[Hiring] Open Source Technology Advocate @SUSE

Role Description

The Community by SUSE team is looking for a technically elite, charismatic, and visionary Technical Advocate to champion the open source spirit across our diverse global community. Your mission is to bridge the gap between world-class engineering and the practitioners—from Linux kernel enthusiasts to edge innovators and cloud native pioneers—who power the modern world.

As a Technical Advocate, you aren't just a spokesperson; you are a trusted advisor and a master of the SUSE open source ecosystem. You will cultivate an inclusive, high-energy environment where users come to learn, experiment, and succeed.

Your focus areas include:

• Content Architect: Create timely, practical, and "open-first" content that helps users master everything from the Linux OS and secure software supply chains to container orchestration.
• Community Pulse: Engage daily across Slack, forums, social networks, and office hours, building bridges and fostering peer-to-peer mentorship.
• Global Ambassador: Represent the SUSE brand and our upstream contributions at major industry conferences and local meetups, both on-stage and online.
• User Advocacy: Champion the end-user by deeply understanding their challenges and ensuring their feedback shapes our innovation pipeline.
• Educational Excellence: Design and build high-impact learning paths for our community platforms, translating complex open source concepts into actionable skills.

Qualifications

• Seasoned technologist who believes that open source is the future.
• Hands-on practitioner with a solid foundation in Linux environments and distributed systems.
• Ability to simplify complex concepts and engage audiences through writing and speaking.
• Proven track record of participating in open source communities.
• Ability to envision and execute a community roadmap.
• Lead by example and empower community members.

Requirements

• Extensive experience working within modern Linux distributions and understanding the open source ecosystem.
• Proven experience building and managing public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and the broader CNCF landscape.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools, infrastructure-as-code, and modern deployment strategies.
• Visible track record of authored content and public speaking engagements.

Milestones

• 1 month in: Familiarizing yourself with the team and stakeholders, onboarding with tools, shadowing a team member on a live virtual event, and familiarizing yourself with course building in our community LMS.
• 3 months in: Setup and execution of live virtual event end to end, review and update an existing course.
• 6 months in: Build your first course for our community LMS, present at a conference or local event.

Benefits

• Empowerment to be bold and drive your career.
• A dynamic environment that is evolving rapidly.
• A compelling opportunity to join as we continue to scale and prosper.
• Freedom to be yourself in a global community of unique individuals.
• A truly open community where everyone is welcome and encouraged to reach their full potential.

Company Description

SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable, and secure enterprise open source solutions, including SUSE® Linux Suite, SUSE® Rancher Suite, SUSE® Edge Suite, and SUSE® AI Suite. More than 60% of the Fortune 500 rely on SUSE to power their mission-critical workloads, enabling them to innovate everywhere – from the data center to the cloud, to the edge and beyond.

SUSE puts the “open” back in open source, collaborating with partners and communities to give customers the agility to tackle innovation challenges today and the freedom to evolve their strategy and solutions tomorrow.