Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Analyst

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge Enterprise Data Lake, Machine Learning, and Analytics technologies? We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled Cloud Analyst to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have experience in Information Technology, with at least 3 years of hands-on experience with Cloud technologies.

Note: The ability to attain Reliability Status Clearance for this role is essential. When you are required to apply for this clearance, you must have lived continuously in Canada for the last 5+ years at the time of your clearance application. No exceptions please.

What you will Do:

• Manage and administer Enterprise Data Lake and related eco-system technologies
• Demonstrate proficiency with Amazon Web Services, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Design, Develop and manage AWS infrastructure and applications. Expertise includes compute (EC2), storage (S3), serverless (Lambda), databases (RDS), Glue (Data Catalog)
• Work with machine learning platforms like SageMaker and frameworks like GenAI for building/deploying AI/ML models, search service (Kendra), and core AWS services.
• Implement data query enhancement tools using Starburst Trino, AWS EKS, Athena
• Work with Cloud Formation templates,
• Perform performance tuning for queries, applications, and resources
• Lead small to large infrastructure POCs, utilizing defined technologies
• Maintain up-to-date documentation and procedures for all supported database platforms
• Collaborate with Database Administrators and Developers to define and document requirements
• Utilize DevOps methodologies to develop Python scripts for Windows and Unix (Linux) based platforms, Understand, read, write YAML code, JSON,
• Follow Change Management Process and support project development within documented standards
• Occasionally provide after-hours and weekend support for planned production implementations and disaster recovery exercises
• Collaborate closely with team members, technical leads, and application support teams to ensure quality database services
• Define, document, and implement consistent standards and procedures
• Evaluate functionality and features within related database products
• Contribute innovative solutions and best practice improvements

What You Need to Succeed:

• Strong academic credentials, degree or diploma in Computer Science or related information technology or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in Database Development, ETL, and Reporting
• Strong conceptual and analytical abilities
• Proficiency in Linux for efficient system management
• Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Python/Bash/PowerShell experience for automation and scripting tasks
• Ansible and terraform and Kubernetes, Docker containers experience for infrastructure automation
• Demonstrated experience with EDL and related technologies.
• Experience with AWS services or equivalent tools on other cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of network services, Active Directory, Linux user and group administration.

Note: Availability for on-call support and troubleshooting

Preferred Skills

• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders
• Proactive initiative, curiosity, and conscientiousness to drive continuous improvement
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively to achieve project objectives
• Leadership ability to lead small to medium project teams and inspire others.
• Willingness to share ideas and actively participate in group discussions

What’s in it for you:

• We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2024 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• We’re proud to be recognized as a company with a 2023 Most Trusted Executive team by Great Place to Work® Canada.
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health - mental, physical, and financial
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.
• As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client needs to choose where you work, at home or in the office.

# LI - SJ #LI-Hybrid #LI-remote

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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