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:

Our engineering team plays a critical role in supporting product development, security, and integration with hosting and network services.  

Web Hosting Services has an immediate opening for a DevOps engineer whose responsibilities will include the design of automation patterns, implementation of DevOps middleware installations, configuration and application deployments,

Support of container technologies and orchestration platforms (Docker and Kubernetes, build and maintain container's images)

What will you do?

• Kubernetes deployment, configuration, scaling and management of containerized applications.
• Integrating container platforms with automated continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) pipelines.
• Analysis and design of technical processes and tasks for continuous improvement.
• Partnering with other infrastructure service teams to integrate dependencies and build automation pipelines.
• Participation in Agile project teams to address specific business requirements and support short development sprints.
• Troubleshooting and fixing code bugs and provide support of automated tasks.
• Develop automation to support security requirements and product version currency
• Participate in Weekly Production On-call Rotations

What will you need to succeed?

• 2-3 years UNIX (Solaris/AIX/Linux) and/or Windows Server 2016/2019
• At least 2 years of software development work experience, with a focus on Containers platforms, Infrastructure, Tools and/or DevOps.
• Scripting or programming skills in more than one of the following: Java, Jython, Perl, Python, SQL, YAML or various Unix shells scripting (sh, bsh, ksh, bash).
• Operational experience with multiple web-related middleware technologies
• Application packaging or deployment experience
• Excellent analytical skills and communication skills with the ability to ask probing questions to understand the various concepts presented/discussed.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and make decisions that require innovative thinking
• Use of code management and DevOps tools such as Ansible, Artifactory, Bitbucket, Git, and Jenkins.
• Understanding of networking configuration including DNS. Load balancers, SSL, SSH, Firewalls and general network troubleshooting.
• University Degree or College Diploma in related discipline(s) and/or 6+ years in IT industry.
• After hours operations support is required.

What’s in it for you:

• We’re honored to be recognized as a 2024 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®, for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health.
• 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 need to choose where you work, at home or in the office

Must be able to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks prior to the start date and during employment, in accordance with Sun Life’s policies and practices.

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 [email protected].

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

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

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