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Telco Field Engineering Director

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted April 3, 2026
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Job Description

The role involves leading and developing a global team of field engineers to design, deliver, and support open source cloud solutions for telco customers, focusing on presales, technical delivery, and strategic growth within the telco industry.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop teams of Field engineers in presales and professional services
  • Solve customer problems by promoting technologies and acting as a trusted advisor
  • Participate in technical presales to support departmental goals
  • Design and deploy private and public cloud solutions for telco customers
  • Manage project delivery, testing, and handover of cloud solutions
  • Represent the team and products to stakeholders, partners, and customers
  • Develop and evangelize engineering and organizational practices
  • Plan and manage progress on goals and projects
  • Collaborate with other teams and leadership to drive strategy and operations

Requirements

  • A thorough technical understanding of the telco NFVi VIM, NFVO, VNFM and MEC space and key telco cloud infrastructure technologies like CPU Pinning, NUMA, SR-IOV, DPDK, etc.
  • Familiarity with telco architecture and industry standards.
  • Working knowledge of at least one of the following domains: Mobile Packet Core (4G, 5G), Private Network, Radio Access Network (RAN), Voice, IP Backbone, VAS or OSS BSS.
  • Knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies, such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, AWS, GCP, Azure, Ceph, etc.
  • Practical knowledge of Linux and networking.
  • Experience in technical presales.
  • An exceptional academic track record from high school and, preferably, university.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Passion and a track record of developing and growing people.
  • Experience in leading, coaching, and mentoring engineers and managers.
  • Organized and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high-quality results.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range is based on experience, performance, and location, with annual reviews and performance bonuses
Work remotely in a single major time zone with distributed teams and twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual holiday leave
Recognition rewards
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues and attend events
Travel upgrades and Priority Pass for long-haul travel for company events

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