GitOps Engineering Manager (Remote) at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical Nigeria is seeking an experienced and strategic GitOps Engineering Manager to lead high-performing DevOps teams in a fully remote capacity. This role blends operations management, software engineering, product development, and team leadership into a single high-impact position. The ideal candidate will possess strong Linux and cloud expertise, deep experience in infrastructure as code, and the ability to drive operational excellence across distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a high-performance DevOps team using agile methodologies and GitOps best practices
• Represent the IS team to stakeholders, customers, and internal departments
• Organize, coordinate, and drive internal engineering and operations projects
• Mentor and develop engineers to enhance technical and professional growth
• Identify, monitor, and improve team performance and health indicators
• Implement structured engineering and operational processes to ensure efficiency
• Maintain strong focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
• Ensure global service level agreements (SLAs) are met for customer deployments
• Deliver consistent, high-quality managed services in a timely manner

Requirements

• Proven track record of exceeding performance expectations in engineering leadership roles
• Demonstrated experience delivering software using infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Proven experience managing DevOps teams within SaaS or similar technology environments
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies and maintainable code quality standards
• Technical expertise in Linux systems and complex distributed architectures
• Hands-on experience with cloud topologies and modern cloud technologies
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events (up to two weeks each)
• Exceptional academic background from both secondary and tertiary institutions

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Strong leadership and team-building capability
• Experience within the software or technology industry
• Familiarity with public company finance and reporting processes