DevOps Manager

Job Description

Job Description

AssetWatch serves global manufacturers by powering manufacturing uptime through the delivery of an unparalleled condition monitoring experience, with a passion to care about the assets our customers care for every day. We are a devoted and capable team that includes world-renowned engineers and distinguished business leaders united by a common goal – To build the future of predictive maintenance. As we enter the next phase of rapid growth, we are seeking people to help lead the journey.

AssetWatch is seeking an experienced hands-on DevOps Manager to lead the evolution of our infrastructure and culture as we scale our AWS-based platform. This role blends strategic leadership, coaching, and technical execution and is critical to moving our DevOps organization from reactive support to proactive ownership.

You'll lead a team responsible for reliability, scalability, automation, and security across a modern, event-driven stack. Beyond technical execution, your mission is to build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement that accelerates delivery and strengthens trust between DevOps, Engineering, and Product.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Culture

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of DevOps and SRE engineers through clear expectations, accountability, and mentorship.
• Drive a proactive, ownership-driven mindset — transforming the team from reactive operators to strategic enablers.
• Build strong relationships with Engineering, QA, and Product to ensure DevOps is involved early ("shift left") in system design.
• Establish and enforce best practices around IaC, CI / CD, observability, and security.
• Create and manage expectations of roadmap for scaling infrastructure, increasing automation, and reducing toil.
• Drive alignment with company priorities through data-driven metrics (uptime, deployment frequency, recovery time, etc.).
• Conduct 1 : 1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations that balance empathy with accountability.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding as the team grows.

Hands-On Technical Execution

Core Technical Focus Areas

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

What Success Looks Like

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What We Offer :

AssetWatch is a remote-first company that puts people at the center of everything we do. We want our team members to thrive - that's why we offer a range of benefits and perks designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

We have a distributed team that works remotely across locations in the United States and Ontario, Canada. Collaboration within core working hours is required.