55 Cloud Manager jobs in South Africa

Cloud Infrastructure Manager Mukuru is on the lookout for a Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead and scale the engineering capability behind our cloud platforms. This role forms a key part of the Technology Solutions leadership team , sitting alongside our Cloud Architect and reporting to the Head of Technology Solutions. If you are based in Johannesburg , Pretoria, Cape Town or anywhere in South Africa feel free to apply! At Mukuru, we don’t just build infrastructure – we build the backbone of meaningful, borderless financial access. You’ll lead a dynamic team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and Dev Sec Ops professionals, empowering them to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure that fuels real-world impact across the continent. What You’ll Be Doing Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and Dev Sec Ops experts who thrive on innovation and impact. Drive the execution of our Cloud Infrastructure roadmap , aligning with Mukuru’s strategic platform and business goals. Take ownership of Mukuru’s AWS-based cloud environments – defined as infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and containerised with Kubernetes – ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and resilience at every stage of the SDLC. Champion Dev Ops culture across engineering, fostering collaboration, shared ownership, and continuous delivery practices. Ensure uptime and recovery goals are met, and oversee compliance with RTOs, RPOs, patching, monitoring, and alerting standards. Partner closely with our Cloud Architect to deliver well-architected, observable, and cost-optimised infrastructure solutions. Collaborate across the business – from Platform Engineering and Product, to Software Engineering, Security, and Governance – to enable cross-functional success. Implement and maintain controls aligned to compliance frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001 . Build and manage tooling across CI/CD, observability, documentation, and cloud cost monitoring. Drive innovation by enabling teams with the right tools, autonomy, and environment to experiment, iterate, and deliver value. Manage team capacity, budgets, and ongoing capability growth in line with emerging technologies and business needs. What You’ll Need to Succeed Grade 12 or equivalent (essential) Related tertiary qualification (desirable) 7+ years in Dev Ops, Cloud Infrastructure, or Systems Engineering 3+ years in a leadership or technical management role Proven experience designing and operating production-grade AWS environments Expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, Linux systems, CI/CD, and incident management Experience in high-growth sectors like Fintech, Retail, or Technology Familiarity with cloud cost optimisation , security, and governance best practices Experience with regulatory frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001 A working knowledge of agile practices and a strong Dev Ops mindset What Sets You Apart You empower engineers, celebrate delivery, and lead with empathy You bring calm, clarity, and focus during complex situations You love turning complex challenges into elegant, automated solutions You value collaboration and communicate clearly across tech and business lines You’re passionate about infrastructure that’s secure, observable, and scalable You care about creating long-term value , not just short-term fixes Why Mukuru? Be part of a fast-scaling, purpose-driven fintech making real change across Africa. Join teams that thrive on collaboration, impact, and innovation . Embrace a culture of diversity, continuous learning, and inclusion . Work in an environment that values your growth, your voice, and your ideas . Not 100% sure you tick every box? That’s okay! We believe that passion, potential, and purpose go a long way. If this role excites you and you believe you can contribute to our mission, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us how you’d add value at Mukuru – your future team is waiting. Let me know if you’d like this adapted for Linked In, a careers site, or if you want a more visual version too! I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited” Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need! Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a ‘work-like’ environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers. If you do not receive any response after two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY’S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PLANS #J-18808-Ljbffr

