Intermediate Technology Specialist, Data Developer

Position Title: Intermediate Technology Specialist Data Developer
Reports To: Lead Technology Manager Data Platforms
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 data 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.

Now is an exciting time to join one of the Waterloo Areas Top Employer for 2025 and Southwestern Ontarios Top Employers for 2024!


What you will be doing:

• Assist with the design implementation and management of cloud data warehouse systems infrastructure including:
  • Endtoend solutions operations and support of the companys enterprise cloudhosted data solutions.
  • Actively participate in cloud data infrastructure and business system projects including forecasting management and execution of related cloud platform 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 data infrastructure or business system incidents (including highly critical performance impacting) and problems.

What you will bring:

• One (1) to three (3) or more years of experience in IT with at least one (1) year in a cloudbased platform engineering 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 is a strong asset.
• Familiarity or experience with Azure DevOps Azure Containers and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Services).
• Certifications in AZ900 DP900. AZ400 or DP203 are an asset
• Understanding of network storage server and application technologies
• Strong troubleshooting skills across the entire technology stack network storage server and applications
• ITIL Certification is an asset
• Experience with IaC with ARM templates and biceps.
• Java Python Spark PowerShell C#/.NET Bash.
• Experience with planning scheduling and executing production deployments for web applications including supporting artifacts such as Database Schema migrations as well as orchestration through CI/CD Pipelines
• Experience in agile methodologies and DevOps tools.

Whats 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 companys 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
• 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:

• Provide two professional references (minimum one supervisor and above)
• Undergo a criminal background check

This role is open due to an existing vacancy.

To learn more about Equitable we encourage you to explore our organization.

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