Job Recruitment at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical is a growing, international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu -- the world’s #1 cloud operating system. Our mission is to realize the potential of free software in the lives of individuals and organisations. Our services help businesses worldwide reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background leads to a better environment for our employees and a better platform for our users and customers. This is something we value deeply and we encourage everyone to come be a part of the world of Ubuntu. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: DevOps Engineer

Job Location: Lagos

Description

• This role is open to recent graduate software professionals as well as candidates with some professional product software engineering and site reliability experience who want to join a global community of like-minded engineers.
• Help us shape the future of open source IT, devops, and IS, from bare metal to containers. Our goal is to revolutionise open source application and infrastructure operations.
• We are on a mission to reshape the world of software operations, using Python for next-generation infrastructure-as-code and blazing a trail to model-driven operations.
• We want to enable companies to run very efficient bare metal operations for high performance computing, private cloud, data lakes and analytics.
• To achieve this we need to invent some new technology, and we need to build some new products. In support of that goal we hire software engineers who are passionate about quality, reliability and devops, to join our regional devops teams.
• This team is part of our fully managed infrastructure operations organisation. We run many private clouds and Kubernetes clusters for customers around the world, which enables us to improve our infra-as-code products based on our own real experience, mirroring that of our users and customers.
• We work in Python, creating open source operations capabilities that simplify these operations for anybody, worldwide, who is building on Ubuntu.
• This team is a true devops team - one of our global monitoring and network operations centres. Most of the work is pure Python software development where we expect a focus on quality, design, documentation, tests and performance.
• The team is responsible for remote monitoring, using open source products. The team also enhances packages of opscode, and Ubuntu itself, to ensure our platform is the easiest, most robust, and best performing way to drive your data centre.
• This role is ideal for junior software engineers who want to work in Python, have a passion for distributed systems, and an interest in the entire Linux stack - from kernel to networking to virtualization and containers.
• It is a role that requires rigour in both code and customer interactions. Our DevOps Engineers are technically astute open source enthusiasts who are excited about cloud computing and are ready to join a global team charged with delivering world class services to our customers.

What you’ll do

• Work in Python to design and deliver open source software operations code
• Work across the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, storage, to applications
• Learn to think rigorously about application and infrastructure reliability
• Shape high quality open source monitoring and alerting infrastructure
• Simplify open source operations for our customers and open source community
• Demonstrate sound engineering design and testing principles in your code
• Follow agile software development practices
• Coach and develop your colleagues where you have insights
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Global travel up to 10% of time for internal and external events.

Who you are

• University Degree in Computer Science or related Software Engineering field
• Advanced level Python programming skills
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You are organized and want your team to deliver timely, high quality software
• You have a demonstrated drive for continual learning
• You understand the importance of reliable operations in a devops world
• You have sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts & technologies
• You have practical knowledge of Linux and networking.

What you will learn

• Devops and site reliability engineering
• OpenStack and Kubernetes in operation
• Wide range of open source applications and skills
• Work directly with customers in a range of different businesses
• Real-life and hands-on exposure to a wide range of emerging technologies and tools.

We Offer

• Learning and development
• Competitive salary
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Job Position: Global Channel Sales Director

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Lead global VAR and distributor partnerships at Canonical, the company which publishes Ubuntu and open source solutions to the enterprise market.
• As the fastest-growing enterprise platform for cloud and IoT, we have seen a substantial increase in channel demand for Ubuntu-based solutions.
• We seek a global head of channel to shape and lead the team which builds our international network of resellers and distributors.
• Our Global Channel Sales Director will  work closely with VARs and distribution partners throughout their sales cycles and across their sales organizations to build long term growth with Ubuntu solutions and services.
• The successful candidate will be a seasoned software channel professional responsible for strategy and execution. They will need to understand the competitive landscape, industry trends, and our range of solutions in order to prioritise, plan and deliver for partners and the business.
• Reporting to the VP Global Alliances, the Global Channel Sales Director will strive to increase Canonical market share and attach rate, evangelise partnerships and lead all business interactions.
• They will own channel strategy, sell-to, sell-through and sell-with motions across the ecosystem and will drive partner workshops and sales events.
• They will also grow the team and drive activity from lead generation to sales enablement and new partner onboarding, delivering quarterly business reviews and joint go-to-market plans with regularity and to a high standard.

Responsibilities
As Global Channel Sales Director you will:

• Build strategic relationships with partners at multiple levels
• Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of Linux and open source industry norms, trends and brands
• Drive adoption of Ubuntu based solutions for a wide range of industries and scenarios
• Negotiate commercial business terms and contracts
• Work closely with marketing, sales, engineering and product management to deliver on objectives
• Be the voice of the partner community in our planning and strategy
• Lead executive interlocks between partners and Canonical

Requirements
The successful Global Channel Sales Director will have:

• A deep understanding of partner sales models, in particular 2-tier distribution models
• Extensive experience in channel sales management
• Leadership, organisation and management strength
• Autonomous, disciplined, hands-on, get-it-done mentality
• Ability to capture customer requirements, evaluate gaps, identify and create opportunities
• Passion for Ubuntu products and the Canonical mission to deliver open source globally
• Comfort with fast-paced, high pressure environments and ambitious goals
• Experience with open source, virtualization, containers and other cloud technologies
• Awareness and interest in the field of connected devices and IoT
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to travel - sometimes internationally - up to 40% of the time

What Canonical offers

• Learning and development
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Job Position: Engineering Manager, Ubuntu Server

Job Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Ubuntu Server is the world's most popular Linux - on cloud and bare metal. In this role, you will manage a team delivering Ubuntu Server to the world.
• Ubuntu strives to offer the latest, best, free software components, in an easy to use and highly reliable form.
• We build on the technical excellence of Debian and bring additional focus and shape to the solutions we provide to industry.
• The successful applicant will be passionate about the future of Ubuntu, mindful of the dynamics of the open source ecosystem, and aware of the needs of large, innovative customers.
• This is an exciting opportunity for a leader passionate about strong teams, open source software and Ubuntu.
• Build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company.

Responsibilities
What you’ll do:

• Build and lead a globally distributed team of engineers
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands-on career development
• Support timely delivery of technical solutions to address business needs
• Effectively set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern, agile software development practices
• Develop and evangelize great engineering and organizational practices
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Be an active part of the leadership team and collaborate with other leaders in the organisation
• Participate in strong engineering process through code and architectural review
• Engage with teams at Canonical, the open source community and commercial partners
• Oversee the quality of the Ubuntu Server image family
• Plan and deliver Ubuntu Server features
• Work from home with global travel for 2 to 6 weeks per year for internal and external events

Requirements
Who you are:

• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You love developing and growing people and have a strong track record of doing it
• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You have some experience in leading, managing, coaching and mentoring software developers
• You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software
• You have solid experience working in an agile development environment
• You have strong written and verbal technical communication skills
• An understanding of a modern GNU/Linux distribution, Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• Practical experience with at least 1 of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or Amazon Web Services.

Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Note

• Canonical is proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and a better platform for our users and customers.
• This is something we value deeply and we encourage everyone to come be a part of the world of Ubuntu.