Current Career Opportunities

We are maturing our Information Security Technology team who will work closely with Global and Canadian Information Security Offices and other Infrastructure and Application Technology teams to delivery security services that defend global enterprise, including business units, customers, and shareholders from external and internal security threats. Our team consists of highly motivated, innovative, and tech-savvy individuals that want to make a difference and drive value for our company and customers.   What you’ll do:   The Senior Security Specialist is responsible for engineering of new security technologies and operational excellence of existing security technologies.  He or she will require a mindset focused on business value and continuous service improvement.  See below for additional information re: expectations / responsibilities:   General - Demonstrate strong security fundamentals while working hands-on with security technologies - Follow ITIL best practices re: incident management, problem management, change management are more - Complete deliverables and deliver solutions with the highest possible quality in the most efficient & effective manner - Actively assess security risks and expedite closure of gaps to help promote a risk aware and proactive culture Engineering - Provide input to security technology roadmaps that set the vision for security services / controls - Research, evaluate and validate practicality of new technologies via rapid prototyping - Design solutions that are “fit for purpose” (security function) and “fit for use” (enterprise grade) - Ensure technical specifications support solution architecture and are endorsed by technology vendor(s) - Deploy solution components and participate in appropriate functional and non-functional testing - Work with internal and external stakeholder teams to implement / validate solution integration points - Provide technical consulting on capabilities and limitations of the security technologies Operations - Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation, achieve incident service levels and participate in CIRT or MIR calls as requried - Ensure security control health & compliance and assist with automation of manual tasks / improved proactive alerting - Implement security policies / blocks and perform continuous tuning to ensure effectiveness of security controls - Assist with key performance indicator reporting to reinforce the business value of our security controls - Remediate infrastructure at risk of exploitation and participate in security incidents as needed - Contribute to annual business continuity / disaster recovery planning and execution Other - Actively set personal smart goals and understands how their performance impacts the team - Participate in meetings and training events with a willingness to share knowledge and learn from others - Demonstrate commitment to respectful workplace and workplace diversity initiatives - Foster the department’s culture with a focus on teamwork and stewardship with business units - Support continual improvements of IS methods, tools and technique Who you are: - A degree or equivalent education in a related discipline such as Computer Science, Business Computing, Engineering, or Commerce is required - Minimum of 5 years experience maintaining, designing, implementing end to end application, infrastructure, and security solutions in a large organization is required - Broad knowledge of IT industry technology and best practices and specific knowledge in security and infrastructure technologies such as web servers, application servers, Intel / Linux / AIX servers, workstations, databases, network, IAM, Cloud Computing, Automation, FW’s / WAF / IPDS / DDOS, Cryptography, Endpoint Security, VPN, MFA, SIEM, Vulnerability Management, etc. - Skilled and knowledgeable in capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, product/service lifecycles, service management and a strong focus on customer service - Experienced in performance tuning complex infrastructure solutions; knowledge of performance and monitoring tools will be an asset - Have attention to detail, be effective at planning, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, self-organized and a demonstrated self-starter with the ability to influence others - Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated experience working in a team environment is a must - Demonstrated desire to implement change and make a contribution to the organization and with a proven history of making appropriate decisions and recommendations What really sets you apart: - Expertise with SIEM technologies, SIEM architecture and SIEM best practices - Familiarity or experience with Splunk, FluentD or Trellix is a bonus - Security certifications such as CISSP, GCDA or equivalent - Experience in Scripting / Automation (Powershell, Python, Ansible, Terraform etc) - DevOps or Agile Experience What you’ll like about working here:   We offer a challenging, team-oriented work environment, competitive income and benefits, and opportunities for professional and personal development and growth.  We provide a total rewards package that is competitive and consistent with our core values. Our variable incentive and compensation programs support our performance culture by rewarding our high achieving teams and individuals.  Our health and dental benefits are flexible and comprehensive to suit a variety of needs.  We also offer an employee pension plan, a share purchase plan, group RRSPs, discounted home and auto insurance and preferential rates for home mortgages.   Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

We are looking for a Manager, Information Security Governance   Are you a leader who is driven, motivated and looking for an opportunity to build out security risk management capabilities across a global organization?   Reporting to the Director Security Governance, the Manager, Information Security Governance will define a framework for security risk management that includes policies, standards and operating directives to identify, monitor and report on security risks to executive management and risk committees.  This role will lead security risk and control assessments and benchmarking exercises, conduct research on risk management concepts and practices and work closely with risk and governance functions globally to ensure practices are aligned.   What you will do  - Design and maintain the security risk management framework including standards, processes and procedures that align to business objectives and address legal and regulatory requirements. - Monitor and analyze security risks and metrics to identify themes, trends, correlations, and variances. - Perform risk and control assessments working closely with internal and external stakeholders. - Conduct research on relevant industry reports and best practices and provide guidance on their applicability across the organization. - Provide and implement recommendations to integrate assessments, oversight activities and methodologies, where appropriate. - Evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the security risk management program using metrics and industry benchmarking tools. - Provide regular reporting to CISO’s, security and risk committees, regulators and other key stakeholders. What you will bring  - You are looking to apply your 7-10 years’ experience within the areas of information security, risk management and governance in a large global organization. - You take pride in having an industry designation such as CRISC, CISA, CISM, CISSP or CGEIT. - You have an in-depth understanding of controls, risk management frameworks (eg. ISO, NIST, COBIT) and risk modelling (both qualitative and quantitative). - You have experience working with Governance, Risk, and Compliance tools and technology. - You have a demonstrated ability to link high level objectives and policies into actionable operational standards and directives. - You enjoy making sense of complex information and investigating problems to find optimum solutions. - You are detail oriented with an eye for quality. - You effectively express ideas and convey information in writing, conversations and interactions with others that make an impact. - You build strong relationships and trust through respect and integrity and surround yourself with a diverse network of partners.  Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

