Linux Support Engineer, EMEA at Canonical

Job Description

• This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and Customer Success 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.

What is a Linux Support Engineer?

• We solve challenging technical problems.  From not-seen-before kernel crashes to configuration issues to root cause analysis, we provide an expert level of support and satisfaction to our customers.
• We are rapidly expanding and are looking for talented problem solvers with a passion for working on the next generation of Ubuntu solutions for our customers.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Bachelor's Degree, ideally within STEM related disciplines.
• Ability to pass a background check
• Minimum of 4 years experience supporting Linux systems including experience in:
  • Virtualisation - especially with KVM or OpenStack.
  • Containers - especially with Docker, LXD/LXC, or Kubernetes.
  • Storage - especially with Ceph, Swift, XFS, ZFS, btrfs.
  • Networking (bonding, firewalling, bridging, switching, network file system tuning, MTU issues, etc.)
  • Linux integration with other environments (authentication/directory services, network file systems, etc.)
  • Cloud computing (provisioning, monitoring, orchestration, etc.)
• Troubleshooting experience:
  • Basic reading of stack traces to be able to search for duplicates, escalate to correct team.
  • Understand OS and Application level bugs and advise on next steps
  • Programming fundamentals in any language.
• Customer support experience:
  • Know how to adapt your speech depending on your audience.
  • Communicate clearly: setting the right expectations, providing timely status updates, and clearly explaining necessary steps.
  • Not getting too attached to a technical problem to not be able to let go or see the bigger picture.

Benefits

• Work from home - take back those commuting hours and save those vehicle/transit costs!
• Get paid to help improve open source software.
• Possibility of international travel, up to 4 weeks a year.
• Daytime working hours - keep that work/life balance.
• Swap days add schedule flexibility when needed.
• Time off for conferences.
• Talent development program.
• Initial mentoring program to bring up to speed on needed technologies.
• Additional mentoring opportunities with some of the best in Linux, OpenStack, and more.
• Study time and expenses for obtaining relevant certifications.