Cloud Support Engineer (London UK office) in City of Westminster

Cloud Support Engineer (London UK office) in City of Westminster

City of Westminster Full-Time No working from home possible
Canonical Ltd

Responsibilities

  • Deliver technical support to employees and customers, including AV support for office conferences and events.
  • Investigate and resolve complex technical issues using ticketing systems, remote sessions, and escalation to senior engineers.
  • Own and manage all support cases from qualification to resolution, ensuring adherence to Service Level Agreements and achieving high customer satisfaction.
  • Engage directly with customers via phone, chat, and remote sessions, setting realistic expectations and communicating updates.
  • Contribute to and maintain knowledge base articles, sharing best practices and lessons learned with the team.
  • Participate in a regular weekend working rotation and be available for on‑call support as required.
  • Provide technical onboarding support for new employees and infrastructure support during office events.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance service delivery and optimize technical processes.
  • Diagnose Linux systems by collecting logs, analyzing stack traces, and editing configuration files.
  • Integrate Linux environments with authentication, directory services, network file systems, and other infrastructure components.
  • Support virtualization/cloud (KVM/OpenStack), containers (Docker, LXD/LXC, Kubernetes), storage technologies (block, object, network), and networking (bonding, firewalling, bridging, MTU tuning, etc.).

Qualifications

  • Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • Undergraduate degree in a technical subject, or a compelling narrative demonstrating equivalent experience.
  • Exceptional academic record or proven ability to go above and beyond expectations.
  • Strong experience troubleshooting Linux systems, including log analysis, configuration editing, and performance tuning.
  • Hands‑on experience supporting Linux in virtualization, cloud, containers, storage, and networking environments.
  • Knowledge of Linux integration with authentication directories and network file systems.
  • Programming fundamentals in any language.
  • Ability to learn quickly, adapt to change, and handle the pressure of a customer‑facing role.
  • Extensive customer support experience with a focus on communication and setting the right expectations.
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to twice a year for company events, sometimes lasting up to two weeks.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Competitive salary with annual review and a performance‑driven bonus or commission.
  • Annual holiday leave.
  • Maternity and paternity leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
  • Recognition rewards and annual compensation reviews.
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations and meet colleagues.
  • Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.
  • Access to a state‑of‑the‑art London office and twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints.
  • Distributed work environment with flexible remote work options.
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Canonical Ltd

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Canonical Ltd Recruitment Team