Senior Platform Engineer
Dublin, IE
Canada Life Assurance Europe plc (‘CLE’), a company within the Great West Lifeco Group, is a life assurance company with a branch in Germany. CLE sells unit-linked pension and protection products to customers in Germany through independent brokers. We have offices in Dublin, Cologne and Neu-Isenburg (near Frankfurt).
Our brand values reflect the kind of company we are today and strive to continue to be in the future:
Ambitious: We consistently pursue our goals and constantly look for new opportunities and we are ready to go the extra mile for our customers.
Creative: Together with our partners we offer appropriate and flexible solutions that inspire.
Unconventional: We break new ground in order to offer our customers the best protection for a good life.
Better: We constantly work on our abilities and strive to offer our customers superior products and services.
Strong: Based on our performance and with the support of our Canadian parent company we look to provide the highest security for the future for our customers, partners and employees alike.
Collaborative: We move forward together, helping each other to become better and together we find good solutions both for the customer and for ourselves.
Responsible: We act transparently and fairly, and are forward-thinking and risk-aware for the benefit of our customers, partners and employees.
People – our customers and employees alike – are at the heart of everything we do at CLE. We share a deep commitment to our customers and to each other. If you are looking to work in an inclusive, supportive and dynamic workplace on a path of growth, we’re glad you found us! Whether you are starting your career or looking to develop your expertise as a specialist, we’ll support you every step of the way.
What we offer
Hybrid working model – excellent city centre location with attractive working from home options;
Personal Protection – Company Pension, Death in Service Benefit, Health Insurance Allowance, Income Protection Scheme, optional Specified Illness Scheme;
Health & Wellness – Top-Class Employee Assistance Programme, Bike to Work Scheme, Policies supporting Work/Life balance, Digital Doctor to name but a few.
Role Overview
CLE is currently seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the growing Platform team. You will be responsible for leading the implementation of scalable cloud solutions, reporting to the Platform Product Owner. Candidates will have a strong platform engineering background and experience in automation, SRE, Agile methodologies, and cloud technologies.
What you will help us to achieve
The ideal candidate will have proven experience:
• Building and supporting scalable, resilient cloud-based architectures
• Standardising approaches and patterns across many applications and teams
• Migration of on-premises applications to the cloud
• Liaising with team leads and stakeholders; mentoring junior team members
• Creating and socialising architecture patterns, designs, and maintaining a growing service catalog
More specific responsibilities will include
• Implement best of breed, scalable solutions according to defined patterns and practices
• Design and implement platform solutions for porting existing applications to a microservices based architecture
• Continuously optimise and improve the Platform through automation and FinOps practices
• Mentor and lead
junior team members and unblock progress through forward-thinking and experience
• Work as part of a Scrum team using Agile practices and adhering to the values and principles
Key Strengths:
• Hands on experience of designing and building n-tier systems.
• Experience in Containerisation - Kubernetes, Docker, etc.
• Demonstrable experience designing and consuming many Microsoft Azure PaaS services
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) best practices
• Ability to think big picture; building solutions that tackle problems both in the short term and future
What you will need to be successful in the role
• Experience in designing, implementing, and monitoring cloud hosted applications
• 3-5 years' experience as a Platform Engineer
• Highly proficient in pipeline architecture and automation; experience with Azure DevOps being preferred
• Knowledge and experience of Terraform, Helm, Kusto Query Language (KQL), Bash, and PowerShell
• Good knowledge of System Architectures, Software Engineering, and DevOps / Agile practices - experience of Agile Methodologies and operating in agile / scrum based teams
• Excellent problem-solving skills, and ability to craft effective solutions
• Excellent team player, collaborative, and supportive
• Ability to multitask while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• A solution driven, self-starter with commitment and follow through
• Fluent in English – written and verbal
Key Competencies
The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Canada Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Canada Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
Canada Life Group Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported. We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.
If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact LifeCareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.
CLGS supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland