Cloud Solutions Architect - Alliances
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description
A Cloud Solutions Architect at Canonical is responsible for designing and supporting open source cloud infrastructure solutions, working closely with partners and customers to promote and implement technologies like Kubernetes, OpenStack, and Ubuntu in various environments worldwide.
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 guidance on Linux, networking, and services in real-world environments.
- Troubleshoot and support the deployment of open source software like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra, and NGINX.
- Engage with customers to understand their environment and needs, including pitching and demonstrating solutions.
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 such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Understanding of Python and Bash scripting, with 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 a related technical field.
- Ability to architect cloud infrastructure solutions such as Kubernetes, Kubeflow, OpenStack, Ceph, and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud environments.
- 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.
- Ability to design and publish joint Reference Architectures and perform technical validations with various partners.
- Experience preparing and running onboarding sessions and workshops with partner teams to promote Canonical products and solutions.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range is based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and performance bonuses
Work schedule is flexible and remote, with opportunities for global travel up to 30%
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Recognition rewards
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Travel upgrades for long-haul company events
Employee Assistance Programme
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