Senior cloud engineer

Société Financière Manuvie; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 109,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Toronto seeks a Cloud Engineer with strong expertise in cloud technologies and DevOps principles. The role involves implementing efficient cloud solutions and educating teams on new projects. Preferred candidates have 8+ years of IT experience, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and knowledge of Kubernetes and Azure. A hybrid working arrangement is offered, with a salary range of CAD 109,600 to CAD 159,600, plus customizable benefits.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Wellness benefits

Retirement savings plans

Qualifications

• Experience with end-to-end application development in cloud technologies.
• Strong communication skills across different management levels.
• Knowledge of agile environments focused on DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement efficient cloud-based solutions.
• Manage cloud environments according to security guidelines.
• Educate teams on new cloud initiatives.

Skills

Unix

Bosh CLI

API Gateways

REST

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

JSON

XML

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Azure

AKS

Job description

Join our Cloud Engineering Team!

Calling on a Cloud Engineer who can seamlessly combine tech know-how with an eye for business to meet our cloud computing needs, including infrastructure design, maintenance, support and planning.

Not only are you experienced in cloud-based tech, but you have a firm grasp of PaaS technologies and have 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 against standard processes throughout the development lifecycle.
• Educating teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing training as the need arises.
• Employing outstanding problem‑solving skills, to anticipate and mitigate problems in advance.
• Apply your 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.
• 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 take care of emerging technical issues and improve development efficiency.
• Promotes agile principles and methodology.

Required Qualifications:

• 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 development driven by interfaces, 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.
• Total IT industry experience of 8+ years, with proven ability architecting scalable distributed systems.
• Certification in Kubernetes or HashiCorp.
• Demonstrated ability in Azure Cloud.
• 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 global 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 https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

EEO Statement

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.

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 Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Referenced Salary Location

CAN, Ontario, Toronto, 200 Bloor Street East

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$109,600.00 CAD - $159,600.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] 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.

Benefits

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 [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.