Data Center Infrastructure Engineer

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canonical Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Data Center Infrastructure Engineer to join our team at Canonical. As a key member of our infrastructure team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of our MAAS test labs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lab Operations: Ensure the smooth operation of our fully automated server lab, remotely and while on-site, making sure it remains available to other teams.
  • Inventory Management: Maintain accurate inventory and layout of the hardware in the data centre.
  • Hardware Onboarding: Receive, install and configure new hardware.
  • MAAS Functionality: Actively exercise MAAS functionality by using integrations with testing and scheduling software such as Testflinger. Report issues and assist in troubleshooting.
  • Automation and Monitoring: Use your Python development skills to enhance software-driven operations of the data centre. Improve and extend hardware and network monitoring through automation.
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with other MAAS engineers, other data centre hardware specialists, teams responsible for certifying hardware for Ubuntu, kernel engineers and other teams who use the hardware lab.
Requirements
  • STEM Degree: STEM Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
  • Organisational Skills: Excellent organisational skills.
  • Attention to Detail: Attention to detail.
  • Data Centre Experience: Data centre experience.
  • Linux Administration: Linux Administration experience.
  • Python Programming: Python programming experience.
  • Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English.
  • Teamwork: Ability to work with a globally distributed team of passionate engineers.
  • Travel: Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.
Nice-to-Have Skills
  • Troubleshooting: Troubleshooting skills.
  • Systematic Approach: Systematic approach to testing.
  • Performance Engineering: Love for performance engineering.
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 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. Canonical has been a remote-first company 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.

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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