Engineering Manager, Managed Services

Engineering Manager, Managed Services Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.

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 of those leveraging Ubuntu and open‑source products. You will be working with the latest technology in a fast‑paced engineering environment as part of the BootStack team that designs, builds, and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers.

Location This is a globally remote role.

Role This is a Cloud Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, responsible for managing engineers that oversee day‑to‑day Managed Service of customer environments, including customer service management, managed services operations and consistent product improvement engineering.

The role entails

Manage a growing engineering team to optimise the quality and velocity of both development and operations

Identify and measure team health indicators

Implement disciplined engineering and operations processes

Represent the BootStack team with respect to stakeholders, customers, and external teams

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

What we are looking for in you

Bachelors (or equivalent) education in a technology field

Proven track record of professional experience of either software delivery using Python, Go, C, C++, Java, or similar and/or managing operations teams

Proven experience with OpenStack

Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality

Experience with Linux system administration, Ubuntu/Debian a plus

Strong communication and cooperation skills

Experience with agile software development methodologies

Experience working in and managing distributed teams

Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems

Experience with cloud topologies and technologies

Travel to team and company events and customer meetings, roughly 20% or less

What we offer colleagues

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

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

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. The majority of colleagues at Canonical work from home since 2004.

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.

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Software Development

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