We are looking for a Manager, Technology Audit.   Reporting to the Director of Technology Audit, the Manager, Technology Audit, will be responsible for leading the annual ICOFR programme (ITGCs review) and effective management and delivery of the assigned portfolio of technology engagements across all IT functions and lines of business for Canada Life. This includes the responsibility for helping to develop and mature the Internal Audit data analytics practice through embedding and continuously improving data analytics within the audits executed as part of the annual audit plan. This role will provide the opportunity to combine your technical, auditing, data analytics and people skills to effectively advise and support the enterprise on risk related matters.  What you will do  - Lead information systems audits and ICOFR by developing and executing comprehensive risk-based audit plans that consider objectives, scope, deliverables, approach, resourcing, and schedule - Simultaneously manage work on multiple client engagements of varying size, scope, and complexity - Execute assigned audit activities independently and/or managing a team of 2-5 auditors to the successful completion of the audit as required - Identify and execute data analytics best practice opportunities to enhance the audit process - Confirm observations and recommendations with management - Assist in the development of continuous auditing and risk monitoring solutions - Ensure audit reports are written in a timely manner to a consistent high standard of quality - Develop a thorough understanding of the business, risks, and processes for assigned areas - Identify emerging issues that may impact the audit plan - Work as part of the global Technology Audit team, and participate in global and multi-entity technology audits - Provide guidance, direction and support to other functional area audit staff as required - Collaborate with Operations audit teams on audits of significant projects by addressing various system development and implementation risks - Provide input and recommendations to senior audit leadership in developing risk based annual audit plans - Ensure audit findings clearly articulate risk, root cause, and are documented accurately in the audit findings database. Monitor management response and timely manage follow-up for corrective action/progress - Contribute to other practice initiatives, including but not limited to knowledge sharing, training, and practice management activities What you will bring  - University/college degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent required. - CISA is required.  CISSP, CISM, CRISC, or CIA are also considered an asset. - 7+ years of progressive industry-specific experience is required. Experience working in a Big Four accounting firm, Financial Services Institution or in a relevant IT environment is preferred - Experience in auditing current and emerging technologies and risks - Experience in auditing “Full Stack” - hardware, software, systems, applications, and processes - Requires strong knowledge and experienced skill sets in auditing using relevant frameworks:  COBIT, ITIL, ISO 2700x, and NIST frameworks. - Knowledge and experience with Agile and Dev/Ops methodologies, and cloud applications, RPA - Experience in using automation and data analytics tools including ACL, Power Query, advanced Excel, Power BI, etc. - Experience in using of programming languages such as Python, R, SQL would be considered an asset - Strong interpersonal, leadership skills and experience developing relationships with auditees. Motivated, self-starter with a passion to learn and embracing new challenges. - Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills and ability to communicate at all levels of the organization - Excellent analytical skills, ability to problem solve and multi-task, and ability to work with minimal supervision  - Proven ability to build and maintain trusted collaborative business relationships with the ability to engage and influence others - Ability to manage multiple resources across a variety of time zones in a matrix structure - Previous experience managing a team would be considered an asset Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.  Be your best at Great-West Lifeco and Canada Life - Apply today!    Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a leading international financial services holding company headquartered in Canada with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses. It operates in Canada, the United States, and Europe under the brands: Canada Life, Canada Life Germany, Canada Life UK, Canada Life Reinsurance, Empower Retirement, Putnam Investments and Irish Life.   In Canada, Great-West Lifeco operates under the Canada Life brand, offering a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions and serves the financial security needs of more than 12 million customers. Globally our combined companies have approximately 24,500 employees, 205,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners – all serving more than 30 million customer relationships across these regions.   Being a part of our organization means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You are part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.     We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     We would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.     #LI-Hybrid

