Senior Data Platform Engineer
The Canada Life Assurance Company14 days ago
London, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design and build highly scalable cloud-based data platforms.
- Develop platform solutions that address internal customer and development-team needs.
- Build and enhance DevOps services, platform monitoring, deployment support, and data pipeline connectivity.
- Design and implement Azure Databricks platforms for analytical and operational workloads.
- Administer, support, optimize, and troubleshoot Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, storage, networking, virtual machines, and Control-M environments.
- Provision and configure cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Manage platform security, access controls, permissions, and governance using Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory groups, Unity Catalog, and role-based access models.
- Monitor platform health, investigate incidents and logs, and implement measures to improve reliability.
- Support onboarding of new applications and data domains to the enterprise data platform.
- Develop automation for platform administration, provisioning, and operational support.
- Participate in incident, problem, change, and release management processes.
- Provide on-call operational support for platform availability and service reliability.
- Provide technical leadership, Python development and code reviews, and mentorship to platform engineers.
Requirements
- University or college education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 10+ years of experience supporting cloud-based data platforms in production environments.
- Strong understanding of Databricks, cloud data architecture, infrastructure best practices, and distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience administering Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, Unity Catalog, permissions, and security configurations.
- Experience with Azure services including ADLS Gen2, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, Virtual Machines, Networking, Private Endpoints, and Azure Monitor.
- Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Experience managing access controls with Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory security groups.
- Experience troubleshooting Azure Data Factory and enterprise scheduling or orchestration platforms such as Control-M.
- Understanding of incident management, problem management, change management, root-cause analysis, audit logs, diagnostic logs, monitoring dashboards, and performance metrics.
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices and DevOps methodologies.
- Experience with Python development and code reviews.
- Experience with agile methodologies and delivery management tools such as Jira and Trello.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, communication, customer-focus, and relationship-management skills.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work in ambiguous situations.
- Ability to provide technical leadership and mentorship.
- Reliability Status Security Clearance is required as a condition of employment before access to Protected B information, assets, or work sites.
Benefits
- Permanent full-time employment with career advancement opportunities and industry-leading learning programs.
- Up to $2,000 annually toward education reimbursement.
- Flexible health and dental benefits plus a $5,000 mental health benefit.
- Vacation, personal days, and a volunteer day.
- Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program, and additional investment options.
- Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts, employee resource groups, mentorship programs, social clubs, and events.
- Role may be located in Toronto or London and follows a hybrid model requiring three days per week in the office.
- Security-check submission costs are covered by Canada Life.
About The Canada Life Assurance Company
The Canada Life Assurance Company provides life, health, disability, and group benefits insurance, plus retirement and wealth management products for individuals and employers across Canada. It generates revenue through premiums, investment management fees, and group plan administration. Headquartered in Toronto, it is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and part of the Power Corporation group of companies, serving both retail and workplace markets nationwide.