Senior Infrastructure Specialist

Permanent Full Time 

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Role Description

The Senior Infrastructure Specialist will participate in all aspects of solution design, development, integration, testing, application infrastructure support, leadership, and maintenance within the Individual Wealth Technology team at Canada Life. This position demands an excellent knowledge of technical practices and standards, and the ability to work effectively as a member of a larger, multi-disciplinary team.

What you will do:

Sr. Infrastructure Specialists are responsible for the design and development of software solutions.  

This role involves the following activities:

• Build technology solutions through design, development, and integration with third party products
• Ensure effective engineering of infrastructure and application components
• Research and evaluate technology and make recommendations
• Participate in project planning
• Provide input into the evolution of software development expertise and methods
• Maintain expertise within one or more areas of technical specialization
• Provide technical leadership and advanced technology support to application and project teams
• Contribute to the elimination of problems through permanent fixes including the identification of solutions, scoping the work, and executing the changes
• Troubleshoot application problems, and maintain an inventory of expertise for identified problems
• Provide production support and application monitoring and tuning for applications
• Provide ongoing production support and remediation of business applications within the Individual Wealth line of business
• Manage own tasks and assist other group members; complete work as assigned through your team leader and negotiated with project teams
• Complete scheduled maintenance, legislative changes and changes required to optimize and streamline the existing application inventory
• Occasional after hours and weekend work will be required

What you will bring:

• Degree/diploma in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent combination of training and experience
• 8+ years technology experience, with the ability to understand and effectively work with various technologies, and contribute as applications and ecosystems evolve
• Knowledge of Cloud computing services. (AWS, Google, Oracle, Azure)
• In depth knowledge of API services such as SOAP and REST
• Knowledge of code repositories (GitHub, Gitlab, Bitbucket cloud) and deployment automation
• Knowledge of configuration management process.
• Familiarity with various development languages is an asset including Java / Swift-Python- C++, APIs, SQL, and other web-based solutions
• Familiarity with various databases, such as Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL, DB/2
• Experience developing infrastructure roadmaps
• Experience working as a software developer would be an asset
• Experience in the following areas are assets: Application Infrastructure, Security, Risk & Compliance, Environmental Setups, Software Upgrades, DBA and Change Management
• Experience as part of a queue rotation, handling calls, working with incident-based software (Remedy or Service Now), troubleshooting issues would be an asset
• Demonstrated initiative and creativity, ability to analyze and solve problems
• Strong understanding of how to impact and influence, and the ability to challenge
• Strong customer service and communication skills, including communicating with senior leadership, peers, business partners, vendors and customers
• Demonstrated ability to work both individually and as part of a team

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The base salary for this position is between  $63000 - $117000 annually.  This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc).  If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.

Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations. 

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential. 

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 Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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