Cloud Field Engineer at Canonical

Role overview

The field engineering team helps enterprises adopt Linux, private and public clouds, and open-source applications. Engineers combine solution architecture with hands-on deployment, testing and transfer to support or managed-services teams. The employer lists the role as home based and expects global travel for up to 25% of working time.

Responsibilities

• Design customer cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop or Spark, deployed on premises or on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Work across the Linux stack, including the kernel, networking, storage and applications.
• Write Python and deliver open-source code for customer solutions.
• Present technical choices, train customers and hand completed solutions to support teams.
• Share expertise with colleagues and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science or equivalent software-engineering experience.
• Practical Linux and networking knowledge plus familiarity with Kubernetes, OpenStack and major cloud platforms.
• Intermediate to advanced Python programming.
• Strong English communication, presentation and customer interaction skills.
• Organised follow-through, willingness to learn and ability to travel internationally; another language is optional.

Technology in this role

• Python: Python AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes .
• AWS: Python AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes .
• Azure: Python AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes .
• GCP: Python AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes .
• Kubernetes: Python AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes .
• Linux: Python AWS Azure GCP Kubernetes .
• Spark: Design customer cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop or Spark, deployed on premises or on AWS, Azure or Google .
• Google Cloud: Design customer cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop or Spark, deployed on premises or on AWS, Azure or Google .
• Hadoop: Design customer cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop or Spark, deployed on premises or on AWS, Azure or Google .

Role-specific candidate guide

Preparation notes based on the employer’s stated responsibilities and qualifications.

Understanding the scope. This Cloud Field Engineer position at Canonical is best assessed through the work described in the employer’s posting, rather than the title alone. The available role overview says: “The field engineering team helps enterprises adopt Linux, private and public clouds, and open-source applications. Engineers combine solution architecture with hands-on deployment, testing and transfer to support or…” Read that statement together with the responsibilities below to understand the likely balance between delivery, coordination and technical decision-making. The role belongs to the platform and infrastructure area, but that label is only a guide to the work; the employer’s own requirements remain decisive. Before applying, check the original listing for reporting lines, product or team assignment, employment terms and any details that may have changed since this copy was checked. Where this page says a fact is not specified, treat it as an open question rather than an implied promise.

What the responsibilities signal. The posting specifically names “Design customer cloud infrastructure using OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop or Spark, deployed on premises or on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.”; “Work across the Linux stack, including the kernel, networking, storage and applications.”; “Write Python and deliver open-source code for customer solutions.”. For each duty, identify a project where you performed comparable work and be ready to describe the context, your own contribution, constraints, decisions, and measurable result. Explain how you moved from the initial need to implementation, review, release or operational follow-through, where those stages apply. If the work involved other teams or users, distinguish your decisions from the group’s contribution. Avoid presenting a technology keyword as proof by itself: connect it to the problem you solved, the scale or complexity involved, and what changed after your work. The source may contain additional duties; review it directly before preparing your application.

How to read the requirements. The listed qualifications include “Degree in computer science or equivalent software-engineering experience.”; “Practical Linux and networking knowledge plus familiarity with Kubernetes, OpenStack and major cloud platforms.”; “Intermediate to advanced Python programming.”. Mark each requirement as demonstrated, adjacent experience or a genuine gap, then use a concise example for the first two categories. A strong example explains what you personally owned, how you made trade-offs, how you validated the result and what you learned. If the posting specifies years of experience, language ability, certifications, location or eligibility, address those facts plainly in your CV or.

Benefits

• We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven quarterly bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• 40 days annual leave per annum, including public holidays and our All Company holiday periods
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical publishes Ubuntu and develops open-source products for cloud, AI, connected devices and enterprise infrastructure. It describes most engineering roles as home based, with periodic in-person team gatherings.

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