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Cloud Field Engineer

Canonical Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Posted: 10 Apr 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $60k - $90k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Fully Remote
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Intermediate
  • English: Professional

Position

Help global companies embrace the latest private cloud infrastructure, Linux and cloud native operations, and open source applications. The team at Canonical applies expert insights to real-world customer problems, enabling the enterprise adoption of Linux Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and a wide range of associated technologies.

In this role, you will manage diverse responsibilities, acting as a Linux and cloud solutions architect for customers. You will be designing private and public cloud solutions tailored to their workload needs. As a cloud consultant, your role will involve deploying, testing, and handing over solutions to the support or managed services team at the end of each project. Additionally, you will serve as a software engineer, using Python to develop Kubernetes operators and Linux infrastructure-as-code.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Work across the entire Linux stack, including kernel, networking, storage, and applications.
  • Utilize Python to design and deliver open source code.
  • Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop, and Spark, whether on-premises or in public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
  • Coach and develop colleagues where you have insights.
  • Foster a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values.
  • Travel globally up to 25% of the time for internal and external events.

Requirements:

  • University degree in Computer Science or related software engineering expertise.
  • Sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts and technologies, such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, AWS, GCP, Azure, Ceph, etc.
  • Practical knowledge of Linux and networking.
  • Intermediate to advanced level of Python programming skills.
  • A dynamic individual who enjoys tackling new projects and interacting with people.
  • Strong drive for continual learning.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills (English).
  • Great organizational skills and reliable follow-up on commitments.
  • (Optional) Ability to speak a second language.

What You'll Learn:

  • OpenStack and Kubernetes infrastructure.
  • Linux Ubuntu and networking knowledge.
  • A wide range of open source applications and skills.
  • Real-life exposure to various emerging technologies and tools.

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation that considers geographical location, experience, and performance.
  • Performance-driven quarterly bonus.
  • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
  • Annual compensation reviews.
  • Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave.
  • Maternity and paternity leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Opportunities for global travel to meet colleagues.
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