Cloud Infrastructure Manager Mukuru is on the lookout for a Cloud Infrastructure Manager to lead and scale the engineering capability behind our cloud platforms. This role forms a key part of the Technology Solutions leadership team , sitting alongside our Cloud Architect and reporting to the Head of Technology Solutions. If you are based in Johannesburg , Pretoria, Cape Town or anywhere in South Africa feel free to apply! At Mukuru, we don’t just build infrastructure – we build the backbone of meaningful, borderless financial access. You’ll lead a dynamic team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and Dev Sec Ops professionals, empowering them to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure that fuels real-world impact across the continent. What You’ll Be Doing Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of Cloud Engineers, SREs, and Dev Sec Ops experts who thrive on innovation and impact. Drive the execution of our Cloud Infrastructure roadmap , aligning with Mukuru’s strategic platform and business goals. Take ownership of Mukuru’s AWS-based cloud environments – defined as infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and containerised with Kubernetes – ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and resilience at every stage of the SDLC. Champion Dev Ops culture across engineering, fostering collaboration, shared ownership, and continuous delivery practices. Ensure uptime and recovery goals are met, and oversee compliance with RTOs, RPOs, patching, monitoring, and alerting standards. Partner closely with our Cloud Architect to deliver well-architected, observable, and cost-optimised infrastructure solutions. Collaborate across the business – from Platform Engineering and Product, to Software Engineering, Security, and Governance – to enable cross-functional success. Implement and maintain controls aligned to compliance frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001 . Build and manage tooling across CI/CD, observability, documentation, and cloud cost monitoring. Drive innovation by enabling teams with the right tools, autonomy, and environment to experiment, iterate, and deliver value. Manage team capacity, budgets, and ongoing capability growth in line with emerging technologies and business needs. What You’ll Need to Succeed Grade 12 or equivalent (essential) Related tertiary qualification (desirable) 7+ years in Dev Ops, Cloud Infrastructure, or Systems Engineering 3+ years in a leadership or technical management role Proven experience designing and operating production-grade AWS environments Expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes, Linux systems, CI/CD, and incident management Experience in high-growth sectors like Fintech, Retail, or Technology Familiarity with cloud cost optimisation , security, and governance best practices Experience with regulatory frameworks like PCI-DSS and ISO27001 A working knowledge of agile practices and a strong Dev Ops mindset What Sets You Apart You empower engineers, celebrate delivery, and lead with empathy You bring calm, clarity, and focus during complex situations You love turning complex challenges into elegant, automated solutions You value collaboration and communicate clearly across tech and business lines You’re passionate about infrastructure that’s secure, observable, and scalable You care about creating long-term value , not just short-term fixes Why Mukuru? Be part of a fast-scaling, purpose-driven fintech making real change across Africa. Join teams that thrive on collaboration, impact, and innovation . Embrace a culture of diversity, continuous learning, and inclusion . Work in an environment that values your growth, your voice, and your ideas . Not 100% sure you tick every box? That’s okay! We believe that passion, potential, and purpose go a long way. If this role excites you and you believe you can contribute to our mission, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us how you’d add value at Mukuru – your future team is waiting. Let me know if you’d like this adapted for Linked In, a careers site, or if you want a more visual version too! I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited” Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need! Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a ‘work-like’ environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers. If you do not receive any response after two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY’S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PLANS #J-18808-Ljbffr

Netsweeper City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Company Description

Netsweeper Inc. is a leading provider of application and Internet content classification solutions for businesses, educational institutions, government organizations, service providers, carriers, and OEM partners around the world. Netsweeper’s solutions supply IT managers with web security tools necessary to optimize network usage while providing all users with a positive, productive, and safe Internet experience. Founded in 1999, Netsweeper has offices in Canada, the UK, Netherlands, India, and Dubai, including integrators and resellers worldwide.

Company Description

Netsweeper Inc. is a leading provider of application and Internet content classification solutions for businesses, educational institutions, government organizations, service providers, carriers, and OEM partners around the world. Netsweeper’s solutions supply IT managers with web security tools necessary to optimize network usage while providing all users with a positive, productive, and safe Internet experience. Founded in 1999, Netsweeper has offices in Canada, the UK, Netherlands, India, and Dubai, including integrators and resellers worldwide.

