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Cloud Field Engineering Manager

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted November 20, 2025
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Job Description

A leadership role overseeing a team of cloud solutions engineers, responsible for designing, deploying, and supporting open source cloud solutions for customers, while also participating in technical presales and fostering team development in a remote, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of field engineers in presales and professional services
  • Design and deploy private and public cloud solutions tailored to customer needs
  • Troubleshoot technical issues and act as a trusted advisor to customers
  • Participate in technical presales activities to support sales goals
  • Manage team performance, provide career guidance, and foster professional growth
  • Represent the team and products to stakeholders, partners, and customers
  • Implement engineering processes and ensure timely, high-quality project delivery
  • Collaborate with other teams and leadership to align on engineering roadmaps and initiatives

Requirements

  • Experience in leading, coaching, and mentoring engineers, with a track record of developing and growing people.
  • Practical knowledge of Linux and networking.
  • Knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies, such as Kubernetes, Openstack, AWS, GCP, Azure, Ceph, etc.
  • Experience in technical presales activities, including providing technical advice during the sales process.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Organized and able to ensure the team delivers timely, high-quality results.
  • Ability to develop engineering talent and represent the team from a technical perspective.
  • Experience in deploying, testing, and handing over cloud solutions such as Openstack, MicroCloud, Ceph, Kubernetes, Kubeflow, Spark, PostgreSQL, etc.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time, attending internal company events, external tech events, and customer meetings.
  • An exceptional academic track record from high school and, preferably, university.
  • Ability to actively participate in technical presales to help achieve quarterly goals.
  • Ability to plan and manage progress on goals and projects.
  • Ability to work remotely in a single major time zone and manage a team within that zone.
  • Representation of the team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers.
  • Experience in collaborating with external partners and internal teams, providing stakeholder feedback for engineering roadmaps.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range is based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and performance-driven bonuses
Work remotely in a single major time zone
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 and attend events
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

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