{"id":1347411,"url":"https://alion.io/job/canada-life-data-platform-engineering-specialist","title":"Data Platform Engineering Specialist","company":{"id":1770029,"name":"Canada Life","domain":"canadalife.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/canadalife-com","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":80700,"max":95700,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":95700},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Active Directory","optional":false},{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"Azure Data Factory","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Databricks","optional":false},{"name":"Incident Management","optional":false},{"name":"Jira","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID","optional":false},{"name":"Platform Engineering","optional":false},{"name":"Terraform","optional":false},{"name":"Trello","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-24T02:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-27T22:38:25Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Permanent Full Time\n-\nAre you a Data Platform Engineering Specialist professional focused on platform administration, operations and support, have strong Leadership and Communication skills who is looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity? The Canada Data Team is looking for a Data Platform Engineer to join our team.\nThe Data Platform Engineering Specialist is responsible for providing data platform and tool solutions to support business needs at Canada Life. Leveraging your cloud and Microsoft Azure technical subject matter expertise, you will have the exciting opportunity to design, adapt, and maintain data platform solutions within a cloud environment. You will navigate and reconcile considerations for immediate and future platform needs, encompassing but not limited to scalability, maintainability, performance, accuracy, reliability, security, compliance, cost, and robustness, even in situations where the requirements may be unclear or evolving. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with Product Owners as well as developers, quality assurance, governance & support experts in Toronto and other offices. In this role, you will be part of an on-call rotation in order to service our customers.\nWhat you will do:\nDesign and build highly scalable data platform within a cloud environment.\nPartner with our internal customers, stakeholders and project teams to understand their development pain points and craft platform solutions to address them.\nSupport the effort to build and enhance DevOps services, including platform monitoring, and platform and deployment support for respective data delivery pipelines.\nConnectivity enablement and integration for delivery pipelines and their data sources.\nDeliver appropriate Resource Access Permissions for respective use cases to implement Data Security and Governance.\nTroubleshoot complex performance and integration issues across Azure services.\nDesign and implement data platform based on Azure Databricks supporting analytical and operational workloads.\nAdminister, support, and optimize Azure-based data platforms including Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, and associated platform services.\nProvision and configure cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.\nCollaborate with Cloud Engineering teams to deploy and maintain Azure Databricks workspaces and supporting infrastructure.\nManage platform security, access controls, and governance through Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory groups, and role-based access models.\nTroubleshoot platform issues involving Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Control-M, storage, networking, and virtual machines.\nMonitor platform health, investigate incidents, analyse logs, and implement proactive measures to improve platform reliability.\nSupport onboarding of new applications and data domains to the enterprise data platform.\nDevelop automation to streamline platform administration, provisioning, and operational support activities.\nParticipate in incident, problem, change, and release management processes.\nProvide operational support within an on-call rotation to ensure platform availability and service reliability.\nWhat you will bring:\nA University or College education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.\n5+ years of experience supporting cloud-based data platforms in a production environment\nStrong understanding of cloud data architecture, infrastructure best practices, and distributed systems.\nHands-on experience administering Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, Unity Catalog, permissions, and security configurations.\nExperience supporting Azure services such as ADLS Gen2, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, Virtual Machines, Networking, Private Endpoints, and Azure Monitor.\nStrong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices.\nExperience managing access controls using Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory security groups.\nExperience troubleshooting Azure Data Factory and enterprise scheduling/orchestration platforms such as Control-M.\nStrong understanding of operational support processes including incident management, problem management, change management, and root-cause analysis.\nExperience interpreting platform audit logs, diagnostic logs, monitoring dashboards, and performance metrics.\nFamiliarity with CI/CD practices and DevOps methodologies\nStrong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.\nExperience with agile methodologies and delivery management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello).\nCustomer focused with strong communication and relationship management skills.\nAbility to quickly adapt to changing priorities and working within ambiguous situations.\n-\nThe base salary for this position is between $80,700 - $95,700 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.\nCareer opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.\nGrow with Canada Life\nWe’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country. \nWe’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver - for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!\nWhat we offer:\nWe’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:\nCareer Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement. \nHealth & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being. \nTime Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day. \nFinancial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options. \nRewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more! \n Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events. \nLearn more about Canada Life.\nWe’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact . All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.\nCanada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.\n#LI-Hybrid","description_format":"text","description_chars":7348,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Milestone celebrations"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Insurance & Benefits","Life Insurance & Annuities"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-27T17:23:21Z"}],"liveness":{"score":79,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.876,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":41,"reasons":["conf:55","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-30T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":95700,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/canada-life-data-platform-engineering-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/canada-life-data-platform-engineering-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T00:48:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":529,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4471,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}