in Ubuntu.
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 This is a remote role, we have teams in all time zones.
 
 
 The role entails
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support and product engineering teams
 </li>
 <li>
 Participate in upstream communities
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and work with upstream for inclusion
 </li>
 <li>
 Review code produced by other engineers
 </li>
 <li>
 Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques
 </li>
 <li>
 Prioritize work and manage your time effectively against those priorities
 </li>
 <li>
 Participate in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain clear, technical and concise communications
 </li>
 <li>
 Work from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 An exceptional academic track record
 </li>
 <li>
 Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with Linux and open source software
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
 </li>
 <li>
 A drive to learn unfamiliar technology and deep-dive difficult issues
 </li>
 <li>
 Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 Nice-to-have skills
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 You love technology and working with brilliant people
 </li>
 <li>
 You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
 </li>
 <li>
 You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
 </li>
 <li>
 You have interest in, or willingness to learn about any of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD,Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 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. 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.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Employee Assistance Programme &amp; Wellness Platform
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 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. 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
</div>

Software Engineer - L3 Support

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a Quality Engineering Manager for our Ubuntu Quality Engineering team, with an impactful mission to take our Linux distro quality to a new level through automation and large-scale data analysis.
 
 
 As the Ubuntu Quality Engineering Manager, you must be an experienced engineer who has built large-scale software quality assurance frameworks, is passionate about the future of Ubuntu, mindful of the dynamics of the open source ecosystem, and equally aware of mission-critical requirements related to shipping the best Linux distro to users and partners world-wide. You will work closely with the various teams involved in creating Ubuntu and influence their practices to improve quality in every step of Ubuntu engineering. Your goal is to rethink the way a Linux distro approaches quality - bringing together automation, third-party analysis tooling, feedback loops from the community and user base, and our own test capabilities. Your team will monitor, develop and improve the quality of the Ubuntu System, to drive quality excellence and best DevOps practices among Ubuntu Desktop, Server, Containers and VM at package, system, and cluster levels.
 
 
 As every engineering manager at Canonical, your role is technical but your focus is your team. You are expected to help them grow as engineers, do important and satisfying work, and work well with colleagues and the community. Technical leadership experience and experience as a software engineer are necessary prerequisites for this role. You will be expected to lead, challenge, and develop strong engineers, positively influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution.
 
 
 Location: Global worldwide
 
 
 The role entails
 
 
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 Define and monitor quality metrics for the most popular Linux distro in the world
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 Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
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 Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices
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 Develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
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 Setup and maintain continuous integration for all supported deliverables
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 Develop a team with a culture of high quality and performance
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 Work from home with international travel twice per year for up to two weeks
 
 
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 What we are looking for in you
 
 
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 You have a strong software engineering, Linux, and open source background
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 Your technical knowledge includes C/C++, Python programming, and Shell scripting
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 You have experience with quality processes and continuous integration tools and principles
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 You have engineering management experience and enjoy growing people
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 You are a strong proponent of data-driven decision making
 
 
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 Nice-to-have skills
 
 
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 A good understanding of Debian packaging and snaps will be valuable
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 Familiarity with an agile development environment
 
 
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 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 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 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.
 
 
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 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
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 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
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 Annual compensation review
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 Recognition rewards
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 Annual holiday leave
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 Maternity and paternity leave
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 Employee Assistance Programme
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 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
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 Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
 
 
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 About Canonical
 
 
 
 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. 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. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
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Ubuntu Engineering Delivery and Excellence Manager

