IoT Solutions Architecture Manager; Americas

IoT Solutions Architecture Manager (Americas only)

Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and a largely remote workforce.

We are hiring an IoT Solutions Architecture Manager to lead a regionally-focused team of Field Engineers in Presales and Professional Services activities, helping customers with solution architecture, design, and delivery.

This is a remote role, running a team in one of three Geos (Americas, EMEA, or APAC). You must be located in the Geo that you will manage.

Our Internet of Things mission is to enable companies to build fleets of very secure connected devices. Canonical provides the base Ubuntu OS and kernel, with secure update and management mechanisms. Customers create mission‑critical control systems, gateways, and appliances that need to meet stringent quality and security requirements, and we aspire to bring this level of security to the wider consumer electronics and device market.

Field Engineers are thought‑leaders who solve hard problems and deliver hands‑on embedded‑Linux strategy and delivery. They are accomplished technologists who help customers achieve ambitious technical and business goals while advocating the open‑source and connected‑devices approach.

• Lead and develop a team of Field Engineers, ranging from graduate to senior, in Presales and Professional Services
• Solve customer problems by promoting our technologies and being a trusted advisor
• 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

• Exceptional academic track record from high school through university
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Extensive embedded Linux experience (Yocto or similar)
• Deep Linux experience – Debian or Ubuntu preferred
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust
• Ability to manage a small team
• Experience with customer engagements
• Professional written and spoken English
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Result‑oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to communicate the business benefits of technology
• Humble learner and quick study
• RTOS experience, additional programming or human languages, and remote‑first work experience are desirable

• 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 and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of 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.

Most colleagues work from home since 2004.

We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspective, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development

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