Hybrid Principal Platform Engineer

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About the role

  • Principal Platform Engineer leading the evolution of core platform services at Manulife. Focus on scalable, secure solutions for financial and insurance applications.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain high-performance, fault-tolerant, secure, and scalable platforms
  • Design, build, and maintain platform features and infrastructure, including hardware, software, and network components
  • Build and complete consolidation cluster strategy for the segment
  • Monitor and evaluate platforms to identify potential issues and implement proactive solutions
  • Resolve persistent platform issues such as bottlenecks, connectivity problems, and system failures
  • Ensure compliance and regulatory requirements throughout the platform lifecycle; implement security measures including access controls and vulnerability assessments
  • Partner with architects and business leaders to design robust platforms across data, orchestration, and presentation layers
  • Drive storage layer and API roadmap; think through long-term impacts of design decisions and failure scenarios
  • Investigate new platform solutions to enhance service delivery experience
  • Perform peer reviews of code and work for continuous learning and improvement

Requirements

  • 12+ years in software engineering with a focus on platform/infrastructure
  • Expertise in cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Strong skills in Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, and automation frameworks
  • Understanding of financial and insurance applications
  • Deep knowledge of backend technologies and experience with data-intensive systems
  • Programming experience in Python, Scala, or similar languages
  • Proficient in DevOps principles, Infrastructure as Code, and containerization technologies
  • Experience with open-source technologies and distributed cloud platforms
  • Lead highly visible multi-disciplinary projects and provide thought leadership
  • Influence business direction and strategy for platform engineering
  • Establish implementation strategies and operational standards

Benefits

  • health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage
  • adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
  • employee/family assistance plans
  • retirement savings plans including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions
  • financial education and counseling resources
  • generous paid time off program including holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days
  • full range of statutory leaves of absence

Job title

Principal Platform Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$129,800 - CA$241,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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