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CanonicalSolution Architecture Manager
Canonical is recruiting a Solution Architecture Manager to run a team of field engineers who design private and public cloud solutions for customers. The job blends…
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Canonical is recruiting a Solution Architecture Manager to run a team of field engineers who design private and public cloud solutions for customers. The job blends people leadership with hands-on technical presales. Managers in this group are expected to be strong engineers who can debug problems and join sales discussions. The group's catalogue includes on-site offerings including OpenStack, MicroCloud and Ceph, plus products that can be hosted on-site or in…
Job Description
Canonical is recruiting a Solution Architecture Manager to run a team of field engineers who design private and public cloud solutions for customers. The job blends people leadership with hands-on technical presales. Managers in this group are expected to be strong engineers who can debug problems and join sales discussions.
The group's catalogue includes on-site offerings including OpenStack, MicroCloud and Ceph, plus products that can be hosted on-site or in public clouds, for example Kubernetes, Kubeflow, Spark and PostgreSQL. Engineers deploy, test and then pass each finished solution to the support or managed-services group once a project ends. The manager handles line management and career guidance, grows engineering talent, speaks for the team technically, and builds collaboration with other groups and customers.
Candidates should be comfortable with cloud concepts and tools including Kubernetes, OpenStack, AWS, GCP, Azure and Ceph, with working knowledge of Linux and networking. Hands-on presales experience and a record of coaching and mentoring engineers are essential. The role is home based and covers one major time zone, with trips that can take up to a quarter of working time for customer meetings, internal events and tech conferences.
Canonical is a global software company behind Ubuntu. Its remote-first model dates back to 2004, and this post can be done from home by anyone working within the same time zone as their team.
Responsibilities
- Grow and manage a team of field engineers, from graduate level through to senior
- Resolve customer challenges by advocating the company's technology and advising clients
- Mentor people and give feedback on their career development
- Track indicators of team wellbeing and performance
- Introduce disciplined engineering methods and good organisational habits
- Plan and track progress toward agreed goals
- Speak for the team and its products to stakeholders, partners and customers
- Join technical presales work that supports quarterly targets
- Contribute as an active member of the leadership group
Requirements
- Familiarity with cloud platforms and tools, for example Ceph, Azure, GCP, AWS, OpenStack and Kubernetes
- Practical Linux and networking skills
- Hands-on experience with technical presales
- Experience leading, coaching and mentoring engineers
- Demonstrated success in developing and growing people
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Organised enough to keep the team delivering timely, high-quality results
- Prepared to travel for about a quarter of working time
Qualifications
- Exceptional academic record from school and, ideally, university
- Second language, with Spanish or French preferred
- Python knowledge
- Experience working with outside partners and several internal teams
- Experience feeding stakeholder input into engineering roadmaps
Core Skills
Benefits
- Annual bonus tied to performance
- 40 days of annual leave per year, covering public holidays and company-wide holiday periods
- USD 2,000 yearly budget for learning and development
- Yearly pay review and recognition awards
- Annual holiday leave, plus maternity and paternity leave
- Employee assistance and wellness programme
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Is the role remote?
The posting describes it as home based, with the manager responsible for a team in a single time zone.
What experience is needed?
The posting asks for cloud computing knowledge, practical Linux and networking skills, technical presales experience, and experience leading and mentoring engineers.
How much travel does it involve?
The posting mentions trips that can take up to a quarter of working time for customer meetings, internal events and tech events.
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No salary figure is given. The posting says base pay depends on location, experience and performance.
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