Engineering Manager (infra) - Cloud Enablement

Company Description

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Where and how you can work

Our flagship campus is in Sydney, with campuses in Melbourne and co-working spaces across Australia and New Zealand. But you have choice in where and how you work — we trust our Canvanauts to find the balance that helps them and their teams do their best work. This role is ANZ remote.

Job Description

What you’d be doing in this role

As Canva continues to scale, strong cloud foundations are critical to keeping our platform secure, compliant, and fast — without slowing teams down.

As an Engineering Manager in Cloud Enablement, you’ll lead a high-impact infrastructure team responsible for the foundations that all other teams depend on. Your mission is to make governance invisible, automated, and enabling — so engineers can move quickly and responsibly across AWS and GCP.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

• Leading and coaching a team of platform engineers building cloud landing zones, account vending, and governance foundations

• Driving compliance by design through preventative controls, automation, and clear developer workflows

• Partnering closely with Security, Risk & Compliance, and Platform teams to deliver data-informed governance

• Supporting Canva’s Containers Everywhere company goal, including establishing GCP as a first-class environment

• Balancing operational excellence with long-term platform strategy and scalability

• Growing high performers through regular feedback, coaching, and career development

• Advocating for governance as an enabler, not a blocker, to innovation

You’re probably a match if

• You’ve managed infrastructure or platform teams through complex technical challenges

• You have a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure governance, ideally across AWS and/or GCP

• You’re experienced in leading teams that operate critical, highly-scaled systems

• You’re comfortable translating complex technical concepts for a wide range of stakeholders

• You balance delivery, reliability, and long-term strategy with confidence

• You build trust, psychological safety, and a strong team culture

• You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and helping teams find clarity

About the team

The Cloud Enablement team sits within Canva’s Core Infrastructure organisation. Our mission is to enable secure, compliant, and cost-efficient engineering — without slowing anyone down.

We focus on zero-touch production access, compliance by design, cost visibility, and strategic savings. The team owns foundational capabilities like cloud landing zones, account vending, preventative compliance controls, and the Compliance Engine that supports enterprise audit requirements. Everything else builds on top of what we do.

What’s in it for you?

Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard — and we do — but you’ll also experience moments of magic, connection, and fun woven throughout life at Canva.

Here’s a taste of what’s on offer:

• Equity packages — we want our success to be yours too

• Inclusive parental leave that supports all parents and carers

• An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support wellbeing, connection, and your setup

• Flexible leave options so you can recharge and give back

Other stuff to know

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion — and how you’ll help Canva and our culture thrive. When you apply, feel free to share your pronouns and any adjustments you may need during the interview process.

We celebrate all kinds of backgrounds, so even if you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you. Interviews are conducted virtually.

Join the team helping Canva scale securely, responsibly, and at speed.