SAIC

<div>Job ID: 2509148
Location: KUWAIT CITY, KU, KW
Date Posted: 2025-09-04
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: Interim Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Remote Work: Yes 
Description
SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer supporting a partner company effort, beginning with six months remote work and travel within the United States, then another 1.5 years mostly in Kuwait City, in support of the Air Operations Center (AOC) Modernized Replacement System Program, a Foreign MilitarySales (FMS) program which includes the provision of integrated air and missile defense command and control (C2), planning, coordination, execution management and integration with other operations centers including the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) Headquarters, Joint Operations Center (JOC), Land Forces Ground Operations Center (GOC), Naval Operations Center (NOC) and other geographically separated units, e.g. air breathing and missile sensors.
The objectives of the program are to provide an updated fully functional AOC within an existing location, that will have modern capabilities including:<ul><li>
Provide a secure network enabled IT infrastructure to support Partner Nation Classi&#64257;ed data exchange.</li><li>
Provide virtualized warfare mission execution applications.</li><li>
Provide integrated air and missile situational awareness.</li><li>
Provide centralized threat assessment and engagement management.</li><li>
Provide a set of battle management decision aids to monitor as well as direct engagements as dictated by the Concept of Operations (CONOPS).</li><li>
Provide training on all aspects of utilizing the modern system.</li></ul>
SAIC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer supporting a partner company effort, beginning with six months remote work and travel within the United States, then another 1.5 years mostly in Kuwait City, in support of the Air Operations Center (AOC) Modernized Replacement System Program, a Foreign MilitarySales (FMS) program which includes the provision of integrated air and missile defense command and control (C2), planning, coordination, execution management and integration with other operations centers including the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) Headquarters, Joint Operations Center (JOC), Land Forces Ground Operations Center (GOC), Naval Operations Center (NOC) and other geographically separated units, e.g. air breathing and missile sensors.
The objectives of the program are to provide an updated fully functional AOC within an existing location, that will have modern capabilities including:<ul><li>
Provide a secure network enabled IT infrastructure to support Partner Nation Classi&#64257;ed data exchange.</li><li>
Provide virtualized warfare mission execution applications.</li><li>
Provide integrated air and missile situational awareness.</li><li>
Provide centralized threat assessment and engagement management.</li><li>
Provide a set of battle management decision aids to monitor as well as direct engagements as dictated by the Concept of Operations (CONOPS).</li><li>
Provide training on all aspects of utilizing the modern system.</li><li>
Provide Interim Contractor Support (ICS).</li></ul>
This work spans three phases:
1. Remote work for a period of approximately six months, with travel and assignment to work at the prime contractor's Systems Integration Lab in near Syracuse, NY (about once every month), until the AOC System is packaged for shipment to Kuwait in late 2025/early 2026. Core hours of operations are 9am-5pm EST. Tasks in this phase include:<ul><li>
Attending and contributing to all scheduled meetings with the customer.</li><li>
Assisting in establishing/utilizing a virtual CONUS-based SCE SIL for system(s) risk reduction, systems integration, validation, and verification activities required to meet the requirements of the contract.</li><li>
Assisting in establishing a developmental environment to be comprised of Prime Mission Equipment (PME) purchased for the AOC System and assembled at the Contractor facility.</li><li>
Using the Prime Mission Equipment (PME) to assist in developing an environment for integration and verification testing.</li><li>
Providing support and input to the contract team on all testing events, procedures, plans, scenarios, and documentation, including the Test Readiness Review (TRR), Systems Acceptance Test (SAT) events, and performance of Functional and Physical Configuration Audits.</li><li>
Assisting in documentation to include, but not limited to, system design changes, installation plans, and test and evaluation.</li><li>
Supporting the development of courseware and training tailored to the customer focused on system administration, daily operations, system setup and con&#64257;guration, data link operations and management, user interface for all components, and tactical C2 operations.</li><li>
Supporting the packaging and preparation of the equipment for inspection and acceptance by the US Government (Defense Contracts Management Agency) prior to turnover to the Freight Forwarder.</li></ul>
2. Kuwait for approximately six months (beginning Feb/Mar 2026 to begin installation and test activities), with some travel back and forth to the United States. Tasks include:<ul><li>
Supporting the distribution and installation of PME equipment.</li><li>
Supporting the integration and implementation across all aspects of the modernized system.</li><li>
Assisting in the execution of System Acceptance Test activities to include Test Readiness Review, System Acceptance Test, Deficiency management, and performance of Functional and Physical Configuration Audits.</li><li>
Assisting in documentation to include, but not limited to, system design changes, test, and evaluation reports.</li><li>
Supporting the instruction of KAF personnel.</li></ul>
3. Kuwait for approximately a year, from summer 2027 through mid-September 2027). Once the PME is deployed, with System Acceptance and training complete, the employee responsibilities will transfer to ongoing support. The initial primary duty location will be the Kuwaiti AF AOC, and the employee will perform duties on-site nominally during an 8-hour duty day, five (5) business days/seven (7) calendar days per week; and remain available during non-duty hours by telephone and email for recall to duty. Employee tasks include:<ul><li>
On-site system operation, administration, and maintenance support.</li><li>
On-the-Job training conducted by resident Field Service Representatives (FSR).</li><li>
Perform identification and resolution activities to address problems experienced in the field and additionally support and facilitate end user on the job training and understanding of how to operate the system for its intended purpose.</li><li>
Assist in maintaining available spares at 100% of recommended quantities, including ordering and tracking spares levels. Upgrades that are documented in Field Change Notices shall be installed by the FSR after receiving written approval from the Government Configuration Control Board.</li><li>
Document and track System Anomalies and Deficiencies, experienced by KAF operators, administrators, and maintenance personnel during the warranty period. The Contractor shall establish a reporting process, including initiation (logging), tracking, and resolution, according to company best practices.</li><li>
Benefits include Contract-provided housing and transportation (e.g., personal vehicle in Kuwait), cost of living adjustment (COLA), 2 paid home leave trips to the United States during the third phase/ongoing support in Kuwait.</li></ul>
Qualifications
Education and Experience Required:<ul><li>
The candidate will ideally possess five (5) years of diverse experience in the use and management of C4I systems in an operational environment, including Audio Visual (AV) Systems, Radar Systems, Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD) Systems, Link-16, Voice Communication Systems (VCS); and IT hardware set-up and infrastructure support for DoD/military programs.</li><li>
A bachelor&rsquo;s degree in an appropriate technical discipline is preferred, along with five (5) years or more experience; Associate degree, job experience and relevant industry certifications may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.</li><li>
The candidate must be a US Citizen, possess a minimum US Department of Defense Secret clearance, and as the Kuwait travel phase of the work begins, possess a valid US passport, visa, and ability to travel.</li><li>
Proficient in a range of industry technologies, including Cisco networking, VPN configurations, VoIP systems, VMware virtualization, Linux/Unix operating systems, Windows Server management, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS), and Host Based Security System (HBSS).</li></ul>
Desired Qualifications to include:<ul><li>
CompTIA Security+ or other IAT II level Information Assurance Certification.</li><li>
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).</li><li>
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+)</li></ul></div>

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