Open Source Technology Advocate
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About Us
Always open. Our code, our culture, our opportunities. Leading open innovation without limits. We are SUSE.
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. For more information, visit www.suse.com.
Open Source Technology Advocate
Job Description
Objective of the Role
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. At SUSE, we believe in the power of many. 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. Whether it’s an upstream project or a flagship enterprise solution, you ensure our community has the knowledge and the "open" mindset to solve real-world problems.
Your Focus Areas
In this role, you will be the heartbeat of our technical community engagement:
Always open. Our code, our culture, our opportunities. Leading open innovation without limits. We are SUSE.
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. For more information, visit www.suse.com.
Open Source Technology Advocate
Job Description
Objective of the Role
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. At SUSE, we believe in the power of many. 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. Whether it’s an upstream project or a flagship enterprise solution, you ensure our community has the knowledge and the "open" mindset to solve real-world problems.
Your Focus Areas
In this role, you will be the heartbeat of our technical community engagement:
- 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.
- You are a seasoned technologist who believes that open source is the future, and understand that "open" means more than just a license—it’s a way of collaborating.
- You are a hands-on practitioner with a solid foundation in Linux environments and distributed systems. Whether you're debugging a kernel issue, optimizing a CI/CD pipeline, or deploying a Kubernetes cluster, you speak the language of the builder.
- You possess a rare ability to simplify the complex. You are an engaging writer, a captivating speaker, and a natural storyteller who can inspire an audience of thousands or a small group of contributors.
- You have a proven track record of participating in open source communities. You know how to gain technical respect, navigate community governance, and build an atmosphere of radical collaboration.
- You can envision a community roadmap and execute it with precision. You are comfortable pivoting when the landscape shifts and thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional team.
- You lead by example. You’re excited to elevate your teammates and empower community members to become ambassadors themselves.
- Extensive experience working within modern Linux distributions and an understanding of the open source ecosystem beyond just the "cloud native" layer.
- 1 month in
- Familiarizing yourself with the team and stakeholders
- Onboarding with all the tools we use as a team
- Shadow a team member on a live virtual event
- Familiarizing yourself with how we build courses with in our community LMS
- 3 months in
- Setup and execution of live virtual event end to end
- Review an existing course and update the course
- 6 months in
- Build your first course for our community LMS
- Present at a conference or local event either virtual or in person
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What We Offer
We empower you to be bold, driving your career to create the future you want. We celebrate and reward your achievements.
SUSE is a dynamic environment that is evolving rapidly, thus requiring agility, strong entrepreneurship and an open mind.
This is a compelling opportunity for the right person to join us as we continue to scale and prosper.
If you’re a big thinker, obsessed by execution and thrive in a dynamic environment in which you can tangibly create a lasting legacy, then please apply now!
We give you the freedom to be yourself. You will work in a global community of unique individuals – like you – with different backgrounds, talents, skills and perspectives. A truly open community where everyone is welcome, has a voice and is encouraged to reach their full potential regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristics.
Sounds like the right fit for you?
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- Trust
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