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CanonicalCloud Solutions Architect - Alliances
Canonical is seeking cloud solutions architects for its Alliances group. The position is home-based and open to candidates worldwide. Architects help major partners across hardware, software…
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Canonical is seeking cloud solutions architects for its Alliances group. The position is home-based and open to candidates worldwide. Architects help major partners across hardware, software and cloud understand and adopt the company's open source platform, both for their own use and for their clients. Alliance engineers serve hardware makers, global integrators, software vendors, resellers and public cloud partners. The work includes drawing up and publishing joint reference architectures, validating…
Job Description
Canonical is seeking cloud solutions architects for its Alliances group. The position is home-based and open to candidates worldwide. Architects help major partners across hardware, software and cloud understand and adopt the company's open source platform, both for their own use and for their clients.
Alliance engineers serve hardware makers, global integrators, software vendors, resellers and public cloud partners. The work includes drawing up and publishing joint reference architectures, validating technical designs with partners, and running onboarding sessions and workshops for partner staff. Architects also help partner leaders plan shared go-to-market programmes from a technical viewpoint, and design solutions that run on public clouds or inside data centres.
The architect needs a working understanding of Ubuntu, Linux and networking in real environments, and must be able to design cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes, Kubeflow and OpenStack alongside Ceph and Spark, whether deployed on premises or in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud. Connecting common data and messaging tools, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra, NGINX, is also part of the role. The listing asks for significant experience with Linux, Kubernetes, Ceph and automation, practical Python and bash skills, and fluent written and spoken English. Interest in customer-facing work, including pitching and demonstrating solutions, is expected. Travel of up to 30 percent of the time is required.
Responsibilities
- Help partners adopt and promote the company's products and technologies
- Assist partner leaders in planning joint go-to-market programmes from a technical angle
- Draft and publish joint reference architectures
- Validate technical designs with partners
- Run onboarding sessions and workshops for partner teams
- Architect cloud solutions across on-premises and public cloud environments
- Bring popular open source software into partner solutions
Requirements
- Significant experience with Linux, ideally Ubuntu, Kubernetes, Ceph and automation
- Experience designing and building solutions on public or private clouds
- Working understanding of Python and bash, with troubleshooting skills
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Motivation and reliable follow-through on commitments
- Readiness to travel globally, with up to 30 percent of working time away
Qualifications
- Interest in customer-facing work: pitching, demonstrating and understanding client environments
- Curiosity about LXD, Juju and Snaps
- A degree in maths, physics, computer science or a closely related technical field
Core Skills
Benefits
- Distributed working with two in-person team sprints per year
- Annual learning allowance of USD 2,000
- Yearly pay review, recognition rewards and an annual performance bonus
- Holiday leave each year and maternity and paternity leave
- Employee assistance programme
- Chances to visit new locations, plus Priority Pass and upgrades on long-haul trips
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is the role home-based?
Yes. The posting describes a home-based role with hiring open worldwide and travel of up to 30 percent of the time.
Which technologies does the role use?
The work covers Ubuntu and Linux, Kubernetes and Kubeflow on OpenStack, plus Ceph and Spark, with integration of PostgreSQL, Kafka and NGINX.
What salary does the role offer?
The posting does not state a salary. It says base pay depends on location, experience, knowledge and skills, and that performance bonuses may apply.
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