Ville : Toronto, Canada

Catégorie : Enterprise Operations

Industrie : Financial Services

Employeur : Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan - OTPP

The opportunity

The Engineering Lead, Middleware is a senior technical role that will support the introduction of middleware technologies at Ontario Teachers’. You will be responsible for middleware strategy, planning design and continuous improvement, working with various service providers to coordinate implementation.  You will also plan, gather and translate technical requirements into infrastructure solution designs in alignment with business needs.

Who you’ll work with

You will report to the Senior Manager, Middleware Engineering. You will also maintain relationships with key vendors and internal partners, managing services, processes, and KPIs related to system design effectiveness, requirements traceability, customer and partner satisfaction, system design quality and system availability.

What you’ll do

• Defines and manages Technology Infrastructure (TI) controls

• Implements Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code (Chef, CloudFormation, Terraform)

• Runs and executes on evaluation and introduction of all new TI technology (hardware and software)

• Coordinates and executes all FOAK testing and POCs (scoping and execution)

• Collaborates in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment, security, and availability

• Procures hardware, software and software licensing, and manages licensing model choices

• Provides Level 3 Support for various infrastructure and COTS software (rotating on-call)

• Prioritizes builds in coordination with Business & Demand Management function

• Architects, designs and implements On-Prem and Cloud-Based solutions

• Mentors and coaches junior technical staff and managed services staff

What you’ll need

• Deep experience in the design of distributed, high availability middleware designs

• Demonstrated ability in designing Enterprise Infrastructure Services running various Compute, Network & Storage ecosystems

• Experience working with a Global Managed Services provider

• Demonstrated ability with the following technologies: Azure PaaS & SaaS services, Kubernetes (AKS), DataBricks, PowerPlatform (Dynamics) Azure OpenAI, Model Serving (ML, LLM’s), Astronomer (Airflow), DBT, Python, Java, .NET Core, CI/CD Pipelines, Terraform

• ITIL Foundations and TOGAF certifications are preferred

• Proven ability to handle deliverables, influence, make recommendations, facilitate decisions, lead technical staff and organize work

• Excellent verbal and written communication capability demonstrated at technical professional and customer/stakeholder level

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What we’re offering

• Pay-for-performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive

• Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development

• Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage

• Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan

• The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program

• A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working

• Competitive time off

• Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year

• Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis

At Ontario Teachers', diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring.  We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves.  To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers'.

How to apply

Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.

Accommodations are available upon request (peopleandculture@otpp.com) for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.

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