Intermediate Technology Specialist, Cloud - Waterloo, Canada - Equitable CA

Equitable CA

Verified Company

Waterloo, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

At Equitable, we realize that your work life is not just about performing a job; it's about being part of a workplace that helps you grow and reach your full potential.

Within our friendly and collaborative work environment, we recognize that the key to our growth and success is a dedicated, motivated and client-responsive staff.

Join Equitable today.

Position Title:
Intermediate Technology Specialist, Cloud

Reports To:
Senior Technology Manager, Core Infrastructure

Department:

IT

Term:
Permanent Full-Time

Work Arrangements:
This is a hybrid role.

You will work in our office in Waterloo, ON a minimum of two (2) assigned, consecutive days every other week, plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month.

You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum requirement.

The Opportunity:
Equitable is growing At the heart of this lies the critical Infrastructure systems and technologically driven services.

As new and evolving demands on our
IT infrastructure take shape, the focus on improved delivery, availability, scalability, insight, and sustainability of our systems grows.

These demands are creating new opportunities for different solutions and as such the dependence on the integrity and security of our systems increases.

We're looking for a motivated individual who wants to contribute their skills to our team, who is passionate about customer service excellence while being focused on technical execution, remains diligent to the process and above all - does the right thing.

Now is an exciting time to join one of the Waterloo Area's and Southwestern Ontario's Top Employers for 2024

What you will be doing:

Assist with the design, implementation, and management of cloudhosted business systems infrastructure including:
End-to-end solutions, operations, and support of the company's enterprise cloud-hosted enterprise solutions
Actively participate in Cloud Infrastructure and business system project participation, including the forecasting, management, and execution of related infrastructure activities
Continuously create and improve business value through process improvement and automation, capacity planning, demand management, system operations, and solution innovation
Provide critical support response to cloudhosted infrastructure or business system incidents (including highly critical, performance impacting) and problems

What you will bring:

Three (3) to five (5) or more years experience in
IT, with at least two (2) years in a cloudbased role
Expertise and proficiency in building and maintaining cloudhosted technologies, business systems, and web services platforms, including experience/exposure to:
Entra ID, RBAC, Azure Policy/Governance, Azure DNS, Azure Storage, Key Vault, Azure Backup, Azure Compute Resources, Azure Function Apps/Logic Apps, Azure Monitoring/Alerts.
Knowledge or experience with scripting/automation a strong asset
Familiarity or experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Containers and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Services),
Exposure to Azure SQL Managed Instances and Cosmos DB and Azure Networking
Experience administering and managing Microsoft Server servers in hybrid cloud environments.
Developing experience migrating servers and workloads in hybrid cloud environments.
Previous involvement with AWS (EC2 instances, IAM, S3/S3 Glacier storage)
Proficiency in working with Active Directory and well as Group Policy (incl. technical certifications)
Previous experience working in an
IT ticketing system, such as ServiceNow (or similar)
You thrive being a strong, analytical problem solver mixed with common sense and practicality

What's in it for you:

A healthy worklife balance with employee wellness top of mind
Annual bonus program, annual vacation allowance, and companypaid benefits program
An additional paid volunteer day each year so you can spend time giving back to the community
Immediate enrollment in the company's pension program with employer matching
Employee resource groups that support an inclusive work environment
Tuition support and specialized program assistance
An onsite fullservice cafeteria with a variety of daily options
A company subsidized cafeteria with a variety of daily options
Discounts on company products and services, and access to exclusive employee perks
Regular EQ Together events focused on company togetherness and collaboration

As part of the recruitment/offer process you will be required to: