Solution Architecture Manager

Canonical

Remote

Full Time

Posted April 3, 2026

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Job Description

A Solution Architecture Manager at Canonical leads and develops a team of field engineers to design, deploy, and support open source cloud solutions for customers across various industries, while actively participating in technical presales and ensuring high-quality project delivery in a remote, home-based setting.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of field engineers in presales and professional services.
Solve customer problems by promoting technologies and acting as a trusted advisor.
Participate in technical presales activities to support sales goals.
Deploy, test, and hand over cloud solutions such as Openstack, Kubernetes, Ceph, and others.
Manage team performance, provide coaching, mentorship, and career development.
Represent the team and products to stakeholders, partners, and customers.
Plan and manage progress on projects and team goals.
Collaborate with other teams and leadership to drive organizational and engineering practices.

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 sales processes.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Organizational skills and the ability to ensure the team delivers timely, high-quality results.
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 develop engineering talent and represent the team from a technical perspective.
Ability to solve customer problems by promoting technologies and acting as a trusted advisor.
Experience collaborating with external partners and multiple internal teams, providing stakeholder feedback for engineering roadmaps.
Ability to plan and manage progress on goals and projects, and implement disciplined engineering processes.
Experience working with on-premise cloud solutions such as Openstack, MicroCloud, and Ceph, and deploying solutions on-premises or in public clouds like Kubernetes, Kubeflow, Spark, PostgreSQL, etc.
Willingness to actively participate in technical presales to help achieve quarterly goals.