Devops Engineering Specialist

Permanent Full Time

Reporting to the Senior Technical Lead, the DevOps Engineer is responsible for the monitoring, maintenance, and support of systems, services and tools, as well as deploying net-new capabilities aligned to Canada Life's DevOps principles. The DevOps Engineer will leverage technical knowledge and experience across a variety of business units including, infrastructure, development, operations, and quality assurance, ensuring emerging trends and new technologies stay top of mind.

What you will do

• Ensure all solutions meet security and risk standards and comply with regulatory requirements as documented
• Ensure all functional and non-functional requirements are met and measurable in all environments
• 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 to remove impediments
• Migrate existing services to new and existing digital stacks, while managing solutions by monitoring systems and events to avoid costly downtime
• Ensure technology capabilities align with current and future business needs
• Ensure alignment and adherence to enterprise technology, vendor management, and risk standards
• Respond to critical and non-critical incidents based on priority and level of complexity
• Work to validate and triage issues, and resolve where applicable
• Manage ticket process from start to finish, interacting with other teams as necessary to identify and implement potential solutions

What you'll bring

• 3+ 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 collaborative stakeholder relationships across multiple geographies and business functions
• Ability to effectively communicate high-level concepts and solutions with technology and business teams
• You value 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 technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Expertise with CI/CD tooling such as Git, GitLab, 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 self-starter with the ability to comfortably operate in ambiguity

The base salary for this position is between $52, $97,700.00 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

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