We are looking for an AVP, Portfolio Management & Governance   Our Infrastructure & Operations Technology group (I&O) is looking to hire an Assistant Vice-President, Portfolio Management & Governance (PM&G) who will report to the SVP & CTO.   In this role, the successful candidate will be accountable for the planning, governance, and delivery of work programs within I&O and across the Canada Life organization where I&O plays a fulfilment role.    Through progressively developing highly effective and sustainable program and project strategies, resource management capabilities, work management and ways of working techniques and methodologies, this role will enable and drive continuous improvement for I&O’s services and products fulfilment capability.    In leading a team of professionals, championing modern ways of working and collaborating closely with other leaders, this role ensures ongoing visibility and management of work effort, priorities, and backlog for I&O across all program and initiative types.   What you will do  - Planning - Lead the annual I&O planning process for all externally and internally identified needs, resulting in annually published upcoming and multi-year plans for all initiative, BAU and Capital Program work items. - Establish project dependencies, funding requirements, resource requirements and business impact assessments. - Support all I&O areas in the development and ongoing maintenance of technology and service roadmaps, to be used as input into the annual I&O planning process. - Intake and Demand Management - Establish I&O intake methods, working with other IT areas, and business areas as applicable, ensuring all externally driven work enters I&O in a structured manner. - Facilitate the prioritization of new work items and rebalance the portfolio of work as required to adjust for new unplanned work that has a high priority - Ensure effective cross I&O resource management by establishing active work management methods and reporting, providing support to resource managers, and ensuring the sustainment of ongoing work management practices. -   - Delivery Leadership and Oversight - Direct the portfolios of I&O annual delivery work in alignment with Canada Technology strategies, goals and objectives. - Ensure delivery of programs and projects in accordance with approved budgets, scope, schedule, benefits, and quality measures. - Ensure regular reporting of work progress and status, including return to green plans for projects that are deviating from approved baseline. - Articulately present program and project material required for stakeholder decision making. - Manage the overall delivery budget and provide detailed spend / expense data for the purpose of tracking, prioritization, and decision making. - Facilitate proper prioritization, issue escalation and stakeholder decision making, through leadership of the Steering Committee(s). - Methods - Lead the development, adoption, and support of modern work methods including Scrum and Kanban across I&O and in I&O’s interaction with other areas driving continual fulfilment improvements. - Ensure alignment and adherence to Company provided delivery methodologies and initiative governance through adoption into I&O practices and ways of working. Support all I&O areas in adhering to such provided methods, including the development of stage gate deliverables, business cases, establishing work priorities, securing funding, providing progress reports and aligning work based on demand / capacity. - Partner with the Office of the CIO to ensure that the methodology is known and understood and executed by all practitioners. - Establish methodologies required by I&O for successful execution of its mandate where Company provided delivery methodologies are not - Serve as process owner, control owner and / or operator as required. - Unit leadership - Provide people management to the Portfolio Management & Governance team. - Establish and manage the annual operating budget for the Portfolio Management & Governance team and adhere to appropriate cost optimization and expense management practices Experience Required: - A post-secondary degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience. - 10+ years of experience in increasingly more senior information systems leadership positions, with demonstrated experience in the areas of infrastructure and / or application delivery - 10+ years of experience working in a large, complex enterprise organization. - Specialized Knowledge/Experience with cloud, product models, modern architectures, Dev Ops, and sound financial knowledge and knows how to apply to a Technology area. - Demonstrated experience utilizing agile ways of working including Scrum and Kanban considered an asset - Demonstrated knowledge and experience with IT infrastructure including on-premise and cloud environments, modern architecture, product models and Dev Ops considered an asset - Demonstrated experience with IT financial management practicing including Technology Business Management considered an asset Capabilities: - Demonstrated high level of innovation and the ability to utilize and implement best practices, as well as creating new ways of working - Demonstrated ability to lead changes brought about by the implementation of new technologies and the impact on the organization and its people and processes - Finding the right balance between building relationships and driving necessary change - Creative problem solver with proven analytical skills to identify meaningful solutions - Managing complexity and ambiguity - Managing multiple demands while meeting established deadlines - Decisiveness coupled with decision quality - Flexibility to adapt and manage within a fast-paced, dynamic business environment - Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and partners - Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate vision, strategy and key objectives - Demonstrated project management skills - Strong leadership, delegation, coaching and mentoring skills - Ability to develop high and maintain high performing teams through recruitment, onboarding, coaching and mentoring Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

Are you looking for a supportive, collaborative workplace with great teams and inspiring leaders? You’ve come to the right place. We’re looking for ambitious people who share our values and want to make every day better for people around the world. If this sounds like you, and the career below sounds exciting, we’d like to hear from you.   We are looking for Software Developers who are interested in working and enhancing their skills in one or more of Front End, Back End, and Full Stack disciplines.   What will you be doing?        - Join us in a fun, friendly, team-oriented virtual (work from home) environment, working closely with a coach/mentor - Work on a variety of application systems that are used by the Group Customer organization within Canada Life; assist with software maintenance and make small enhancements to existing applications (design, development, testing and implementation of application changes) - Conduct functional application testing of our end user applications to ensure compatibility with planned OS and MS Office upgrades. - Learn how we use collaboration tools - work with our team to design and develop collaboration solutions to be used by IS team. - Contribute learning from education experience to practical process improvement opportunities. What will you be using?   You will be digging into several of the following, so experience in any of these areas is a huge plus: - js, React, GraphQL, Node, Angular 2+, HTML, CSS3, Typescript and Modern JavaScript - Java/Spring, JUNIT, C#/.Net/.Net Core, Python, Ruby - Bash, PowerShell - Web Services & APIs - Oracle, MS SQL, MongoDB, DB2 - Git and branching strategies like GitFlow, Jenkins, - VS Code, VB6, C++ - Some squad assignments may also involve data analysis using Python, DataBricks on Azure, and writing complex queries & stored procedures - Kafka, Nifi Nice to Have   - Open source! Any experience with open source is very attractive to us! - Containerization of applications into a cloud environment: AWS, Azure, Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), Kubernetes - Atlassian Jira & Confluence, Splunk - Concourse/Fly, Docker, SonarQube, Artifactory, BlackDuck - Configuration Management tools (Chef, Ansible, etc.) - Administering and configuring web server technologies (Apache, WebLogic, nginx, etc.)  What do you bring to the table?   - Are in the process of completing relevant post secondary education within a Computer Science/Engineering discipline - Are a team player, and have solid teamwork / collaboration skills - Have strong analysis and problem-solving skills - Are self motivated to learn new technologies and applications - Have the ability to manage and report on the status of individual tasks - Can communicate effectively, both oral and written - Have experience working within a formally organized group or team (considered an asset) - Have relevant work, school, and/or volunteering experience (considered an asset)  Did you know?  - Canada Life, and its subsidiaries (London Life and Great-West Life), are members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, which also includes sister companies Investors Group and Mackenzie Financial. - The Information Services (I.S.) organizations of these five companies have combined to form one of the largest I.S. organizations in Canada. This division supports partners in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Ireland, Germany, and Hong Kong/Macau. Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

As an Agile Coach your core function is to coach and enable the Individual Customer & Advisor Network Technology (IC&AN Tech) teams to work efficiently and effectively together. You are a true Agile practitioner and coach, bringing years of experience conducting Agile events, building a community of Agile efforts and in coaching Agile teams. You will work with individual teams and over time, champion broader adoption to provide oversight of IC&AN Tech changes, Agile practices and Agile enhancements. You will be relied upon as the resident expert of Agile within IC&AN Tech.    Also, acting as an Agility Governance Lead, your objective is to establish an agility driven strategy and vision for teams and leadership to rely upon as a role model and "north star”. You will drive out a united partnership so that Agility Governance provides a means for centralized standards, while still enabling autonomy for localized Agile optimization within each respective area.    What you'll do   - Coach individuals and teams to facilitate adoption and improvement of Agile ways of working.  - Lead the Agile Transformation, including value stream identification, optimization, and use of scaling methods.    - Lead the development of the Transformation Roadmap and Guiding Vision.  - Drive organizational change, in addition to Agile practices and capabilities within the team, enabling the team to adopt and take ownership of their individual roles.  - Standardize tooling, processes, and practices to support streamlined workflow including reporting and metrics.  - Establish and mature the capability for cross-portfolio work intake management including development, health, and maintenance work.   - Implement and maintain work management standards within existing tools (e.g., JIRA boards).   - Create templates as needed for processes and events.  - Responsible for driving continuous improvement across IC&AN Tech through formal guidance, coaching and training needs.  - Establish operational and delivery performance metrics such as rate of work completion, health metrics and compliance obligations.  - Support benefits measurement and tracking of actual business value delivered vs planned.  - Establish the capability to develop, leverage and maintain dashboards and reports (using technologies like PowerBI / EazyBI).   - Participate and contribute to development and implementation of a governance framework in alignment with Office of the CIO (OCIO) for the intake and prioritization of work items.  - Provide input and contribute to the creation of resource/workforce management processes, leveraging central OCIO standards and tooling, to manage operational and delivery capacity and demand within the business unit.   What you'll bring  - Experience with Agile transformation.  - Demonstrated ability to conduct workshops and provide training and education to stakeholders and product delivery teams.  - 5+ years Agile experience, including 2+ years as an Agile practitioner (Scrum Master or Product Owner) and 3+ years as an Agile Coach, preferably in an environment with multiple Agile teams (i.e. scrum of scrums or SAFe)  - Required Designations/Certifications/Licenses: Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I) or Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Kanban Management Professional (KMP).  - Desired Designations/Certifications/Licenses: Recent Agile coaching certification including one or more of Agile Coaching Certification (ICP Agile Certified Coaching), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Program Consultant (SPC), Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach. Professional Scrum Master III (PSM III) or Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM) an asset.  - Specialized Knowledge/Experience: Experience in methods and frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe), Lean, DevOps and Continuous Delivery. Experience running Agile projects of varying size and complexity.   Who you are   - Passionate about Agile ways of working   - Enthusiastically devoted to driving the adoption and optimization of Agile processes, principles and practices  - Deep understanding of group dynamics and coaching  - Not afraid to go outside of your comfort zone and to have difficult conversations   - Ability to leverage metrics for continuous improvement, and thoughtful data inspired decisions  - Keeps up to date with Agile practices, processes, and configuration patterns   - Supports proactive identification of risk and issues   - Creative and analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills   - Must demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills   - Ability to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources   Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Regina, Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

We are looking for a Solutions Architect      Canada Life is embarking on a transformation that will change the way we work and how we help our customers. We are looking for individuals excited to help drive the change in how we deliver across multi-functional teams of Product Owners, Engineers, Developers, Data Analysts, and Business Leads in the Data and Analytics space.  We work closely with all of our lines of business across the organization in support of their strategic data priorities while also focusing on advancing and modernizing our technology stack.    What you will do  - Lead the definition of the Information Model - Host and facilitate model design workshops to balance the needs of various internal groups - Foster collaboration and understanding across all teams to ensure all requirements are met with near term business goals in mind - Drive adoption of information model across the organization - Guide and coach teams to successfully implement the information model and ensure success of downstream applications - Proactively manage the backlog to ensure business needs are achieved as per plan - Create Roadmaps, aligned with the business and technology strategy - Define Standards and best practices in relation to information and data modeling - Influence and contribute to the development of technology strategy and delivery planning - Apply and follow Canada Life architectural best practices and governance frameworks What you will bring   - 5+ years of experience as either data architect, data modeller or business analyst – ideally in the financial sector - Blend of technical skills and business acumen - Proven knowledge of enterprise architecture in a large, complex organization - Past experience designing data models for API, data products or other enterprise systems - Product owner mindset that’s always looking to iterate and improve - Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate different requirements from different teams while still able to push ahead with business deliverables - Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex messages and teach new concepts - Bring a high-energy and passionate outlook to the job and can influence those around her/him Assets  - Experience in the financial services industry or in a similar complex and regulated industry. - Experience with application modernization - Experience with modern Omni Channel architectures - Architectural experience using modelling languages and frameworks (UML, TOGAF, Archimate, 4+1 View Model, etc - Experience developing target state architectures and roadmaps - Certification with TOGAF 9.2, FLMI Lvl 1, Scrum/Agile would be beneficial Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

We are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist to join the Identity and Access Management (IAM) technical solutions team, to help lead and deliver the development, automation, and execution of detailed, end-to-end test plans for between our IAM platform, directory repositories, applications, and ITSM infrastructure in our development and production environments.   On a day-to-day basis, the role focuses on supporting a scrum team of Business Systems Analysts, SailPoint IIQ and ServiceNow developers, and IAM engineers to deliver capability enhancements to our Identity and Access Management program.  The position requires deep insight into IAM technologies and best practices as well as a strong familiarity with ServiceNow and directory repositories such as Active Directory.  The role requires a level of innovation and thought leadership in order to participate in discussion and prioritization of IAM activities and the development of associated testing requirements.   This position is being offered in Toronto or London, Ontario and/or Winnipeg, Manitoba   What you will do - Act as a subject matter expert for the Canada Life testing platform and methodologies, as it pertains to SailPoint IIQ, Active Directory, ACF2, and ServiceNow - Create and automate test plans and test cases based on system, process, and business requirements documents, with corresponding traceability matrices - Regularly review and refine existing test plans, test cases and traceability matrices to validate test effectiveness, use-case coverage, and identify automation opportunities. - Create and maintain automated test data sets and validate test environments for health and consistency - Engage in all stages of testing and provide insight and advice to the IAM Director when required. - Actively participate and contribute to IAM team activities discussions, and provide insight and recommendations on testing strategy - Participate in defect identification and management activities - Document all automation, testing, and defect management activities within JIRA What you will bring - 5+ years of prior hands-on experience with testing and automation - 3+ years of experience with SailPoint IIQ and ServiceNow testing/automation - Hands-on experience with Active Directory and mainframe testing and automation techniques and tools - Strong experience with common testing/automation/logging/reporting tools and languages such as Selenium, Log4j, Extent, Jenkins, JUnit and Java - Familiarity with source code control systems such as BitBucket and GIT - Prior hands-on experience in writing SQL queries for data retrieval/updates - Previous experience working in an Agile environment Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

We are looking for a Senior IT Business Systems Analyst to join the Identity and Access Management (IAM) technical solutions team, to help lead and deliver the requirements gathering, workflow optimization documentation, and training material development for the IAM Program.   On a day-to-day basis, the role focuses on supporting a scrum team of Business Systems Analysts, SailPoint IIQ, ServiceNow developers, and IAM engineers to deliver capability enhancements and Application Onboarding support to our Identity and Access Management program.  The position requires deep insight into IAM technologies and best practices as well as a strong familiarity with SailPoint IIQ, directory repositories such as Active Directory and IAM industry best practices.  The role requires a level of innovation and thought leadership to participate in discussion and prioritization of IAM activities and the development/refinement of associated workflows.   This position is being offered in Toronto or London, Ontario and/or Winnipeg, Manitoba   What you will do  - Provide Consultative services to ensure requirements are in compliance with CL Standards - Participate in all aspects of onboarding testing as needed, this may include: - Test case scenarios creation and assisting with test case writing - Assisting with DEV, SAI (UAT) and PIV testing - Provide support with tasks and ad-hoc requests as required - Find and implement solutions to improve the efficiency of the onboarding process. - Report on Authentication onboarding progress and metrics. - Review, analyze, and define onboarding requirements as reflected in the requirement document that application teams provide and contribute to the technical development specifications by ensuring that requirements for onboarding have been met What you will bring  - 5-10 years IAM experience preferably as a Business Systems Analyst with progressively increasing responsibilities in the areas of requirements management in small to medium projects. - 4-8 years of experience with authentication services/SSO (Azure AD, Okta, etc.) and an understanding of security protocols such as LDAP-S, SAML, WS-Federation, SCIM, OAuth, and OIDC - Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously. - Data analysis and reporting skills / Solid understanding and experience with SDLC - Ability to adapt to constantly changing technical, regulatory, and compliance environments - Experience working on multiple assignments and tasks concurrently, ability to prioritize and meet deadlines while handling stressful situations with emotional intelligence  Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

Technical BSA (API Designer) who has experience in data mapping and API documentation. Good documentation and communication skills will be essential. Domain-based data modeling, information and data modelling, event definition and data mapping, inter-system data mapping, business and technical requirement elicitation, functional specifications. Experience in API, integration, and event-based product development. Experience working in an Agile product development team. Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence and Microsoft Office tools. - 5+ Years’ Experience - University or College education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Commerce, Business Administration or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience Active pursuit of related industry certifications is considered an asset  Portfolio Requirements, Design & Scoping - Guides and facilitates the analysis for less complex products - Elicits and validates business requirements - Facilitates and actively participates in meetings, walkthroughs and reviews of deliverables - Develops functional requirements - Develops and delivers training & support materials for affected stakeholders  Problem Solving & Analysis - Performs analysis to determine impacts to products - Validates requirements and proposed solutions to stakeholder’s satisfaction and translates those processes, needs and requirements into related artifacts and documentation - Troubleshoots moderate to complex problems to determine root-cause, requiring analysis and exploration of options, recommending solutions or preparing discussion for escalation - Communicates with business stakeholders on technical components, risks, issues Ability to understand data requirements, standards, controls, modeling techniques - Develops and validates solution design, product configuration, or package criteria with business stakeholders Quality Quality Assurance Ensures overall testing efforts represent business and systems requirements in partnership with the QA team (where applicable) - Develops and maintains test documentation, test strategy, review and supports testing outcomes as required - Partners with developers and other team members to resolve defects, considering data and privacy requirements - Develops and executes test cases, confirming test cases represent business requirements - Ensures traceability of requirements across application lifecycle - Manages moderate complexity acceptance criteria Continual Improvement - Gains exposure to and learns new technologies, frameworks and tools - Evaluates and learns new analysis strategies, tools and methods that provide business value - Improves current practices and tools - Adapts to organizational change, best practice and improvements across teams, including the effective implementation and adherence to analysis processes and practices and architectural directions - Participates in audits, governance and support activities Customer focus - Takes accountability for own and towards team deliverables - Trains newer analysts in how to gather requirements and solve problems effectively - Partners with product teams and/or architects to develop technical requirements and engineering/non-functional specifications 6. Technical Leadership Technical Leadership Provides training to new or less senior professionals or cross discipline practitioners on processes, tools and approaches - Shares knowledge and experience with members of the team to identify and share opportunities to improve the work, identify better ways of doing things  Required Capabilities - Rapidly acquires new knowledge, learns new skills, and applies creative thinking to solve problems while understanding the organization’s vision, purpose and values - Adaptable to changing assignments and product outcomes Process and Prioritization - Directs work of self through goal setting, time management, and planning - Meets deadlines for work through use of time management ▪ Identifies prioritization conflicts and works with PM’s, Program Managers, Senior Business Systems Analysts and leaders to resolve ▪ - Leverages practices to manage and simplify work, and use resources efficiently Attention to Detail - Ensures accuracy and completeness of work to maximize quality, build credibility, and avoid re-work Decision Making - Strong conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills ▪ Understands the costs and benefits of actions, and makes recommendations towards the most appropriate one, uses collaboration and judgement to form conclusions - Seeks to understand business needs, and delivers high quality service to the business - Facilitates cooperation among peers and within the team, leveraging feedback to develop new strategies and approaches - Builds effective relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders quickly and confidently, to positively influence outcomes - Communicates issues clearly and effectively with stakeholders Business Relationship Management - Seeks to understand business needs, and delivers high quality service to the business while understanding the organization’s vision, purpose and values Motivation - Is passionate about technology and the user experience, demonstrates inner self-starter, and is accepting of and open to learning new ideas outside scope or knowledge  Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

We are maturing our Network Engineering team by embedding multiple security technologies to emerge into Secure Network. Our team consists of highly motivated, innovative, and tech-savvy engineers that evaluate, design, and deploy Secure Network technologies using agile delivery methods and automation.   We are looking for a Senior Engineering Specialist – Secure Network   Role description  The Senior Engineering Specialist is responsible for designing, deploying, and operationalizing new network and security technologies.  He or she will also provide technical leadership by researching and conducting proof-of-concept on emerging technologies to determine business fit and promoting a mindset of continuous service improvement by conducting service health assessments.   What you will do  - Provides technical consulting on capabilities and limitations of network and security technologies - Leads validation and practicality of new technologies through rapid prototyping - Researches and evaluates technologies/products and make recommendations - Tests and evaluates network and security technologies against established criteria - Works with vendors to finalize detailed technical specifications for hardware and software - Installs hardware and/or software in test and if need to in production environments - Builds or enhances network and security technologies infrastructure components, and integrates 3rd party components, using standard tools (batch languages, programming languages, etc.) - Unit and system test all technology deliverables, and supports business acceptance testing - Implements all deliverables with the highest possible quality (that is, fewest implementation defects) - Participates in the creation of project deliverables (estimates, schedules, risk assessments, etc.) as a project team member - Makes design decision within the bounds established by project, portfolio, site and enterprise architectures - Ensures that components are engineered in accordance with the use to which they will be put (for example, backups may need to be both reliable and high performing, but restores may only need to be reliable) - Contributes to creation and maintenance of network and security technologies roadmaps - Conducts technical health assessments of the network and security technologies - Some travel maybe required   What you will bring  - A degree or equivalent education in a related discipline such as Computer Science, Business Computing, Engineering, or Commerce - Minimum 7 years experience designing, integrating, and implementing end to end infrastructure, network and security solutions in a large organization - Proven skills in designing and deploying multi-platform solutions - Broad knowledge of industry technology and directions, and specific knowledge in network and security domains such as network technologies (LAN/WAN/WLAN, SDWAN, Load Balancers, DNS), IAM technologies, Cloud Computing, Automation, IPS/IDS, DDOS, Firewalls, WAF, VPN etc. - The incumbent should have skills and knowledge in capacity planning, disaster recovery planning, product/service lifecycles, service management and a strong focus on customer service - Experience in performance tuning complex infrastructure solutions; knowledge of performance and monitoring tools will be an asset - Attention to detail and effective planning and organizational skills - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills - Demonstrated initiative (self-starter) with the ability to influence others - Knowledge of Hybrid cloud environments and public cloud providers - Proven history of both technical and non-technical “soft” skills - Good working knowledge of ITIL practices and processes - Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated experience working in a team environment - Strong desire to implement change and contribute to the organization’s vision - Proven history of making appropriate decisions and recommendations - Good knowledge of Agile, Dev Ops, and PM methodologies What really sets you apart - Expertise in network security (including but not limited to IPS/IDS, DDoS, WAF) - Accreditation in Network and/or Security such as CCIE, CCNP, CISSP or equivalent - Experience in Scripting / Automation - Dev Ops or Agile Experience   Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

This is an exciting time to join the Group Customer Technology Operations organization as we continue to build, enhance, and support the technologies and systems that deliver functional value to our Group Customer business partners.  As a Software Developer on our team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing sustainment of these systems through support and maintenance activities in addition to the building of new application systems through the modernization and integration of existing legacy systems.   We are looking for a Software Developer who can be described as a self-starter and quick learner who is versatile and can easily adapt to multiple technologies. The successful candidate will thrive on a high-performance team and be an excellent communicator.   What you will do: - Provide ongoing support for processes in production by identifying the appropriate fix or temporary work around to successfully restore business service in an expedient manner. - Deliver high-quality services to our Group Customer business partners. - Innovatively contribute to application defect resolution through the analysis and evaluation of information to render effective decisions. This includes the ability to gather relevant information, utilize various problem-solving tools and methods, draw accurate implications, and demonstrate creativity when reaching decisions or solving problems. - Participate in collaborative engagements with our Group Customer partners to make recommendations for the design, development, and implementation of critical maintenance enhancements of application solutions to address system defects. - Keep current on development technologies and processes, to potentially contribute to the identification of continuous improvement opportunities. What you will bring: - Degree or diploma in a related discipline (Computer Science), or a combination of training, and minimum 5 years of experience in a software developer role. - Experience in developing and delivering application solutions from initial design to implementation and support. - Experience in providing 24/7 oncall support. - Strong communication skills with technology and business teams. - The ability to work cooperatively and constructively with others to achieve valued outcomes.  - 5+ years practical experience working as a Software Developer. - Proven expertise in the following technologies: - OS mainframe environment: DB2, IMS DB, IMS/TM or CICS, PLI, COBOL, JCL - Experience in the following tools would be an asset: - Changeman, Compuware tools, CA tools, File-Aid tools - ServiceNow, Office 365, IBM Data Studio - Knowledge of IT industry trends and technologies  What will set you apart? - The strong desire and willingness to learn and apply new Software Developer technologies and development languages.  This may include legacy systems as well as the support and integration of vendor supplied application solutions. - The ability to contribute to the success of Group Customer Technology Operations through influence without reliance on authority or position. This includes modeling expected behaviors, demonstrating integrity, building and extending trust, being accountable, and accepting the responsibilities of being a team player.   Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

