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Job Description
A Cloud Support Engineer at Canonical provides technical support for customers using Ubuntu and open source products, troubleshooting complex issues related to cloud environments, Linux systems, and container technologies, while ensuring high customer satisfaction in a remote, global team setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Investigate and research customer-reported issues and escalate as needed
- Resolve complex customer problems related to Canonical's products
- Manage support cases to meet SLA and ensure high customer satisfaction
- Engage with customers via phone, ticketing system, and remote sessions to resolve issues
- Contribute to and maintain knowledge base articles for shared learning
- Understand Ubuntu development processes to set accurate customer expectations
- Participate in a weekend support rotation
- Support and troubleshoot Linux systems, virtualization, containers, storage, and networking technologies
- Perform advanced troubleshooting and log analysis to diagnose issues
- Support Linux integration with other environments and advise on next steps
- Communicate professionally and clearly with customers, setting appropriate expectations
Requirements
- Investigate issues reported by customers by researching and escalating issues
- Work to resolve complex customer problems related to Canonical s portfolio of products
- Own support cases and handle them according to the Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the highest possible customer satisfaction by setting the right expectations and fulfilling commitments
- Engage directly with customers and work collaboratively via phone, ticketing system, and remote sessions to resolve their issues
- Participate in a regular weekend working rotation
- Contribute to and maintain knowledge base articles, ensuring shared knowledge and lessons learned are available to customers
- Understand the Ubuntu development process to be able to set customer expectations correctly on timeline for a fix
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Japanese; JLPT N1 proficiency preferred for non-native Japanese speakers
- Have an excellent academic track record from high school and university
- Hold an undergraduate degree in a technical subject or demonstrate a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path
- Have a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
- Have hands-on and extensive working experience in supporting Linux systems including support for at least three of the following: Virtualization (primarily using KVM or OpenStack), Containers (especially with Docker, LXD LXC, or Kubernetes), Storage technologies (block, object, and network), Networking (bonding, firewalling, bridging, switching, network file system tuning, MTU issues, etc.), Cloud computing (provisioning, monitoring, orchestration, etc.), Linux integration with other environments such as authentication directory services and network file systems
- Ability to navigate effectively through stack traces and logs, and advise on next steps
- Have a solid understanding of OS and application level bugs and when to escalate to the correct team
- Possess programming fundamentals in any language
- Have extensive customer support experience, with customer needs being the top priority
- Communicate professionally, emphatically, clearly, and set the right expectations
- Have the ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events, each up to two weeks long
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and recognition rewards
Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
Distributed work environment with in-person team sprints twice a year
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel internationally twice a year for company events, up to two weeks long
Recognition rewards
Travel upgrades and Priority Pass for long haul company events
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