DevOps Specialist

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Join us in shaping a better future and help deliver innovative, secure, and reliable technology solutions that make a meaningful impact for our customers, colleagues, and communities. We are seeking a collaborative DevOps professional who is passionate about automation, continuous improvement, cloud technologies, and building secure, scalable solutions. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in Agile environments, partnering with technical and business stakeholders, and driving operational excellence through modern DevOps practices. Position Responsibilities: Continuously evaluate and enhance DevOps practices, processes, and tools to improve efficiency, reliability, and operational effectiveness. Automate manual and repetitive tasks using infrastructure and automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef. Implement, manage, and support containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes. Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure and services while ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and security. Create, maintain, and improve technical documentation for configurations, processes, procedures, and operational standards. Implement and promote security best practices across development, deployment, and operational activities. Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to automate provisioning, configuration, and environment management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support continuous integration, continuous delivery, and operational excellence. Required Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Infrastructure Engineering, or a related discipline. Experience designing, enhancing, and supporting CI/CD release pipelines. Hands-on experience with TeamCity, including API integrations and pipeline-as-code capabilities. Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Helm, and GitOps practices. Experience with source control and version management platforms such as GitHub. Experience with Jenkins and GitHub Actions. Experience deploying and supporting cloud infrastructure and services, preferably within Microsoft Azure environments. Experience administering and supporting Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems. Experience working within Agile development environments and cross-functional teams. Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies. Experience with artifact management tools such as Artifactory. Experience working with database technologies, including Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI), Oracle, and DB2. Experience with application security, vulnerability management, and code quality tools such as Snyk, Contrast, and SonarQube. Understanding of modern programming languages and frameworks such as C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Go, and .NET. Demonstrated commitment to automation, optimization, and continuous improvement. Preferred Qualifications: Development experience using Java, C#, or Node.js. Experience with tools such as Jira, ServiceNow, and Power Apps. Microsoft Azure certifications, such as Azure Fundamentals or Azure DevOps Engineer. DevOps and/or DevSecOps certifications. ITIL certification. When you join our team: We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want. We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words. As part of our distributed team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see. The role being advertised is an existing vacancy. About Manulife and John Hancock Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html . Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law. It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [email protected] . Referenced Salary Location Toronto, Ontario Working Arrangement Hybrid Salary range is expected to be between $73,725.00 CAD - $122,875.00 CAD Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] for the salary range for your location. Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [email protected] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions. We use data and analytics technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and automated processing tools, to analyze and process the information you provide to us or third parties in the application process. For more information, please refer to our personal information collection statement .