The Software Developer will participate in all aspects of software development, maintenance, and integration within the Corporate Technology division.  The primary focus of this role is to support the functions related to corporate business units including financial management, actuarial, legal, compliance, risk and others but will expand to other areas of Corporate Technology as we progress.   We currently have an opening for a developer working in Microsoft based tools including Visual Studio, .NET, SQL Server, and SharePoint Designer.  The developer will also work on integration and maintenance of packaged applications.   What you will do    Software Developers are responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of software solutions.   This role involves the following activities: - Design, develop, integrate, test, transition to production, and maintain software applications - Provide production support, application monitoring, and tuning for applications - Participate in project planning - Provide input into the evolution of the software development environment and methods This role also involves these additional specific activities: - Provide ongoing daily production support and remediation of business applications within the corporate line of business – including the development and execution of test plans - Being part of the rotation for monitoring incidents - Contribute to the elimination of problems through permanent fixes including the identification of solutions, scoping the work, and executing the changes - Task management for themselves - Complete scheduled maintenance, legislative changes and changes required to optimize and streamline the existing application inventory (both purchased and internally developed applications) - Trouble shoot application problems, and maintain an inventory of expertise for identified problems - Complete development assignments as assigned through your team leader and negotiated with project teams - Create and/or update software development best practices - Liaise and provide consulting support for applications to project teams - Taking part in an after hours oncall rotation  What you will bring  - Degree/diploma in related discipline (computer science) or equivalent combination of training and experience - Training or knowledge and experience with: - Software design methodologies and documentation tools - Software requirements analysis and design principles - Technical infrastructure environments including servers, networks, and security - Quality assurance, testing, and upgrades of purchased applications - One or more of the following application development environment languages and tools: .NET, SQL Server, Visual Studio and SharePoint. - Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve problems - Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, plan and organize your own work, communicate effectively in writing and verbally in person or remotely, initiative, team-oriented leadership skills and attention to detail - Experience with ServiceNow would be considered an asset.  Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.   Be your best at Great-West Lifeco and Canada Life - Apply today!    Great-West Lifeco Inc. is a leading international financial services holding company headquartered in Canada with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management, and reinsurance businesses. It operates in Canada, the United States, and Europe under the brands: Canada Life, Canada Life Germany, Canada Life UK, Canada Life Reinsurance, Empower Retirement, Putnam Investments and Irish Life.   In Canada, Great-West Lifeco operates under the Canada Life brand, offering a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions and serves the financial security needs of more than 12 million customers. Globally our combined companies have approximately 24,500 employees, 205,000 advisor relationships, and thousands of distribution partners – all serving more than 30 million customer relationships across these regions.   Being a part of our organization means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You are part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.     We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.       We would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.     #LI-Hybrid  

Technology redefines the way we work and deliver to meet business needs and elevate the customer experience. You’ll be part of an organization that is embracing modern technology, innovation and agile ways of working.  Our Canada Technology team is a strategic partner in our business – with an ambition to be a forward-thinking, agile technology organization delivering secure, resilient and leading solutions that support Canada Life and the well-being of millions of Canadians.   We are looking for an Senior Technology Risk Analyst to join our team.   What you will do:  - Drive consistency across the organization by establishing and maintaining technology risk management governance, technology risk & controls framework and technology & risk management processes  - Assist in providing a holistic view of technology risk across the organization  - Promote technology risk culture across the organization  - Support the design, implementation, and testing of technology controls - Track, receives updates and consolidates the remediation progress on all technology issues, audit findings, and policy/standard exceptions across the organization - Support the consolidation of KRI data collected by 1B Tech Risk Generalists - Assist in preparing reports to highlight risks and impacts for executive reporting & proactively share with Regulators, Line 2, and Internal Audit - Contribute to the evolution of Canada Life’s technology risk management strategy and operating model - Provide guidance to Technology teams in the design, implementation, and continuous monitoring of controls that reduce a broad spectrum of technology operational risks - Assist in ongoing monitoring of compliance with policies and standards and enforce compliance with policies and standards across all levels of the organization - Support the Technology Risk & Control identification process across all of Canada Life organization - Support Line 2 in their review and challenge of 1st line risk processes - Provide extensive subject matter expertise in key technology risk management areas such as information security, operations, IT Resiliency, and technology delivery - Foster, advocate for and strengthen Canada Life’s overall technology risk posture - Build and maintain a backlog of technology risk remediation work supported by a governance lifecycle and the implementation of management tools supported by technology - Establish, support, and streamline regulatory and related technology risk reporting and metrics (KRIs, KPIs, etc.) - Support audit activities including ITGC testing - Support control testing activities including coordination of SOC2 and ISO 27001 compliance testing - Support the risk reviews of key initiatives and projects - Support the review and challenge of exceptions to enterprise policies and standards  What you will bring  - Experience within the field of technology risk and compliance - Excellent business writing and communication skills, with great attention to detail - Ability to aggregate and analyze quantitative and qualitative data - Ability to build a strong rapport with business teams and build consensus - Ability to manage multiple competing projects and priorities under time pressure without compromising quality - Ability to operate in an entrepreneurial environment - being a self-starter, results-oriented, and highly motivated while being effective in a fast-paced and evolving environment - One or more of the following would be considered an asset: - College Diploma in Risk Management and/or Computer Science - Undergraduate Degree or Post Graduate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a similar field - Accreditations such as CRISC, CISSP, CRM, CISA, CDPSE   Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. 

