Reference #: 7806
Location: Toronto, London, or Winnipeg
Type: Sub-contract

Donna Cona Inc. is currently seeking a Senior DevOps Engineering Specialist for a 5 month contract opportunity with one of our key clients in the insurance industry.

Type: Hybrid ( 3 days on-site and 2 days remote)

Location(s):  Toronto, ON, London, ON, or Winnipeg, MB

Role profile description:

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.

Candidate MUST have the following:

More than four (4) years of multi-disciplinary experience in a large, complex organization; A 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; Values simplicity and is 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, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Vault; 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; and A self-starter with the ability to comfortably operate in ambiguity.

Candidate should have the following demonstrated experience:

Ensuring all solutions meet security and risk standards and comply with regulatory requirements as documented; Ensuring all functional and non-functional requirements are met and measurable in all environments; Executing on the DevOps framework as defined by the Principal DevOps Engineer; Proactively identifying areas of friction in current deployment processes and driving technical solutions to remove impediments; Migrating existing services to new and existing digital stacks, while managing solutions by monitoring systems and events to avoid costly downtime; Ensuring technology capabilities align with current and future business needs; Ensuring alignment and adherence to enterprise technology, vendor management, and risk standards; Responding to critical and non-critical incidents based on priority and level of complexity; Working to validate and triage issues, and resolving where applicable; and Managing the ticket process from start to finish, interacting with other teams as necessary to identify and implement potential solutions.

Donna Cona is committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer.  We don’t discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, national origin, disability, age or any other protected status.   We are committed to maintaining a barrier free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals.