Associate Cloud Engineer

Calling on an Associate Cloud Engineer who can seamlessly combine tech know-how with eye for business to help us meet our cloud computing needs, including infrastructure design, maintenance, support and planning, and everything in between. Not only are you experienced in cloud-based tech, but you have a firm grasp of PaaS technologies, platforms and applications, and have intimate knowledge of how best to customize these for our business, to help us become more secure and efficient. You are able to connect the dots and evolve our cloud capabilities over time, evolve your own capabilities as an engineer and keep an eye on developments that can support our expansion.

Position Responsibilities:

Working in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most efficient cloud-based solutions for the company.

Planning, crafting and developing cloud-based applications.

Managing cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines.

Deploying and debugging cloud initiatives as needed in accordance with standard processes throughout the development lifecycle.

Educating teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training as required.

Employing outstanding problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they snowball into problems.

Using your extensive knowledge of APIs to craft RESTful services, and integrate them with existing data providers, using JSON or XML as needed.

Lead and develop standard processes for larger Cloud Engineer team.

Building and designing web services in the cloud, along with implementing the set-up of geographically redundant services.

Orchestrating and automating cloud-based platforms throughout the company.

Participate in Agile sprints and ceremonies; support rapid iteration and development

Responsible for designing, developing, testing, maintaining and improving application APIs as a member of a team, work across key data, orchestration, rules and transactional stacks through the entire application and system development life cycle.

Builds code to specifications and standards

Creates and conducts executable tests, continuously integrating code into the overall software framework

Researches technical strategies, third party tools, and current and new technologies to deal with emerging technical issues and improve development efficiency

Promotes agile principles and methodology

Required Qualifications:

1+ years Cloud Engineer experience

1+ years of experience in Azure Cloud

1+ years Golang programming experience

Good knowledge of Unix and Bosh CLI

Experience with end-to-end application development in open-stack technologies running in private, public or hybrid datacenter locations is preferred.

Software development in an agile environment with a focus on DevOps with CI/CD.

Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to communicate at different management levels.

Familiar with platform technologies, modern software architectures and API-driven development, scripting languages, technologies such as: API Gateways, Messaging, Data Event Streaming, REST, SOAP, Distributed Tracing, Relational and Document Database Interface/SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or relevant field.

Experience with at least one end-end enterprise implementation using PaaS preferable AKS.

Experience working with Public/Private/Hybrid cloud architecture (PaaS) using AKS preferably and Azure, Azure SQL, etc.

Experience in Terraform, Infra as Code, and Desired State Configuration is highly desired.

When you join our team:

We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

As part of our distributed team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit .

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

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Referenced Salary Location

Waterloo, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$60,900.00 CAD - $113,100.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.