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CanonicalAlliances Field Engineer
Canonical is hiring a home-based Alliances Field Engineer, with recruitment open worldwide. The engineer supports the company's largest partners, such as Intel, Nvidia, Google and Dell,…
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Canonical is hiring a home-based Alliances Field Engineer, with recruitment open worldwide. The engineer supports the company's largest partners, such as Intel, Nvidia, Google and Dell, along with hardware makers, global system integrators, software vendors, channel resellers and public cloud alliance partners. The goal is to help these organisations understand and adopt Canonical's open source platform, both for their own use and for their customers. The job is hands-on and…
Job Description
Canonical is hiring a home-based Alliances Field Engineer, with recruitment open worldwide. The engineer supports the company's largest partners, such as Intel, Nvidia, Google and Dell, along with hardware makers, global system integrators, software vendors, channel resellers and public cloud alliance partners. The goal is to help these organisations understand and adopt Canonical's open source platform, both for their own use and for their customers.
The job is hands-on and technical. The engineer designs cloud infrastructure built on Kubernetes, Kubeflow, OpenStack, Ceph and Spark, whether deployed on premises or on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. The role also covers wiring together common open source databases and messaging tools such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra and NGINX. The engineer helps partners create joint offerings on Canonical technology, writes and releases joint reference architectures, runs technical validation, and leads onboarding sessions and workshops for partner staff.
Field engineering is described as one of the toughest roles at Canonical, since customers may ask about any part of the product range and expect a well-informed reply. The engineer also helps partner executives plan joint go-to-market programmes from a technical standpoint. The posting stresses that advice must serve partners and customers properly, even where it runs against Canonical's commercial interests.
The ideal candidate has broad Linux experience, with Ubuntu preferred, plus knowledge of Kubernetes, Ceph and software automation. They have designed solutions on public or private clouds, understand Python and bash, troubleshoot effectively, and write and speak fluent English. The person should enjoy customer engagement, juggle several tasks, follow through on commitments, and be prepared to travel abroad for up to 30 percent of their time.
Responsibilities
- Get to know Ubuntu, Linux, networking and services as used in real environments
- Design cloud infrastructure solutions on premises or in public clouds
- Wire up common open-source data and messaging tools, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra and NGINX
- Help partners build joint offerings on public clouds and in data centres
- Write up joint reference architectures for release and carry out technical validation
- Plan and run onboarding sessions and workshops for partner teams
Requirements
- Deep Linux background (Ubuntu preferred) plus Kubernetes, Ceph and automation tooling
- Experience designing and building solutions on public or private cloud
- Understanding of Python and bash, plus troubleshooting ability
- Fluent English in writing and speech, with strong communication and presentation skills
- High motivation, good multitasking and reliable follow-through
- Interest in customer engagement, including pitching, demos and understanding customer environments
- Willingness to travel globally for up to 30 percent of working time
Qualifications
- Interest in LXD, Juju and Snaps
- Qualification in a technical discipline such as computing, maths, physics or engineering
Core Skills
Benefits
- Pay reviewed every year
- Performance-linked annual bonus or commission
- Yearly learning allowance of USD 2,000 for personal development
- Team sprints held in person twice each year
- Annual holiday allowance plus maternity and paternity leave
- Wellbeing platform and assistance programme for team members
- Recognition rewards
- Chances to visit new cities and meet colleagues face to face
- Priority Pass lounge access and upgraded seats on long-haul company trips
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is the role remote?
It is home-based, and the company is hiring from anywhere in the world.
How much travel is involved?
Up to 30 percent of working time, globally.
Is a degree required?
A technical qualification in computing, maths, physics or engineering is listed.
Is a salary stated?
No figure is given. Pay is described as varying with location, experience and performance.
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