Engineering Manager, Cloud Security (Remote) (Saskatchewan)

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. We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead one of our teams that work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other world‑class cloud partners to optimize Ubuntu for their infrastructure. Our team builds, tests, and publishes the base Ubuntu images used by millions to ensure optimal performance and security in their cloud estate. We aim to deliver the very best public cloud VM experience, as well as specialized images for specific purposes on each cloud. As an engineering manager you need to bring both technical and management skills to the leadership of your team. You will strive to automate the delivery of existing and new Ubuntu image products applied to all modern workloads from web servers to GPU‑aided AI for servers, VM’s and containers. As an engineering manager at Canonical your primary responsibility is to the people you support: ensuring that they are growing as engineers, doing valuable work, and generally having a outstanding time at Canonical. As a lead for strong engineers, technical leadership and a solid background in software development is a must, so that you're able to challenge and grow your team members. You will have the opportunity to influence the culture, facilitate technical delivery, and work with your team on strategy and execution. We work in Python and Golang, and expect engineering managers to be fluent in the language, architecture and components that their team is building with. Code reviews and architectural leadership are part of the job. As manager, the commitment to healthy engineering practices, documentation, quality and performance optimisation are equally important technical responsibilities, as is the requirement for fair and clear management, and the obligation to ensure a high performing team. Build and lead a team of engineers in your and similar timezones Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and hands‑on career development Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward your team's goals Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders Lead modern, agile software development practices Ensure a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development You are focused on success and the delivery of timely, high quality software You have experience and commitment to agile development methodologies You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree Software development experience in Python or Golang Practical experience with at least one of Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year Annual holiday leave Maternity and paternity leave Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events 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. 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. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2ps9mp