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, implementing, and supporting open source cloud infrastructure solutions, collaborating with partners and customers to promote and adopt Canonical's technologies across various environments and industries.
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.
- Help partners design and implement 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.
- Assist in technical discussions, demonstrations, and understanding customer environments and needs.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with Linux Ubuntu preferred, Kubernetes, Ceph, and software automation
- Experience designing and implementing solutions on top of public or private clouds
- 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
- 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 environments like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Ability to architect and integrate popular open source software such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra, and NGINX
- 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
Compensation/salary range is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and performance-driven bonuses
Work schedule is flexible and remote, with opportunities to travel globally up to 30% of the time
Work environment perks include a distributed work environment, twice-yearly in-person team sprints, and a remote-first company culture
Additional benefits include a 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, travel opportunities, and travel upgrades for company events
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