WHY SHOULD YOU CONSIDER JOINING AUVIK?

• You want to work at a company that is building impactful, relevant technology. Auvik’s network management software helps IT teams by automating time-consuming tasks, streamlining operations, and mitigating risk. It’s more important than ever to be able to remotely monitor and manage network infrastructure, and with Auvik, IT professionals have that essential visibility and control.
• You want to work with a leadership team who are transparent and trustworthy. Our senior leaders have a vision for Auvik. They are experienced, knowledgeable, approachable, and consistently working hard to drive success, both for the company and the team of people who make it happen.
• You want to work with a product customers love. People rave about what we’ve built—our latest NPS was 57 (phenomenal!). Our customers are smart, aspirational, and highly technical. It pays to get the details right.
• You want regular opportunities for learning and growth. With ongoing feedback from leadership, you’ll find that Auvik encourages you to be your very best. Our onboarding process is thorough and informative because we want to make sure you’re prepared to have a great work experience. We also have programs designed to help you take the next steps you want for your career.
• You want the flexibility to manage your work, your way. We’re a fully distributed team and we’re prepared to continue to support working from home (or the space you choose!). When we’re able, we’ll have Auvik hubs in Waterloo and Barcelona for you to leverage if needed. We trust you to get the job done where you feel most comfortable and effective.

WHAT’S THE JOB ABOUT?

Auvik is looking for a results-driven DevOps & Engineering Manager to lead our DevOps and Agents teams. In this role, you’ll drive automation-first practices, simplify complex infrastructure, and scale our systems with confidence. You’ll combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic direction—mentoring engineers, guiding architecture decisions, and ensuring our AWS environments remain reliable, cost-efficient, and future-ready.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE OR A WILLINGNESS TO RAPIDLY LEARN THE FOLLOWING:

• Proven leadership experience managing software development, DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure teams
• Deep, hands-on expertise with AWS services (EC2, S3, MSK, Redshift, Kubernetes, VPC, IAM, observability tooling) — AWS certifications are a strong plus
• Strong skills in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK), automation, and container orchestration
• A track record of simplifying systems and reducing unnecessary complexity
• Knowledge of AWS cost models and experience optimizing cloud spend
• Technical depth in systems engineering, Linux administration, and cloud-native architecture
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with the ability to anticipate issues before they arise
• Excellent communication skills—capable of inspiring teams and simplifying complex concepts

• Lead and Mentor: Grow and inspire a high-performing DevOps team, shifting the culture from reactive firefighting to proactive, automation-first engineering.
• Simplify Complexity: Streamline existing infrastructure, consolidate tools, and document systems to reduce duplication and cognitive load.
• Champion Automation: Replace manual processes with automation, enforce infrastructure-as-code practices, and improve system reliability through CI/CD, observability, and monitoring.
• Own AWS Infrastructure: Design, optimize, and maintain resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient AWS environments—including EC2 fleets, S3 storage, MSK clusters, and Kubernetes.
• Optimize Costs: Implement governance and strategies to reduce AWS spend without sacrificing performance.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with software engineering, security, and product teams to ensure infrastructure supports business needs, and communicate trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.