Alliances Field Engineer
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Posted January 20, 2026
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Job Description
The Alliances Field Engineer at Canonical is responsible for supporting partner companies in adopting and integrating open source technologies like Ubuntu, Kubernetes, and OpenStack into their solutions, providing technical expertise, designing reference architectures, and facilitating joint go-to-market initiatives in a remote, global role.
Key Responsibilities
- Support partners in adopting Canonical's open source technologies and solutions.
- Architect and integrate cloud infrastructure solutions such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, and Spark in on-premises or public cloud environments.
- Assist partners in designing joint solutions utilizing Canonical's products on public clouds and data centers.
- Create and publish reference architectures and perform technical validations with partners.
- Conduct onboarding sessions and workshops to promote Canonical products and solutions.
- Provide expert technical support and troubleshooting for Linux, networking, and cloud services in real-world environments.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with Linux Ubuntu preferred, including Kubernetes, Ceph, and software automation
- Experience designing and implementing solutions on top of public or private clouds
- Proficiency in Python and Bash understanding, troubleshooting skills
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- High motivation, ability to multi-task and reliably follow-up 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
- Understanding of Ubuntu, Linux, networking, and services in real-world environments
- Ability to architect cloud infrastructure solutions such as Kubernetes, Kubeflow, OpenStack, Ceph, and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Ability to architect and integrate popular open source software such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra, and NGINX
- Ability to help partners to offer and architect joint solutions utilizing Canonical’s technologies on top of public clouds and in data centers
- Experience in designing and publishing joint Reference Architectures and performing technical validations with various partners
- Experience in preparing and running onboarding sessions and workshops with partner teams to promote Canonical products and solutions
Benefits & Perks
Annual performance-driven bonus
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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