Job Title: NOC and Cloud Manager (Canning Town, East London)

• You want to work for a company that is building impactful, relevant technology.
• One team, one goal, leading innovation in securing and protecting today's online user presence.
• You want to work with a product where the customer comes first.
• Exceptional results come from collaboration and a joint vision shared with and by our customers.
• You appreciate the flexibility to manage your time and work, your way!
• Diversity is essential for innovation and creating amazing products, contribute to a vibrant and diverse culture, collaborate with resourceful, customer focused teams!
  
  

Position Overview

The role of NOC and Cloud Manager encompasses the responsibilities of overseeing both traditional on-premises network operations and cloud-based networking systems. This role involves leading technical teams, ensuring system reliability, maintaining security standards, and optimizing the organization's IT and cloud infrastructure to meet business objectives. The role is critical for minimizing downtime, enhancing performance, reliability, stability and integrating hybrid network solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Management

• Supervise, mentor, and lead NOC and cloud teams to ensure high-quality support.
• Define roles, responsibilities, and expectations for team members.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, training sessions, and professional development programs.
• Manage team schedules to ensure 24/7/365 coverage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Development and IT/NOC.
• Lead the transformation from legacy infrastructure practices to a modern IaaS and PaaS platform.
  
  

Infrastructure Design and Implementation

• Design and deploy scalable and secure infrastructure solutions (e.g., VPCs, subnets, gateways) for both cloud and on-premises systems.
• Ensure seamless integration of cloud and on-premises networks (hybrid setups).
  
  

Operations, Monitoring, and Incident Management

• Monitor the performance of both on-premises and cloud-based systems.
• Ensure timely detection, escalation, and resolution of incidents and outages.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as MTTD and MTTR.
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripts and cloud-native tools.
  
  

Security and Compliance

• Implement and manage infrastructure security measures, including firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards such as GDPR, ISO 27001 and SOC 2.
• Perform regular audits and address vulnerabilities in both cloud and traditional systems.
  
  

Strategic Planning and Optimization

• Collaborate with cloud architects and IT leaders to align network configurations with business goals.
• Develop strategies to improve NOC processes, efficiency, and hybrid network performance.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies in both cloud and on-premises environments.
• Optimize costs related to network resources and services.
• Create and maintain disaster recovery and high availability plans.
• Develop & Employ ITSM standards and best practices for the operations organization.
• Lead the team to a design, develop, and deploy an automation framework supporting AI-Ops.
• Establish FinOps within the operations organization.
  
  

Communication and Reporting

• Serve as the escalation point for critical incidents.
• Provide regular updates and reports on infrastructure performance and incident resolution to stakeholders.
• Develop and provide a cadence for monthly reporting on KPI's such as uptime, availability, ITSM metrics, projects and project status.
  
  

Qualifications And Skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  
  

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in network operations, with at least 2 years in cloud environments.
• Proven experience in monitoring tools, ITSM platforms, and hybrid or multi-cloud setups.
  
  

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and VPS (Private and Self Hosted Clouds).
• Familiarity with automation tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong understanding of Cloud Computing architecture and deployment of VMWare technologies including ESXi, VSphere and VMotion.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes and best practices.
  
  

Certifications

• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Advanced Networking or Microsoft Certified Azure Network Engineer.
  
  

Soft Skills

• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders including Sales, Company Management and Customers.
• Adaptability to new technologies and fast-paced environments.
  
  

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR).
• Uptime and network availability percentages.
• Cost efficiency in cloud and on-premises operations.
• Adherence to SLAs and regulatory standards.
• Employee satisfaction and team performance metrics.
  
  

This hybrid role integrates the critical responsibilities of both NOC and cloud infrastructure engineering, ensuring the organization is equipped to handle modern infrastructure challenges while maintaining operational excellence.

