Senior DevOps Engineer

We are Canada Life 

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.

Be your best at Canada Life.

Technology redefines the way we work and deliver to meet business needs and elevate the customer experience. You’ll be part of an organization that is embracing modern technology, innovation and agile ways of working.?

Our Canada Technology team is a strategic partner in our business – with an ambition to be a forward-thinking, agile technology organization delivering secure, resilient and leading solutions that support Canada Life and the well-being of millions of Canadians.

Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located anywhere in Canada with occasional travel to head office required.

We are looking for a S enior DevOps Engineer.

Reporting to the Senior Technical Lead , the Senior DevOps Engineer will champion the transition to continuous and high velocity delivery and automated deployment using cloud based software provision ing while focusing on configuration management and source code management to enable the business to produce products faster and more efficiently. The Senior DevOps Engineer will manage and direct squad activities and empower development teams across multiple business areas through the introduction and development of best-in-class tools and processes.

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope and be accountable to design and deliver modern solutions that are secure, compliant, cost-efficient, and meet technical, security, and business needs
• Execute on the DevOps framework as defined by the Principal DevOps Engineer
• Proactively identify areas of friction in current deployment processes and drive technical solution s to remove impediments
• Work with portfolio leaders to identify existing services to transition to new digital stacks to meet modernization goals
• Ensure all functional and non-functional requirements are met and measurable in all environments
• Ensure alignment and adherence to e nterprise technology, vendor management, and risk standards
• Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of complex problems to determine root cause and possible solutions, requiring identification and analysis of appropriate courses of action
• Work with customers to recommend iterations of practices, processes, methods and standards to improve customer outcomes
• Mentor and support team members in technical competency, business acumen, and priority setting
• Ensure leadership team receives timely updates related to any critical outages with an appropriate level of detail
• Consult, review, and approve documentation for programs and projects
• Design and implement cloud-based solutions that comply to Canada Life’s cyber security, data security, and risk requirements

• 6 + years of multi-disciplinary experience in a large, complex organization
• Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science and/or Software Engineering or equivalent experience
• Ability to build and maintain collaborati ve stakeholder relationships across multiple geographies and business functions
• Ability to effectively communicat e high-level concepts and solutions with t echnology and b usiness teams
• You v alue simplicity and are unafraid to challenge technical constraints to utilize an iterative and agile approach
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure solutions, specifically in relation to cloud programs, platform migration, system security, enterprise directories, and cloud technologies
• Knowledge of cloud network topologies and technologies
• Experience working with t echnologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible or other Infrastructure as Code ( IaC ) tools
• Expertise with CI/CD tooling such as Git, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Vault etc..
• Experience working with at least one of the major public cloud providers (Azure, GCP or AWS) and a willingness to continue to expand your knowledge
• A s elf-starter with the ability to comfortably operate in ambiguity

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today

We are one of Canada's top 100 employers!

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.

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