Alliances Field Engineer at Canonical

What your day will look like

• 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

If you have a passion for the latest open source technologies, cloud-native development, data center technologies such as Kubernetes and computer networking, you will love the Alliances Engineer role at Canonical.
What we are looking for in you

• Extensive experience with Linux (Ubuntu preferred), Kubernetes, Ceph, software automation
• 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
• Interest in new technologies like LXD, Juju and Snaps
• Ability to travel globally up to 30% of the time
• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related technical field experience