What We Offer

• Generous annual Vacation (pro-rated in 1st year)
• Financial assistance for job-related Professional Development Annually (approved PD)
• Eligibility for company dividend payments as per company policy

Seniority level

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type Other

Job function

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Computer and Network Security

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Company DescriptionNetsweeper Inc. is a leading provider of application and Internet content classification solutions for businesses, educational institutions, government organizations, service providers, carriers, and OEM partners around the world. Netsweeper’s solutions supply IT managers with web security tools necessary to optimize network usage while providing all users with a positive, productive, and safe Internet experience. Founded in 1999, Netsweeper has offices in Canada, the UK, Netherlands, India, and Dubai, including integrators and resellers worldwide.Job Title: NOC and Cloud Manager (Canning Town, East London)You want to work for a company that is building impactful, relevant technology. One team, one goal, leading innovation in securing and protecting today's online user presence. You want to work with a product where the customer comes first. Exceptional results come from collaboration and a joint vision shared with and by our customers. You appreciate the flexibility to manage your time and work, your way! Diversity is essential for innovation and creating amazing products, contribute to a vibrant and diverse culture, collaborate with resourceful, customer focused teams! Position OverviewThe role of NOC and Cloud Manager encompasses the responsibilities of overseeing both traditional on-premises network operations and cloud-based networking systems. This role involves leading technical teams, ensuring system reliability, maintaining security standards, and optimizing the organization's IT and cloud infrastructure to meet business objectives. The role is critical for minimizing downtime, enhancing performance, reliability, stability and integrating hybrid network solutions.Key ResponsibilitiesLeadership and Team ManagementSupervise, mentor, and lead NOC and cloud teams to ensure high-quality support. Define roles, responsibilities, and expectations for team members. Conduct regular performance reviews, training sessions, and professional development programs. Manage team schedules to ensure 24/7/365 coverage. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Development and IT/NOC. Lead the transformation from legacy infrastructure practices to a modern Iaa S and Paa S platform. Infrastructure Design and ImplementationDesign and deploy scalable and secure infrastructure solutions (e.g., VPCs, subnets, gateways) for both cloud and on-premises systems. Ensure seamless integration of cloud and on-premises networks (hybrid setups). Operations, Monitoring, and Incident ManagementMonitor the performance of both on-premises and cloud-based systems. Ensure timely detection, escalation, and resolution of incidents and outages. Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as MTTD and MTTR. Automate repetitive tasks using scripts and cloud-native tools. Security and ComplianceImplement and manage infrastructure security measures, including firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems. Ensure compliance with industry standards such as GDPR, ISO 27001 and SOC 2. Perform regular audits and address vulnerabilities in both cloud and traditional systems. Strategic Planning and OptimizationCollaborate with cloud architects and IT leaders to align network configurations with business goals. Develop strategies to improve NOC processes, efficiency, and hybrid network performance. Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies in both cloud and on-premises environments. Optimize costs related to network resources and services. Create and maintain disaster recovery and high availability plans. Develop & Employ ITSM standards and best practices for the operations organization. Lead the team to a design, develop, and deploy an automation framework supporting AI-Ops. Establish Fin Ops within the operations organization. Communication and ReportingServe as the escalation point for critical incidents. Provide regular updates and reports on infrastructure performance and incident resolution to stakeholders. Develop and provide a cadence for monthly reporting on KPI's such as uptime, availability, ITSM metrics, projects and project status. Qualifications And SkillsEducationBachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience). Experience5+ years of experience in network operations, with at least 2 years in cloud environments. Proven experience in monitoring tools, ITSM platforms, and hybrid or multi-cloud setups. Technical SkillsStrong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing). Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure and VPS (Private and Self Hosted Clouds). Familiarity with automation tools like Terraform and Ansible. Strong understanding of Cloud Computing architecture and deployment of VMWare technologies including ESXi, VSphere and VMotion. Knowledge of ITIL processes and best practices. CertificationsRelevant certifications such as AWS Certified Advanced Networking or Microsoft Certified Azure Network Engineer. Soft SkillsExceptional leadership, organizational, and problem-solving abilities. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders including Sales, Company Management and Customers. Adaptability to new technologies and fast-paced environments. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR). Uptime and network availability percentages. Cost efficiency in cloud and on-premises operations. Adherence to SLAs and regulatory standards. Employee satisfaction and team performance metrics. This hybrid role integrates the critical responsibilities of both NOC and cloud infrastructure engineering, ensuring the organization is equipped to handle modern infrastructure challenges while maintaining operational excellence.What We OfferGenerous annual Vacation (pro-rated in 1st year) Financial assistance for job-related Professional Development Annually (approved PD) Eligibility for company dividend payments as per company policy Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Other Job function Job function Information Technology Industries Computer and Network Security Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Netsweeper by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Network Operations Center Manager” roles. City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 1 week ago Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 2 weeks ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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Applicants must have the following requirements:
Must have a Master’s Degree or a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Network Engineering. br>Must have a least 8+ years of experience in infrastructure or cloud architecture in complex, high-availability environments.
Must have experience in Agile and Waterfall delivery.
Must have strong experience across compute, storage, virtualisation, cloud network architecture, and disaster recovery.
Must have experience with compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
Must have experience in designing scalable and resilient infrastructure for high-traffic platforms.
Must have experience with container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), platform engineering, service mesh, and secure enclave deployments.
Must be proficient with hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, and private cloud.
Must have strong knowledge of infrastructure automation (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure observability.
Must have knowledge of layered security, identity federation, and Zero Trust Architecture.
If you don't hear back from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Canonical Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few roles based in offices. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are hiring an Cloud Solutions Architect in our Alliances team to help our biggest partners (companies like Intel, Nvidia, Google, Dell, HP, Accenture, Tata and the like) understand and embrace our open source platform for themselves and their customers.

