Senior Engineering Specialist

Permanent Full Time 

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We are looking for a Senior Engineering Specialist.

What you will do:

• Champion the transition to continuous, high velocity engineering delivery and automated deployment.
  using primarily cloud-based software provisioning, configuration management, source code 
  management and/or team collaboration applications which enable the business to produce products faster through delivery supply chain automation thereby delivering customer value.
• Be a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Identify and resolve monitoring, maintenance and support of systems, services, tools, testing 
  methods, and software engineering initiatives.
• Focus on innovative, currently unknown, solutions, migrating existing capabilities to the new digital stack, automating current processes & interfaces, and assisting in formalizing infrastructure standards across portfolios.
• The incumbent will be expected to remain current with industry best practices and new techniques relating to software engineering and understands how to apply internally; in addition, must remain current with highly complex technology skills related to the portfolios they support through personal & professional development. Actively advocate for the application of this learning through implementation of new thoughts and patterns to the organization.?
• Requires depth & breadth of technical, business, and organizational knowledge as well as experience across a variety of IT areas, including infrastructure, cloud, development, operations, security, and quality assurance.

Technical Delivery: ability to identify and resolve solutions and improve reliability, efficiency, and quality of software and systems.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope and then accountable to design and 
  deliver modern solutions that are highly secure, compliant, resilient, cost-efficient, and 
  meet technical, security, and business needs for applications/workloads.
• Proactively identify areas of friction in current deployment processes and drive technical 
  solutions to remove impediments.
• Work with portfolio leaders to identify existing services to transition to new/existing digital 
  stacks to meet modernization goals of the portfolio.
• Accountable for ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are met and 
  measurable in all environments.
• Ensure alignment/adherence to Enterprise technology standards, vendor management 
  standards, and risk standards.
• Manage risk and compliance in accordance with Canadian or Global standardsLeads the troubleshooting & resolution of problems to determine root cause andpossible solutions, requiring the identification and analysis of alternative courses of action,involving the development of new approaches, tactics, and initiatives.
• Drive the resolution of incidents by resolver teams and 3rd party vendors

 Customer/Advisor Focus

• Work with portfolio leaders to ensure technology capabilities align with current and futurebusiness needs.
• Responsible for working and collaborating with customers to recommend iterations of practices, processes, methods, methodologies, and standards to improve custom outcomes/results/alignment.

Security & Risk

•  Support design and implementation of solutions that comply to Canada Life’s cyber security, data security and overall risk appetite as well as regulatory requirements.
• Proactively identify areas and opportunities to use modern application development techniques to enhance customer experience or organizationally within the business units.
• Implement new practices and standards & provide feedback on their impacts.
• Act as a point of contact for internal audit, oversee the creation and implementation of remediation plans

Collaboration & Leadership

• Mentor & support team members in technical competency/skill building, technology direction, organizational acumen, challenging norms, priority setting.
• Provides leadership to squads by ensuring the correct team of people is aligned to products, acting as a servant leader to ensure progress, removing blockers, and ensuring momentum to project completion.
• Remains current with industry best practices and new techniques relating to software engineering and can synthesize new practices and techniques with internal business requirements and is able to advocate successfully for their adoption.
• Maintains & enhances critical cross-functional relationships through mentorship, formalized training, one on ones etc.
• Ensure the leadership team receives timely updates related to any critical outages with an appropriate level of detail.
• Provide updates to appropriate stakeholders for internal or customer facing outages.
• Reviews and approves documentation for program/projects

What you will bring:

• Experience with Continuous Integration Delivery models, including. automation/infrastructure as code.
• Knowledge of cloud network and cloud technologies.
• Customer Centric thinking.
• Strategic Thinking.
• Communication Skills/Collaborative Orientation
• Problem Solving
• 6 - 9 years Experience with IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS engineering and integration.
• Think Outside the box and identify solutions to overcome obstacles.

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The base salary for this position is between  $68,400 minimum - $117,000 maximum annually.  This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc).  If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.

Canada Life serves?the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.?

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee?has the opportunity to?reach their potential.?

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.

Canada Life?would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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