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The opportunity
The Engineering Lead, Middleware is a senior technical role that will support the introduction of middleware technologies at Ontario Teachers’. You will be responsible for middleware strategy, planning design and continuous improvement, working with various service providers to coordinate implementation. You will also plan, gather, and translate technical requirements into infrastructure solution designs in alignment with business needs.
Who You’ll Work With
You will work with the Senior Manager, Middleware Engineering, and maintain relationships with key vendors and internal partners. You will manage services, processes, and KPIs related to system design effectiveness, requirements traceability, customer and partner satisfaction, system design quality and system availability.
What You’ll Do
- Defines and manages Technology Infrastructure (TI) controls
- Implements Configuration Management and Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, Azure)
- Runs & executes on evaluation and introduction of all new TI technology (hardware and software)
- Coordinates and executes First of a Kind (FOAK) testing and POCs (scoping and execution)
- Collaborates in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment, security, and availability.
- Procures hardware, software and software licensing, and handles licensing model choices
- Provides Level 3 Support for various infrastructure and COTS software (On-call)
- Prioritizes builds in coordination with Business & Demand Management function
- Architects, designs and implements On-Prem and Cloud-Based solutions
- Mentors and coaches junior technical staff and managed services staff
What You’ll Need
- Deep experience in the design of distributed, high availability for Middleware
- Demonstrated ability to design Enterprise Infrastructure Services running various Compute, Network & Storage ecosystems: Azure, OpenStack, VMware
- Experience working with a Global Managed Services provider
- Demonstrated ability with all or some of the following technologies: Azure, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Databricks, K8’s, Azure AKS, AMQ/MQ, Apache, Kafka, OpenAI/Chat GPT
- ITIL Foundations and TOGAF certifications are preferred
- Demonstrable ability to handle work, influence, make recommendations, facilitate decisions, lead technical staff and organize work
- Excellent verbal and written communication capability demonstrated at technical professional and customer/stakeholder levels.
What We’re Offering
- Pay-for-performance environment that offers competitive salary and incentive
- Numerous opportunities for professional growth and development
- Comprehensive employer paid benefits coverage
- Retirement income through a defined benefit pension plan
- The opportunity to invest back into the fund through our Deferred Incentive Program
- A flexible/hybrid work environment combining in office collaboration and remote working
- Competitive time off
- Our Flexible Travel Program gives you the option to work abroad in another region/country for up to a month each year
- Employee discount programs including Edvantage and Perkopolis
- Degreed: a digital platform that helps you quickly and easily discover, share, and track various learning resources — from courses to videos to articles and more
At Ontario Teachers’, diversity is one of our core strengths. We take pride in ensuring that the people we hire and the culture we create, reflect and embrace diversity of thought, background and experience. Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), we celebrate diversity and foster inclusion through events for colleagues to connect for professional development, networking & mentoring. We are building an inclusive and equitable workplace where our talent is respected, accepted and empowered to be themselves. To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, check out Life at Teachers’.
How To Apply
Are you ready to pursue new challenges and take your career to the next level? Apply today! You may be invited to complete a pre-recorded digital interview as part of your application.
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Functional Areas
Information Technology
Requisition ID
5232
