Manulife

Director of Platform Engineering

Toronto, Ontario · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago

PythonScalaAzureCloud PlatformsDevOpsPlatform EngineeringCybersecurityCustomer SupportTest AutomationLeadership

About the role

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment.

Builds and maintains high-performance, fault-tolerant, secure, and scalable platforms.
Designs, builds, and maintains the technology platform's features and infrastructure, including hardware, software, and network components.
Resolves persistent platform issues when surfaced by technical support teams such as bottlenecks, connectivity problems, and system failures.
Considers compliance and regulatory requirements throughout the platform lifecycle. Implements security measures, such as access controls, encryptions, and vulnerability assessments when applicable.
Partners with architects and business leaders to design and build robust platforms across data, orchestration, and presentation layers on a specific domain.
Helps drive storage layer and API features roadmap.
Thinks through long-term impacts of key design decisions and failure scenarios.
Leads projects or programs with notable risk and/or complexity with diverse and sometimes conflicting interest groups
develops strategy / plan for project or program execution and actively manages its deployment
Leads projects or programs with notable risk and/or complexity with diverse and sometimes conflicting interest groups; develops strategy / plan for project or program execution and actively manages its deployment

The ideal candidate brings 12+ years of experience in platform, software, or infrastructure engineering, with 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles.
This includes proven ownership of large‑scale, shared platforms and experience leading teams delivering secure, reliable, and scalable technology at enterprise scale.
Programming experience in Python, Scala, or similar languages
Experience with open-source technologies
Understanding and knowledge of containerization technologies

Bachelor's in Computer Science or closely related technical field
Master's degree in Computer Science or closely related technical field, is a good to have
Related certifications are preferred (Example
Azure Cloud Certification)
Related certifications are preferred (Example - Azure Cloud Certification)
When you join our team:
We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

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, r

Performs peer reviews of code / deliverables and analysis for continuous learning and continuous improvement.

We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.
We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Director Platform Engineering to join our team.

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