Senior DevOps Engineer

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Candidates must be eligible for Reliability Status Clearance, which requires that they have lived and worked in Canada for the past 5 consecutive years. 

ou are passionate about technology and this digital era. You are an agent of change, looking forward to a meaningful and impactful role. You seek challenges, take risks, and live your life intensively. You work well with others; you listen but also speak your mind clearly. You see solutions instead of obstacles; you get inspired and try to inspire. You believe that change is possible, and you can make it happen.

About the role

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer with experience designing, developing, implementing, supporting, and analyzing large-scale tooling and systems that support the end-to-end development process.

To be successful in this role, you have worked through previous successful DevOps implementations or have been a Software Build and Deployment Engineer that focus on the software build, test, packaging, and deployment automation including tools and processes.

The successful candidate will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and will show initiative, be accepting of responsibility and be accountable for results.

What will you do?

• Collaborate with architects, designers, business system analysts, application analysts, operation teams and testing specialists to deliver fully automated CI/CD systems
• Deploys, configures, manages, and performs ongoing maintenance of DevOps pipeline and tools code
• Be the custodian of shared DevOps pipeline code and scripts for multiple technologies (Java, .NET, Python and more)
• Provide, maintain, and manage the appropriate release policy, processes, standards, and procedures
• Create or improve the automated deployment processes, techniques, and tools
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical operational issues related to DevOps pipeline
• Review and analyze organizational needs and goals to determine future impacts to applications and systems
• Ensure information security standards and requirements are incorporated into all solutions
• Stay current with trends in emerging technologies and how they could apply to Sun Life

What you need to succeed:

• University Degree or College Diploma in a Computer Science or Technology
• Minimum 5 years of progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience
• A strong DevOps background with a security and automation mindset
• Experience owning pipeline code in production, as well as designing and creating deployment pipelines, configure tooling and monitoring
• Experience with Scripting languages such as Maven, Gradle, MS Build, Groovy and Shell
• Working knowledge of some of Java, J2EE, Liberty, Tomcat, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Microsoft .NET, Unix, Windows Server, IIS, IBM DevOps (IDz, zUnit, DBB, UrbanCode Deploy)
• Experience with source code management tools such as Bitbucket, Git, Azure DevOps Server
• Experience in using and configuring build tools and orchestration such as Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, Artifactory
• Knowledge of automated deployment (examples: Ansible, Chef) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) tooling IaaS/PaaS/SaaS deployment and operations experience
• Scripting skills are a plus
• Solid hardware and application virtualization platform experience
• Knowledge of Active Directory

Preferred Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders and adapt approach when dealing with technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a strong, collaborative multi-site team
• Excellent organizing, planning and time management skills
• Self-directed and proactive; thinking beyond the immediate problem with ability to analyze situations/problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner
• Possess an inherent passion for continuous improvement and innovation
• Customer and results focused
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to align to changing priorities

Assets:

• Knowledge of the financial and insurance industries
• System Administrator experience
• Agile experience
• Development experience in Java, C#, .NET, .ASP, or Python
• J2EE and .NET application build and deployment automation experience
• Jira, Confluence, MS Teams experience, Liberty, Tomcat
• Exposure to Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) integration architectures and technologies
• Knowledge of web technologies (examples: React, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML5 and CSS), related protocols and standards (examples: HTTP, SSL, SQL, XML)

Unique / Additional Requirements:

• We know there are endless tools in the DevOps toolbox, and we don’t expect you to come in as an expert on everything, but you are looking forward to experimenting and learning

What’s in it for you:

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2024 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• We’re proud to be recognized as a company with a 2023 Most Trusted Executive team by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential..
• As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client needs to choose where you work, at home or in the office.

# LI – SJ #LI-Hybrid #LI-remote

 

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted.  It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors.  In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance.  Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results. 

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

82,000/82 000 - 135,000/135 000

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

21/05/2024