DevOps Engineer in Toronto, Ontario

DevOps Engineer

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The Opportunity

Are you looking for a caring, collaborative, values-driven workplace with inspiring teammates and leaders? Do you have the ambition and desire to be the best and thrive at the most impactful global insurance provider in the world? Look no further than Zurich Canada.

If you have experience as a DevOps Engineer and are looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Zurich Canada is currently looking for a DevOps Engineer who will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining our applications and infrastructure on cloud platform. You will also collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure the reliability, security, and performance of our systems.

Reporting to the VP IT Operations, you will work as a DevOps expert with a deep understanding of cloud-native technologies and automation. You have a proven track record of implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in large-scale environments, and you are passionate about driving efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement. You excel at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high-quality software at scale.. 

This is a unique opportunity to build your knowledge and experience for the future in a supportive environment where your voice matters.

This is a hybrid role.

What you will do:

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo, Terraform, Bitbucket, Nexus OSS, SonarQube, Veracode, HashiCorp Vault, Azure DevOps and Prisma Container Security.

• Develops automation of software builds and deployments.

• Manages application documentation libraries and source code repositories.

• Maintains application & source code versions and promotes approved applications to test and production environments.

• Develops processes to support the deployment and maintenance of new applications.

• Provision, configure, and monitor AWS infrastructure using Terraform and AWS services such as ECS, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, Redis, etc.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to application development, deployment, and operations.

• Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices using tools such as SonarQube, Veracode and Prisma Container Security.

• Document and maintain technical specifications, processes, and procedures.

• Support and advice on the code development of DevSecOps platforms for Onprem/cloud hosted applications

• Build/manage DevSecOps standards, and branching strategies.

• Project pipeline development, identifying security concerns, and setting the cloud CI/CD for active projects utilizing DevSecOps.

• Responsible for integrating specialized tools for DevOps Security

• Must be familiar with Azure, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, as well as the proper use of development/antifactory tools such as GitHub, JIRA, Jfrog and Azure Devops.

• Creating the standard templates for various cloud services and manager/maintain with the security guardrails.

• Github Enterprise Team configurations, repository access runners

• Jfrog repository configurations, access controls

• Automation of Docker image generation process and enforcement of keeping base images with update security patches.

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Job Qualifications

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Computer Science, Database, Engineering, or Programming area.

OR

• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years of experience in the Database and Programming area.

OR

• Zurich Certified Insurance Apprentice including an Associate Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Programming area.

AND

• Experience working at multiple phases of database management.

Preferred:

• Extensive experience in DevOps, with a focus on cloud environments, particularly Azure or AWS.

• Insurance Industry Experience • Strong conflict resolution skills. • Organizational and analytical skills.

• Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, Ansible, and Docker.

• Strong understanding of containerization technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker, and ECS.

• Experience in automating infrastructure and application deployments using IaC tools.

• DevOps (Expert Level Operational Knowledge) – AWS Code Build, AWS CloudFormation

Our Culture

At Zurich, we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging (DEIB). We want you to bring your whole self to work, and we want our employees to be reflective of the communities in which we live and work. Our DIEB initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome.

We have a collaborative culture where diversity of thought is valued. We value your input and strive to give our employees the tools they need to make an impact.

We care about our employees’ well-being and offer a comprehensive health/benefits plan with varying levels of coverage to suit your specific needs and a competitive total compensation package.

We understand how important it is to rest, recharge and do the things you love. At Zurich, all employees receive a minimum of four weeks of vacation per year to do just that.

We also understand that employees require time off for personal reasons. Maybe you have an appointment during a workday, a cultural or religious holiday you would like to observe, or you need time off to focus on your mental health. Zurich employees receive four personal days per year to be used at their discretion.

We are committed to continuous improvement, and offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.

We care about our communities. Our communities are where our customers, people, and shareholders live and work. While we can be proud of the contribution to society Zurich makes through our core business of insurance, we must also give back to our communities through our talent, time and resources.

We have won numerous awards for our workplace culture. We are proud to be one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers and to have received Insurance Business Canada’s 5-Star Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award.

*Make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported. Love what you do. Work for us. *

About Us

Zurich Canada is part of the Zurich Insurance Group, a multi-line insurer with approximately 55,000 employees worldwide serving customers in global and local markets. Zurich Canada has been a leading insurance provider serving mid-sized and large companies, including multinational corporations, in the Canadian commercial market for 100 years. With over 500 employees in offices across the country, Zurich offers the global strength of a top insurance provider combined with in-depth knowledge of industries and local markets. Zurich Canada aspires to be risk management professionals’ first choice as their premier partner to help meet the risk challenges of today and tomorrow. Read more at www.zurichcanada.com.

A future with Zurich

Now is the time to move forward and make a difference. At Zurich, we want you to share your unique perspectives, experiences and ideas so we can grow and drive sustainable change together. As part of a leading global organization, Zurich North America has over 148 years of experience managing risk and supporting resilience. We are a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and a wide range of risk management products and services for businesses and individuals. Today, we serve more than 25 industries, from agriculture to technology and insure 90% of the Fortune 500®. Our growth strategy is not limited to our business. As an employer, Zurich strives to provide ongoing career development opportunities and foster an environment where voices are diverse, behaviors are inclusive, actions drive equity, and our people feel a sense of belonging. Be a part of the next evolution of the insurance industry. Join us in building a brighter future for our people, our customers and the communities we serve.

As a global company, Zurich recognizes the diversity of our workforce as an asset. We recruit talented people from a variety of backgrounds with unique perspectives that are truly welcome here. Taken together, diversity and inclusion bring us closer to our common goal: exceeding our customers’ expectations. Zurich is committed to providing a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free environment resulting in an accessible organization for employees, customers, and other parties who interact with, or on behalf of, Zurich. We strive to achieve a workplace free of discrimination of all forms, including discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disability, or medical condition. If you are interested in a job opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation, so we can work with you to provide a more accessible process.

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