Senior DeVops Engineering Specialist

The Canada Life Assurance Company • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$95,000 - CA$120,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer Specialist to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Technical Lead, the Senior DevOps Engineer role will focus on designing, implementing, and supporting secure, scalable, and resilient Azure cloud solutions while enabling development teams through best-in-class DevOps tooling, processes, and automation. The successful candidate will provide technical knowledge across cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC), helping accelerate software delivery while ensuring operational excellence, security, and compliance.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Infrastructure Engineering, or related disciplines within a large, complex enterprise environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile delivery methodologies, and DevOps practices.
• Advanced experience designing and supporting solutions in Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge of Azure services including: Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure App Services, Azure Monitor and Log Analytics, Azure Key Vault, Azure Entra ID (Azure Active Directory).
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Ansible.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong knowledge of source control and repository management using GitHub, GitLab, or similar tools.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts, including: TCP/IP, DNS, Load balancing, Firewalls, Network security, Hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Experience implementing cloud security, governance, compliance, and operational best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities in highly distributed cloud environments.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams, architects, business stakeholders, and vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives, influence technical direction, and mentor peers.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• HashiCorp Terraform Certification.
• Experience with policy-as-code, infrastructure security scanning, and cloud governance frameworks.
• Experience implementing observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud and enterprise-scale platform environments.
• Familiarity with secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault, or equivalent technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope and deliver modern cloud solutions that are secure, compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with business objectives.
• Design, implement, and support Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Drive adoption of DevOps principles and execute on the enterprise DevOps framework.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform and automation tooling such as Ansible.
• Proactively identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks within deployment and operational processes and implement technical solutions to remove friction.
• Ensure all functional and non-functional requirements are achieved and measurable across development, testing, and production environments.
• Collaborate with security, networking, and infrastructure teams to ensure adherence to enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and risk management standards.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex platform, infrastructure, and deployment issues.
• Support and evolve platform observability, monitoring, logging, and operational excellence practices.
• Mentor team members and promote engineering best practices across cloud, automation, and DevOps disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership and recommendations for improvements to tools, standards, processes, and platform capabilities.
• Maintain accurate documentation and ensure leadership receives timely communication regarding major incidents, risks, and platform initiatives.

Benefits

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
• Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options.
• Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior