Solution Architecture Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Field engineers in Presales and Professional Services
• Solve customer problems by acting as a trusted advisor and promoting technologies
• Coach, mentor, and provide career development feedback to team members
• Implement disciplined engineering processes and measure team health indicators
• Represent the team and products to stakeholders, partners, and customers
• Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
• Collaborate with the leadership team to drive organizational practices

Requirements

• Knowledge of cloud computing (Kubernetes, Openstack, AWS, GCP, Azure, Ceph)
• Practical knowledge of Linux and networking
• Experience in technical presales
• Proven experience leading, coaching, and mentoring engineers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Exceptional academic track record
• Willingness to travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Spanish or French
• Python knowledge
• Experience collaborating with external partners
• Experience providing stakeholder feedback for engineering roadmaps

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget
• 40 days annual leave including public holidays
• Performance-driven annual bonus
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, Canonical provides the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, operating as a remote-first company since 2004.