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Cloud Field Engineer

Canonical

Remote OK
Home based - Worldwide
Worldwide
US hours

Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This remote ok full time position at Canonical is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Help global companies embrace the latest private cloud infrastructure, Linux and cloud native operations, and open source applications. Our team applies expert insights to real-world customer problems, enabling the enterprise adoption of Linux Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes and a wide range of associated technology.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role has very diverse responsibilities. The team members are Linux and cloud solutions architects for our customers, designing private and public cloud solutions fitting their workload needs. They are the cloud consultants who work hands-on with the technologies by deploying, testing and handing over the solution to our support or managed services team at the end of a project. They are also software engineers who use Python to develop Kubernetes operators and Linux open source infrastructure-as-code.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The people who love this role are developers who like to solve customer problems through architecture, presentations and training.</span></p>
<p><strong>Location:</strong> This role will be home based.</p>
<p><strong>What your day will look like</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work across the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, storage, to applications</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work in Python to design and deliver open source code</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, Hadoop and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coach and develop your colleagues where you have insights</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work from the comfort of your home</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Global travel up to 25% of time for internal and external events</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What we are looking for in you</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">University degree in Computer Science or related software engineering expertise</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts &amp; technologies, such as Kubernetes, OpenStack, AWS, GCP, Azure, Ceph, etc.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have practical knowledge of Linux and networking</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have Intermediate to Advanced level of Python programming skills</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You are a dynamic person who loves to jump in new projects and interact with people</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have a demonstrated drive for continual learning</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excellent communication and presentation skills (English)</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have great organisational skills and follow-up reliably on commitments</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;">(Optional) You speak a second language</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What you’ll learn</strong></p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">OpenStack and Kubernetes infrastructure</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Linux Ubuntu and networking knowledge</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wide range of open source applications and skills</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Work directly with customers in a range of different businesses&nbsp;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Real-life and hands-on exposure to a wide range of emerging technologies and tools&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What we offer you</strong></p>
<p>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.</p>
<ul>
<li>Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!</li>
<li>Personal learning an

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

Salary in Context

Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.

Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

Load Shedding Preparedness

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About Canonical

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