Junior Cloud Field Engineer

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform Ubuntu is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud data science AI engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led profitable and growing.

We are hiring a Junior Cloud Field Engineer to help global companies embrace the latest private cloud infrastructure Linux and cloud native operations and open source applications. Our team applies expert insights to real-world customer problems enabling the enterprise adoption of Linux Ubuntu OpenStack Kubernetes and a wide range of associated technology.

This role has very diverse responsibilities. The team members are Linux and cloud solutions architects for our customers designing private and public cloud solutions fitting their workload needs. They are the cloud consultants who work hands-on with the technologies by deploying testing and handing over the solution to our support or managed services team at the end of a project. They are also software engineers who use Python to develop Kubernetes operators and Linux open source infrastructure-as-code.

The people who love this role are developers who like to solve customer problems through architecture presentations and training.

Location: This role will be home based.

What your day will look like

• Work across the entire Linux stack from kernel networking storage to applications

• Work in Python to design and deliver open source code

• Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like OpenStack Kubernetes Ceph Hadoop and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud (AWS Azure Google Cloud)

• Coach and develop your colleagues where you have insights

• Grow a healthy collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values

• Work from the comfort of your home

• Global travel up to 25% of time for internal and external events

What we are looking for in you

• University degree in Computer Science or related software engineering expertise

• You have sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts & technologies such as Kubernetes OpenStack AWS GCP Azure Ceph etc.

• You have practical knowledge of Linux and networking

• You have Intermediate to Advanced level of Python programming skills

• You are a dynamic person who loves to jump in new projects and interact with people

• You have a demonstrated drive for continual learning

• Excellent communication and presentation skills (English)

• You have great organisational skills and follow-up reliably on commitments

• (Optional) You speak a second language

What you’ll learn

• OpenStack and Kubernetes infrastructure

• Linux Ubuntu and networking knowledge

• Wide range of open source applications and skills

• Work directly with customers in a range of different businesses

• Real-life and hands-on exposure to a wide range of emerging technologies and tools

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location experience and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person

• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2000 per year

• Annual compensation review

• Recognition rewards

• Annual holiday leave

• Maternity and paternity leave

• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI IoT and the cloud we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004.​ Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently work smarter learn new skills and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity we will give your application fair consideration.

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