Our worldwide field engineering team apply expert insights to real-world customer problems, enabling the enterprise adoption of Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes, AI/MLOps and a wide range of associated technologies. We are experts in the whole open source stack, from kernel to desktop, from cloud to the edge. Our team is also interested in business problems - building things reliably, efficiently and cost-effectively, and we have to learn to speak the language of our customers and their industries.

We help global companies embrace public and private cloud infrastructure, cloud native operations, and open source applications. For this team we are looking for several Alliances Engineers to support OEM (hardware manufacturers), GSI (global system integrators), ISV (independent software vendors), Channel partners and Public Cloud alliance partners. You will support various alliances and partners of Canonical to adopt our products and technologies, help business leaders to define joint go-to-market programs with partners from the technical standpoint.

We often say that our field engineers have 'the hardest job at Canonical' because customers can ask about any aspect of our solutions and products and expect a thoughtful, well-informed answer. We always want to do the best thing for our partners and customers, regardless of our company interests, and field engineers are the people we trust to ensure that is true.

Location : This is a home-based role, we are hiring worldwide.

What your day will look like

• Understand Ubuntu, Linux, networking and services in real-world environments
• Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like Kubernetes, Kubeflow, OpenStack, Ceph, and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Architect and integrate popular open source software such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Cassandra and NGINX
• Help partners to offer and architect joint solutions utilizing Canonical's technologies on top of the public clouds and in the data center
• Design and publish joint Reference Architectures and perform technical validations with various partners
• Prepare and run onboarding sessions/workshops with various partners' teams to promote Canonical products and solutions
  
  

If you have a passion for the latest open source technologies, cloud-native development, data center technologies such as Kubernetes and computer networking, you will love the Alliances Architect role at Canonical.

