Canonical · 1 month ago
Alliances Field Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, known for its Ubuntu platform. They are hiring an Alliances Field Engineer to support major partners in adopting open source technologies and to facilitate joint go-to-market programs.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Understand Ubuntu, Linux, networking and services in real-world environments
Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like Kubernetes, Kubeflow, OpenStack, Ceph, and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
Architect and integrate popular open source software such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra and NGINX
Help partners to offer and architect joint solutions utilizing Canonical’s technologies on top of the public clouds and in the data center
Design and publish joint Reference Architectures and perform technical validations with various partners
Prepare and run onboarding sessions/workshops with various partners’ teams to promote Canonical products and solutions
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience with Linux
Kubernetes experience
Ceph experience
Software automation experience
Experience designing and implementing solutions on top of public or private clouds
Python and bash understanding
Troubleshooting skills
Fluent written and spoken English
Excellent communication and presentation skills
High motivation
Ability to multi-task and follow-up reliably on commitments
Interest in customer-facing engagement, including pitching, demonstrating and understanding customer environment and needs
Ability to travel globally up to 30% of the time
Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related technical field experience
Preferred
Experience with Ubuntu preferred
Interest in new technologies like LXD, Juju and Snaps
Benefits
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Company
Canonical
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company.
Founded in 2004
1001-5000 employees
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