Solutions Architect for Automotive at Canonical Nigeria Full Time

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• Engage customers during presales to gather requirements and explain our technology.
• Liaise with other Canonical experts (mastering the Cloud, Kubernetes, Security or Safety, etc) to aggregate our collective knowledge into comprehensive solutions for our prospective clients.
• Participate to the delivery of select projects related to Embedded Linux, including demos and PoCs.
• Convey market requirements to key stakeholders in our organization, and sometimes participate to the development or refining of generic solutions to unlock market potential.
• Be both a customer advocate and a trusted advisor to Canonical.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Extensive Linux experience – Debian or Ubuntu preferred.
• Solid embedded Linux experience – Yocto or RTOS.
• Fluency in Golang, Python, C, C++, or Rust.
• Professional written and spoken English in addition to the local language.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Interest in customer-facing engagement, including pitching, demonstrating and understanding customer environment and needs.
• Result-oriented, ability to multi-task.
• A personal drive to meet commitments.
• An humble learner and quick study.
• Relevant experience in the Automotive industry.
• Albeit many projects can be done remotely, the successful candidate will be willing to  travel up to 30% of the time for customer meetings, company events, and conferences.

Additional skills that you might also bring (but not mandatory):

• Experience with ISO26262 and/or ISO21434.
• Experience with customer engagements.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.