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5 months ago Be among the first 25 applicants 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. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

We are hiring a senior design manager to play a key role making open source software available to the world. Our Design function ensures the experience of the software and infrastructure we build is true to our intentions, and delivers the tools our community and customers need. The Design Manager makes this possible through leadership within, and beyond, our teams.

As a Senior Design Manager, you bring both experience managing design teams and have expertise in a deeply technical domain. This enables you to coach designers in creating tools for developers and cloud engineers, and cross-context to move towards tangible outcomes and lift the quality of their work. You will manage expectations and ensure deadlines are met in a timely manner against your roadmap. You will be able to communicate clearly and actively listen to product and engineering stakeholders, and your team, to drive sustainable quality improvements and guide individuals towards meaningful growth.

Leading the Infrastructure Design team, you will take responsibility for the products that help to build cloud experiences and software distribution mechanisms, and you will help to evolve the security of how software is packaged and delivered.

Location:

This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region

What the role entails

Reviewing the work of your design team for quality Working with individual designers to support their professional growth Continuously improving operational workflows, including production outsourcing and collaboration with Web Engineering Working with stakeholders, especially the Engineering organization, to clearly define and validate outcomes Evolving design systems and guidelines to drive consistent quality and improve efficiency Coordinating with the rest of design leadership to mature our collective practice Bringing your team and others together to share their work and strengthen culture Engaging the open source community to learn and make the value of our work legible

What we are looking for in you

A portfolio demonstrating outstanding quality in UX design and savviness in technology Exceptional educational achievements in design or related behavioral science discipline Full lifecycle experience from user needs discovery through validation and implementation guidance Commitment to transparent project delivery and owning team deadlines Experience of managing a team that interacts with technical stakeholders Familiarity with quantitative optimisation approaches A passion for balancing consistency and innovation Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

What we offer you

Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits below, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.

In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, you can ask in the later stages of the recruitment process.

Fully remote working environment - we've been working remotely since 2004! Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum Annual compensation review Recognition rewards Annual holiday leave Parental Leave Employee Assistance Programme Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at 'sprints' Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is 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. Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

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.

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Overview
Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.
Data Center Storage Engineers support the enterprise storage infrastructure for all sites within the RCC-SWA Area of Responsibility and provide optimization, administration and technical documentation for the enterprise storage infrastructure. DCSEs resolve enterprise-level change requests and act as the top-level of support escalation for all enterprise storage support issues. Principal technical areas include NetApp, EMC, VMware, Windows DFS, Cisco UCS and other related storage, virtualization, networking, and monitoring technologies.
This position offers company-paid housing and transportation, a completion bonus and tuition reimbursement program!
You must satisfy all host country requirements to legally work in the host country in order to be qualified for this position.
Responsibilities
+ Enterprise-level support for NetApp CIFS, NFS, iSCSI and FC/FCoE storage presented to a wide array of systems including VMware ESXi, Unix, and Linux clients as well as Windows file services and desktop clients. Periodic reports on storage capacity and utilization as well as system uptime and performance. Top-tier support for escalated issues and complex projects. Daily monitoring of all enterprise storage for integrity, reliability, resource utilization and availability. Log review and issue reporting related to monitoring of temperature and overall storage health throughout the SWA AOR.
+ Experienced with VMware storage requirements, configuration, and provisioning. Proficient in planning, installation, configuration, and upgrades of the NetApp storage infrastructure. The top-tier of support for storage projects and solutions for backup, disaster recovery, consolidation/de-duplication, data protection, performance, upgrades, and system audit tasks.
+ Documentation for Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) for configuring and managing storage, storage networks, and physical disks as well as data protection, access control, resource monitoring and management, storage high availability, fault tolerance and scalable storage infrastructure.
+ The work environment will be 95% indoors and 5% outdoors.
+ Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications
+ Qualifications:
+ Education / Certifications: One-year related experience can be substituted for one year of education if the degree is required.
+ Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience preferably in Computer Science or MIS, IS, Engineering or related field.
+ This position requires candidates to adhere to DoD 8570.01. All candidates are required to maintain at least one (1) baseline certification and one (1) computing environment (CE) certification. Baseline certifications cannot also be used as a Computing Environment (CE) certification. The authorized certifications for this job title are listed as follows:
+ IAT Level: IAT III
+ BASELINE:
+ Cisco: CCNP: Certified Network Professional - Security
+ CompTIA: CASP+ ce: Advanced Security Practitioner
+ GIAC: GCED: Certified Enterprise Defender
+ GIAC: GCIH: Certified Incident Handler
+ ISACA: CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
+ ISC2: CCSP: Certified Cloud Security Professional
+ ISC2: CISSP (or Associate): Certified Information Systems Security Professional
+ COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT (CE):
+ CNFDS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Design Specialist
+ CNFIAS: Cisco and NetApp Flexpod Implementation and Administration Specialist
+ NetApp: NCDA: Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP
+ NetApp: NCHCA: Certified Hybrid Cloud Administrator
+ NetApp: NCHCA: Certified Hybrid Cloud Architect
+ NetApp: NCIE-DPS: Certified Implementation Engineer - Data Protection Specialist
+ NetApp: NCIE-O-S: Certified Implementation Engineer, ONTAP Specialist
+ NetApp: NCIE-SAN: Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, ONTAP
+ NetApp: NCIE-SS: Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, E-Series
+ NetApp: NCSE: Certified Storage Engineer
+ NetApp: NCSIE: Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP
+ VMware: VCP: Certified Professional (7 and above)
+ VMware: VCAP-DCV: Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (Deploy)
+ VMware: VCAP-DCV: Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Virtualization (Design)
+ VMware: VCDE: Certified Design Expert
+ VMware: VCDX-DCV: Certified Design Expert - Data Center Virtualization
+ Experience: One year of related academic study above the high school level may be substituted for one year of experience up to a maximum of a 4-year bachelor's degree in a Software Engineering or Business Information Systems discipline for three years general experience.
+ At least five years of practical experience working with various data (network and system) technologies.
+ Candidate must have a working knowledge of CIFS, NFS, FC and iSCSI protocols.
+ Hands on experience with NetApp On-Command System Manager and Data ONTAP command-line interface (CLI).
+ Must have NetApp configuration and administration experience and understands NetApp replication technologies.
+ Experienced with FC/SAN switches and directors.
+ Experienced with NetApp Data ONTAP configuration and tuning.
+ Experienced with regular storage capacity planning and reporting.
+ Skills & Technology Used:
+ Ability to troubleshoot servers and infrastructure equipment, assess networking requirements and provide solutions, and make accurate and independent decisions under pressure.
+ Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
+ Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment and to successfully execute many complex tasks simultaneously.
+ Working knowledge of server, storage, and desktop virtualization technologies.
+ Working knowledge with vSphere client, ESXCLI, and PowerCLI.
+ Ability to configure and administer VMware vSphere 7.0 +.
+ Ability to manage Cisco UCS, C-series, and B-series servers.
+ Understands virtualization capacity planning and reporting.
At V2X, we are deeply committed to both equal employment opportunity, including protection for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, and fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We ensure all individuals are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, recognizing the strength that comes from a workforce rich in diverse experiences, perspectives, and skills. This commitment, aligned with our core Vision and Values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, allows us to leverage differences, encourage innovation, and expand our success in the global marketplace, ultimately enabling us to best serve our clients.