IoT Solutions Architecture Manager; Americas

IoT Solutions Architecture Manager (Americas only)

Join Canonical as an IoT Solutions Architecture Manager to lead a regionally‑focused team of Field Engineers in Presales and Professional Services activities. This is a remote role that manages a team located in one of the Americas, EMEA, or APAC time zones. You will help customers with solution architecture, design, and delivery, ensuring secure, fleet‑ready IoT devices.

• Lead and develop a team of Field engineers, ranging from graduate to senior level.
• Coach, mentor, and provide career development feedback.
• Solve customer problems by promoting Canonical’s technologies and acting as a trusted advisor.
• Implement disciplined engineering processes and measure team health indicators.
• Represent your team and product to stakeholders, partners, and customers.
• Develop and evangelise best engineering and organisational practices.
• Plan and manage progress on agreed goals and projects.
• Collaborate with other leaders on the leadership team.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Extensive embedded Linux experience (Yocto or equivalent).
• Extensive Linux experience – Debian or Ubuntu preferred.
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust.
• Experience managing 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.
• Desirable: RTOS experience, additional programming or human languages, remote‑first work experience.

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review with performance‑driven bonus or commission.
• Recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• 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 worldwide – Canonical is changing the world of software. Working here is a step into the future that challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and raise your game.

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

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Software Development