Job Description

Canada Life is looking for an SRE! We\xe2\x80\x99ve titled this senior (manager equivalent) role a Consulting Site Reliability Specialist. You\xe2\x80\x99re a seasoned technologist who loves to solve hard problems. You\xe2\x80\x99re excited about helping build more reliable, stable and high performing systems while taking a leadership role in defining what it means to be an SRE at Canada Life. You will work closely with application and infrastructure teams ensuring our systems are engineered and monitored to ensure they\xe2\x80\x99re highly available and meet the expectations of staff and our customers.

What you will do

• Proactively identify areas of improvement across infrastructure and business services
• Inject reliability thinking into new sites at the design stage
• Collaborate with internal teams contributing ideas for reliability standards, best practices, and methodologies
• Construct and present root cause analysis to share with the broader organization
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve application resiliency
• Act as an SRE mentor and advocate by demonstrating the value of the SRE practice
• Advocate for and lead expanded instrumentation of application ecosystems to provide proactive alerting
• Highlight \xe2\x80\x9cengineering or architecture drift\xe2\x80\x9d that might impact stability and resiliency

What you will bring

• Degree/diploma in computer science, engineering, or equivalent work experience
• SRE related certifications
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Strong knowledge and hands on experience with Splunk, Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring, Splunk ITSI, AppDynamics
• Strong sense of accountability and desire to build quality solutions
• Expert troubleshooting skills and ability to solve complex problems
• Broad understanding of technology platforms \xe2\x80\x93 on-prem or cloud, modern operating systems, software development, system performance fundamentals and networks
• Passion for observability and continuously learning new technologies
• Understanding of modern monitoring practices and tools
• Desire to stay on top of technology growth, learn new skills, and advocate for instrumentation across business units
• Value communication and empathy as much as technical prowess
• Adept at leading and/or collaborating with ad-hoc teams
• Ability to design and implement instrumentation for service level dashboarding and alert.

Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.

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\xe2\x80\x99re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It\xe2\x80\x99s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that\xe2\x80\x99s 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\xe2\x80\x99re one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s 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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