Cloud Engineer - Summer 2025 Co-op/Intern

Definity Financial Corporation; Waterloo; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a co-op student for a summer placement in technology solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on innovative projects that support strategic goals while gaining real-life experience in a collaborative environment. You'll be involved in implementing cloud-focused principles and working alongside talented engineers to deploy full-stack solutions. With a commitment to personal and professional growth, this company provides a supportive atmosphere where your contributions will truly matter. Join a culture that values empowerment, accountability, and community engagement, making a real difference in the lives of clients and communities alike.

Benefits

Flexible Work Experience

Opportunities for Personal Growth

Employee Groups for Diversity

Community Engagement Initiatives

Scholarships for Students

Qualifications

• Experience with application and technology platform architectures.
• Familiarity with cloud-focused principles and standards.

Responsibilities

• Implement desired architecture for programs across the enterprise.
• Assist teams with identifying and resolving technical issues.

Skills

Application Architectures

Middleware

Cloud Platforms

DevOps Solutions

Technical Issue Resolution

Communication Skills

Education

University or College Degree

Professional Level Cloud Certification

Tools

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

Python

Bash

Job description

Job ID : 7941
Category : Technology Solutions
Brand : Definity
Regular/Temporary : Temporary
Fulltime/Parttime : Full Time
Location : Waterloo, Canada
Posting Range : See Posting / Voir ci-dessous

Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.

We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.

YOUR NEXT CO-OP PLACEMENT

Work term: Summer 2025

Work term length: 4 months

From classroom to co-op to career, every step of your journey has an impact on your future. That’s why it makes sense to choose a co-op placement with a company that offers truly rewarding work and real-life experience. At Definity, your contributions, creativity, and energy will be put to good use, and you’ll get to be involved with initiatives that support our strategic goals and use your skills in a supportive team environment.

If you’re looking for a company that takes care of its people — full time, part time, and co-ops alike — and has a track record of doing big things, get ready to love it here.

What you’ll be doing

• Implementation of the desired architecture (cloud, on premise, and hybrid), products, and vendors to be used for programs across the enterprise and ensure they satisfy our business and technology needs
• Implementation of cloud-focused principles and standards to guarantee a scalable, flexible, resilient, and secure environment for Economical/Definity
• Work with Engineers/Developers from other teams to recommend and implement appropriate DevOps solutions
• Continuously assist with identifying & implementing improvement
• Assist teams with actively identifying & resolving technical issues & blockers
• Communicate status of assigned work & provide timely escalation of issues to ensure objectives are met

What you bring

• Experience with application architectures, middleware, and technology platform architectures (cloud, on-premise, and hybrid)
• Operations – Having built on the cloud, you also build and design for stability
• Experience deploying full-stack solutions and building development capabilities on cloud platforms (AWS and GCP)
• Familiar with technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Git, Python, Bash
• University or College
• Professional level cloud certification is a bonus

Did you know?

• We care about our co-ops: Definity’s co-op students are considered the best pipeline of talent for our full-time, permanent positions.
• We care about students: Definity distributes $85,000 in scholarships to students across Canada each year.
• We care about our community: Definity donates more than $1 million every year to causes that drive true change in the neighborhoods in which we live and work.

What can Definity offer you?

• Meaningful work forwarding our purpose of building a better world by helping our clients and communities adapt and thrive in their hardest times of need.
• Culture of accountability, empowerment, and collaboration.
• Opportunities to support personal and professional growth through real-life experience and unique learning opportunities.
• Opportunity to join our employee groups - focused on women's empowerment, LGBTQ+, anti-racism and cultural equity, and environmental activism
• Determined to create positive change for our environment, our people, and our communities, now and in the future. Check our ESG work!

The hourly compensation for the role starts at $22/h and will increase based on factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, and the recommended rates as set by the respective educational institution.

We also take potential into consideration. If you don't have this exact experience, but you know you have what it takes, be sure to give us more insight through your application and cover letter.

Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting: [email protected].

Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).