Cloud Solutions Architect - Alliances
Canonical is seeking a Cloud Solutions Architect to join its Alliances team. This role involves collaborating with major partners such as Intel, Nvidia, Google, Dell, HP, Accenture, and Tata to help them understand and adopt Canonical's open-source platform, Ubuntu, for their own use and for their customers. The position is home-based and open to candidates worldwide.
The Cloud Solutions Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions, including Kubernetes, Kubeflow, OpenStack, Ceph, and Spark, either on-premises or in public cloud environments like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Additionally, the role involves integrating popular open-source software such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra, and NGINX. The architect will assist partners in developing joint solutions utilizing Canonical's technologies, design and publish reference architectures, perform technical validations, and conduct onboarding sessions and workshops to promote Canonical's products and solutions.
Candidates should have extensive experience with Linux (preferably Ubuntu), Kubernetes, Ceph, and software automation. Experience in designing and implementing solutions on public or private clouds is essential. Proficiency in Python and Bash, along with strong troubleshooting skills, is required. Excellent communication and presentation skills, high motivation, and the ability to multi-task and reliably follow up on commitments are important. An interest in customer-facing engagement, including pitching, demonstrating, and understanding customer environments and needs, is desired. Familiarity with technologies like LXD, Juju, and Snaps is beneficial. A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field is required. The role may require up to 30% global travel.
Canonical offers a distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints. Employees receive a personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year, annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. There are opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues and a Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and a platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, Canonical is changing the world daily. The company recruits globally and sets a high standard for its team members, expecting excellence to succeed. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004, offering a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.