Job Description

Permanent Full Time

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We are looking for a Director, Technical Solutions (Automation) to lead our IT engineering and design teams as we scale.

If you are called to make an impact, comfortable with change at scale, passionate about technology, love to learn, and create world-class customer experiences, this is a great opportunity to grow and contribute to a world-class team!

Role Description

Our ideal candidate will be strong technically with a good eye for business and an inspiring presence! You will have experience in traditional and cloud-based infrastructures in which you have scaled, led, and secured an ecosystem of applications with proactive strategies, roadmaps, and inspiring vision. You have a strategic mind and operate as a senior leader that influences the business and company strategy. You will be responsible for development and the ongoing enhancement of our automation tools, products and capabilities to support and evolve the Canada Life Digital Technology roadmap.

What you will do

• Responsible leading the technical design, implementation and deployment of automated processes to accelerate Canada Life\'s portfolio of services.

• Accountable for evaluating existing automation tooling and technologies and drive next generation solution development across technology platforms.
• Act as an escalation point for resolution of complex delivery and operational issues
• Lead a cross-functional team to deliver engineered solutions that meet business requirements and engineering specifications
• Collaborate closely with multiple teams to deliver platform improvements and common reusable components
• Drive platform automation and engineering improvements that will accelerate delivery, increase quality and reduce maintenance and change fail rates
• Implement and maintain platform automation and engineering best practices, standards and guidelines

• Collaborate with product team and architects to identify and drive decisions on end-to-end systems selection to ensure and optimize the use of automation
• Build strong and trusted relationships with internal and external partners
• Manage risk and compliance in accordance with Canadian and Global standards. Ensure alignment/adherence to enterprise technology standards, vendor management standards, and risk standards.
• Focus on continuous learning and professional development

• Drive an agile mindset within the team that measures progress over perfection
• Hold yourself and your team accountable to contribute to the overall digital modernization of the organization
• Ensure solutions are enhanced, secured and upgraded to evolve the roadmap
• Ensure effective and efficient use of financial and people resources
• Identify and invest in opportunities (processes, training, systems) to enhance individual and team effectiveness

What you\'ll bring:

• Post-secondary degree/diploma in business or computer science or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 8+ years direct experience designing a highly available production infrastructure
• In depth understanding of automation tools and services
• Track record for leading IT transformational initiatives in sophisticated environments.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Pipeline as Code (PaC), automated single click deployment and configuration management
• Ability to adapt to a fast-moving technology landscape and keep pace with the latest thinking and new technologies.
• Versed in a variety of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo, etc.) and IT automation software (Ansible) and Infrastructure setup tools (Terraform)
• Demonstrable ability to formulate a high-level strategy, then convert it into a tactical plan and execute on that plan.
• Proven experience as a business-focused, credible leader in a large fast-growing technology company.
• Drives results and changes processes to improve performance; creates a culture of accountability.
• Has a bias to action.
• Solid understanding of delivery enablement techniques such as automated testing and automated deployments.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain collaborative business relationships.
• Able to pivot and quickly change direction in response to changing priorities.
• Experience coaching and mentoring technical practitioners.
• Strong communication, collaboration and relationship building skills.
• Experience working in financial services industry an asset.

What will set you apart:

• You can balance pressure to deliver with the need to deliver a secure, resilient platforms

• You demonstrate approachability, innovation and thought leadership
• You are a systems thinker, an effective communicator, and can find the balance between when to be tactical vs. strategic.
• You are skilled at identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in the full lifecycle of a large distributed system. With prior experience in areas such as design, development, configuration, testing, deployment, monitoring, and operations.

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The base salary for this position is between $89,800 - $166,300 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.

For student opportunities only

For our student opportunities, the base salary will be dependent on the number of work terms you have completed along with other factors depending on your program.

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.

Requisition ID: 336

Category: Digital Technology

Location:

London, ON Toronto, ON Winnipeg, MB

Date: Feb 9, 2024

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