What we are looking for in you

• Extensive experience with Linux (Ubuntu preferred), Kubernetes, Ceph, software automation
• Experience designing and implementing solutions on top of public or private clouds
• Python and bash understanding, troubleshooting skills
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• High motivation, ability to multi-task and follow-up reliably on commitments
• Interest in customer-facing engagement, including pitching, demonstrating and understanding customer environment and needs
• Interest in new technologies like LXD, Juju and Snaps
• Ability to travel globally up to 30% of the time
• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related technical field experience
  
  

What we offer you

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 annual 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
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 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 is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

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Canonical Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Join or sign in to find your next job Join to apply for the Cloud Solutions Architect - Alliances role at Canonical Canonical Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa 1 month ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Cloud Solutions Architect - Alliances role at Canonical Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and Io T. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few roles based in offices. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are hiring an Cloud Solutions Architect in our Alliances team to help our biggest partners (companies like Intel, Nvidia, Google, Dell, HP, Accenture, Tata and the like) understand and embrace our open source platform for themselves and their customers.Our worldwide field engineering team apply expert insights to real-world customer problems, enabling the enterprise adoption of Ubuntu, Open Stack, Kubernetes, AI/MLOps and a wide range of associated technologies. We are experts in the whole open source stack, from kernel to desktop, from cloud to the edge. Our team is also interested in business problems - building things reliably, efficiently and cost-effectively, and we have to learn to speak the language of our customers and their industries.We help global companies embrace public and private cloud infrastructure, cloud native operations, and open source applications. For this team we are looking for several Alliances Engineers to support OEM (hardware manufacturers), GSI (global system integrators), ISV (independent software vendors), Channel partners and Public Cloud alliance partners. You will support various alliances and partners of Canonical to adopt our products and technologies, help business leaders to define joint go-to-market programs with partners from the technical standpoint.We often say that our field engineers have 'the hardest job at Canonical' because customers can ask about any aspect of our solutions and products and expect a thoughtful, well-informed answer. We always want to do the best thing for our partners and customers, regardless of our company interests, and field engineers are the people we trust to ensure that is true.Location : This is a home-based role, we are hiring worldwide.What your day will look likeUnderstand Ubuntu, Linux, networking and services in real-world environments Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like Kubernetes, Kubeflow, Open Stack, Ceph, and Spark either On-Premises or in Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) Architect and integrate popular open source software such as Postgre SQL, Mongo DB, Kafka, Cassandra and NGINX Help partners to offer and architect joint solutions utilizing Canonical's technologies on top of the public clouds and in the data center Design and publish joint Reference Architectures and perform technical validations with various partners Prepare and run onboarding sessions/workshops with various partners' teams to promote Canonical products and solutions If you have a passion for the latest open source technologies, cloud-native development, data center technologies such as Kubernetes and computer networking, you will love the Alliances Architect role at Canonical.What we are looking for in youExtensive experience with Linux (Ubuntu preferred), Kubernetes, Ceph, software automation Experience designing and implementing solutions on top of public or private clouds Python and bash understanding, troubleshooting skills Fluent written and spoken English Excellent communication and presentation skills High motivation, ability to multi-task and follow-up reliably on commitments Interest in customer-facing engagement, including pitching, demonstrating and understanding customer environment and needs Interest in new technologies like LXD, Juju and Snaps Ability to travel globally up to 30% of the time Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or related technical field experience What we offer youWe consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. 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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager .

This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Cloud technologies to build a career with Canonical and drive the success with those leveraging Ubuntu and open source products. If you have an affinity for open source development and a passion for technology, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.

The BootStack team designs, builds, and operates modern distributed systems on private infrastructure for customers. From Kubernetes to OpenStack and everything in-between, you'll be working with the latest technology in a fast-paced engineering environment. As a Cloud Engineering Manager for the BootStack team, you will be responsible for managing the engineers that oversee day-to-day Managed Service of customer environments, including customer service management, managed services operations and consistent product improvement engineering. Collaboration with customers, product engineering, and operations is critical to success.

Location: This is a globally remote role.

The role entails

• Manage a growing engineering team to optimise the quality and velocity of both development and operations
• Identify and measure team health indicators
• Implement disciplined engineering and operations processes
• Represent the BootStack team with respect to stakeholders, customers, and external teams
• Ensure proper team focus on priorities, milestones, and deliverables
• Work to meet service level agreements with customer deployments around the globe
• Deliver quality managed services in a consistent, timely manner
  
  

What we are looking for in you

• Bachelors (or equivalent) education in a technology field
• Proven track record of professional experience of either software delivery using Python, Go, C, C++, Java, or similar and/or managing operations teams
• Proven experience with OpenStack
• Demonstrated strong commitment to testing methodologies and maintainable code quality
• Experience with Linux system administration, Ubuntu/Debian a plus
• Strong communication and cooperation skills
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• Experience working in and managing distributed teams
• Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
• Experience with cloud topologies and technologies
• Travel to team and company events and customer meetings, roughly 20% or less
  
  

What we offer colleagues

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 recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. 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
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
  
  

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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This is an opportunity to run a Professional Services team (also known as Field Engineering) team, helping customers understand and implement Canonical's open source solutions in public clouds and in their own data centers. We work across the entire spectrum of cloud offerings, from Ubuntu itself to virtualisation and private cloud, Kubernetes, and the implementation of sophisticated open source solutions such as MLops platforms, data platforms and more. We are rapidly expanding the range of open source solutions we offer and deliver to customers, as we move into new industries like telco, finance, health care and media we design and develop new open source solutions to meet their needs.

We believe that Engineering Managers should be outstanding engineers themselves. They should feel completely at home troubleshooting technical issues and having technical presales conversations with customers. They should contribute to project delivery themselves, but know that the technical contributions they bring are far less significant than their ability to shape the whole team's direction, focus and delivery. We grow management skills and train engineers, who are interested in soft skills, to be managers.

We believe that open source is just starting to transform the tech sector and enterprise compute. Our goal is to make open source easier, more reliable and more secure for deployment and development. We strive to be the provider of 'most software to most companies'. To deliver on that ambition, our engineers are carefully selected from the applicants across the globe. We select for brilliance and motivation to take open source to the next level. Our engineering managers help teams achieve more than they realised they could, and feel proud of the result.

The role of a Cloud Professional Services Manager at Canonical

The Field Engineering team is our team of cloud solutions architects at Canonical, working directly with our customers, designing private and public cloud solutions fitting their workload needs. The portfolio of products includes on-premise cloud solutions such as Openstack, MicroCloud and Ceph, and solutions that could be deployed either on-premises or in public clouds such as Kubernetes, Kubeflow, Spark, PostgreSQL, etc. The team works 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. Managers and team members also take part in presales conversations to provide technical advice during the sales process.

A Cloud Professional Services Manager is responsible for line management and career guidance. The ability to develop engineering talent, to represent your team from a technical perspective, and to drive collaboration with other teams and customers are all critical to success in this role. You are also expected to actively participate in technical presales to help our department achieve our quarterly goals.

Location: This role will be home based, managing a team in your time zone.

What your day will look like

• Lead and develop a team of engineers, ranging from graduate to senior
• Work remotely in a single major time zone
• Coach, mentor, and offer career development feedback
• Identify and measure team health indicators
• Implement disciplined engineering processes
• Represent your team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers
• Develop and evangelise great engineering and organisational practices
• Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects
• Be an active part of the leadership team, collaborating with other leaders
  
  

What we are looking for in you

• Knowledge of cloud computing concepts & technologies, such as Kubernetes, Openstack, AWS, GCP, Azure, Ceph, etc.
• Practical knowledge of Linux and networking
• Experience in technical presales
• You are a dynamic person who loves to jump in new projects and interact with people
• 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
• Organised and able to ensure your team delivers timely, high quality results
• An exceptional academic track record from high school and, preferably, university as well
• Willingness to travel up to 40% of the time. Field Engineers attend internal company events, external tech events and customer meetings.
  
  

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Second language - Spanish or French preferred
• Python knowledge
• Experience collaborating with external partners
• Experience collaborating with several internal teams and providing stakeholder feedback for engineering roadmaps
  
  

What we offer you

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 annual 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
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 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 is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

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