Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

The Opportunity
Join our Global Enterprise Technology Services Team!

How will you contribute?
Collaborating within our Cloud Platform Services team. You will be developing/testing automation and supporting public cloud platform technologies.

Interacting with engineering team members; application architects/developers, cloud operations and security teams, product managers, and leadership to deliver compliant public cloud technologies which drive business outcomes for Manulife with speed and agility.

Office location:
Waterloo - Canada or Toronto - Canada
Work arrangement:
Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days from home
Remote working arrangement option is not available.
Responsibilities:

Provides reliable and scalable cloud platform (especially Containers/Kubernetes) expertise to engineers.

Develops and tests automation code to specifications and standards (Manulife, SDLC, Agile, etc).

Investigates new platform solutions to improve service delivery experience.

Resolves persistent platform issues when surfaced by technical support teams.

Responsible for monitoring, analyzing and optimizing software architecture and maintaining software environment to support testing and deployment in continuous integration/continuous delivery environment.

Skills and Experience:

Core Kubernetes knowledge

Service Mesh experience

Understanding of Git Ops and Infrastructure as Code

Innovative mind set, someone who sees a problem and will experiment to solve it

Technical expertise in public cloud (preferably Azure) infrastructure and platform technologies especially Containers/Kubernetes required.

Expertise in provisioning and configuration automation tools.

Familiarity with Agile and Dev Ops principles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features.

Understanding of software development lifecycle and how technology can address and support business strategy.

Bachelor in Computer Science/Technology or equivalent experience.

Collaborative approach to work with team members; able to coach, participate in code reviews, share skills and methods.

Good verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision, possibilities, and outcomes.

Experiments with new technologies and understanding how they will impact what comes next.

What can we offer you?

A competitive salary and benefits packages.

A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.

A focus on growing your career path with us.

Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.

Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment :
Values-first culture

We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.

Boundless opportunity

We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.

Continuous innovation

We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.

Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.

Championing Corporate Citizenship

We build a business that benefits all collaborators and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock
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