This is an exciting time to join the GC Tech organization as we continue to build, enhance and support the technologies and systems that deliver functional value to our Group Customer business partners.  As a Business System Analyst on our DevOps team, you will contribute to the ongoing development and sustainment of systems through design, development, support and maintenance activities in addition to the building of new application systems through the modernization and integration of existing legacy systems.   The Business Systems Analyst will work closely with the business and leadership to understand business needs, requirements, and strategic opportunities. Working in a team environment, they are responsible for: - Representing the business’ requirements, - Defining and designing the business functionality of the system, - Ensuring that the system meets the defined business requirements. - Understanding and defining a strategic vision for key systems based online of business, their needs, known risks and dependencies in partnership with portfolio solutions architects. - Applying advanced knowledge to help implement solutions to resolve complex problems or capitalize on new ideas, which may be independently or through leading or supporting the collaboration with other stakeholders. - Applying Agile knowledge and experience to capture and shape business needs and requirements so that they can be progressively refined into Epics and user stories that the Agile teams can work with to deliver value. Helping to uncover and maximize the business/customer/user value of planned initiatives through facilitation, analysis, and modeling techniques. Deep understanding of how Agile teams work and how value flows through the system and gets delivered to the customer. What you will do    Discover/Scoping - Working with the portfolio team and business partners, use intake, triage, and formalized discovery processes to define the problem/opportunity and expected business benefits for each target stakeholder group. - Working with the portfolio architect and business partners, gather and define enough high-level requirements to develop a high-level system impact assessment, scoped solution, and business case. - Lead and orchestrate the overall analysis, scoping, estimating, and planning for Small to Medium initiatives - Lead the elicitation and validation of business requirements using various methods, techniques, and tool  Planning - Define detailed business requirements using waterfall or agile requirement gathering methodologies, functional and non-functional specifications for each work package to be assigned to DevOps squads for detailed design, build and execution. - Help facilitate the assignment of work packages to DevOps squads for prioritization and execution. Execution & Operationalization - Provide support to other squad BSAs, Developers and Quality Assurance Analysts during the detailed, design and build delivery phases. - Help facilitate the analysis between DevOps squads as business scope, requirements and/or the solution evolves during the delivery lifecycle. - Work with quality assurance team members to ensure adequate testing and validate that the system meets business needs/expectations. - Lead and facilitate meetings, walkthroughs, workshops, and reviews of deliverables - Contribute to training strategies and business implementation planning. - Help coordinate development and delivery of training & support materials for affected stakeholders What you will bring  - Accreditation in Business Analysis or equivalent credentials/experience. - 2-5 years as a Business Systems Analyst in a Technology delivery environment - Degree in related discipline (Computer Science, Commerce, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, etc) or equivalent combination of training and experience. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly critical thinking, with a strong attention to detail. - A focus on understanding the desired business outcomes and delivering to meet those outcomes - Customer centric approach to problem solving with the ability to collaborate, resolve conflicts, and reach consensus with others. - Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communications skills, with the ability to translate complex technical subject matter in business terms for executive audiences, succinctly and professionally and to translate business requirements into technical instructions for software developer audiences. - Ability to work in a virtual team environment, facilitating and contributing to work across geographies and across other functional teams - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and operating under levels of uncertainty - Ability to adapt to changing priorities. - Ability to grasp concepts quickly and to work independently with minimal direction. - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing projects and priorities under time pressure without compromising quality.  Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Halifax, Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

As an Application Security Engineer within the Canada Life Information Security Department, you will be responsible for building security into all products end-to-end. You will be both hands-on technical and influential, where you will be expected to directly communicate with cross-functional teams in Product, Development, and DevOps. You will be responsible for analyzing the security of applications and services, discovering, and addressing security issues, building automation, and decisively taking action to mitigate emerging threats throughout the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).   What you will do  - Collaborate with product and development teams to ensure the adoption of SSDLC best practices across the entire application lifecycle. - Validate internal, external, and crowd-sourced application security findings and articulate them to engineering teams by including clear reproduction steps, impact, and remediation advice. - Participate in vulnerability management operations, such as: retesting and reprioritizing vulnerabilities, reviewing code changes, approving proposed remediations, etc. - Improve security reporting, including coordinating vulnerability management, penetration testing, and compliance initiatives. - Contribute technical documentation towards the team’s knowledge base.   What you will bring  - Ability to think offensively like a hacker and defensively by evaluating applications and architecture. - Read and write multiple programming languages. Java, C#, JavaScript, Apex, and Python are highly valued, but others will help too. - Demonstrated knowledge of security best practices, principles, and common frameworks, such as: OWASP, NIST, ISO, SOC, etc. - Prior experience in implementing and integrating tools for static analysis, dynamic analysis, fuzzing, etc. - Microservice architecture expertise and best practices in securing APIs across multi-cloud environments. Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.         We are one of Canada's top 100 employers!   Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted     #LI-Hybrid

As a Cloud Security Engineer within the Canada Life Information Security Department, you will be responsible for securing our AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms. You will be both hands-on technical and influential, where you will be expected to directly communicate with cross-functional teams in Product, Development, and DevOps.   What you will do: - Conduct risk-based assessment of cloud infrastructure, workloads, and associated business processes. - Maintain our Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) and its security tools (CSPM, CWP, CASB, CSNS, etc.) with an emphasis on promoting automation. - Involvement in DevSecOps operations, within Agile environments, such as implementing and reviewing security controls and artifacts on CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, etc.). - Validate internal, external, and crowd-sourced security findings and triage them to Infrastructure, Development, and DevOps teams. - Participate in vulnerability management operations, such as: reporting, retesting, and reprioritizing vulnerabilities, reviewing changes, approving proposed remediations, etc. - Contribute technical documentation towards the team’s knowledge base. What you will bring: - A minimum of 2-3 years of demonstrated experience working with cloud computing environments and securing them. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English). Ability to write clear and concise assessment reports that include findings, relevance, recommendations, etc. - Ability to think offensively like a hacker and defensively by evaluating infrastructure and architecture. - Strong scripting and automation skills (APIs, Python, Bash, etc.) - Ability to work with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), tools like Terraform, Ansible, etc. - Familiarity with containerisation and microservices architecture security concepts. - Expertise in Kubernetes, securing clusters, networking best practices and RBAC implementation. - Cloud/Kubernetes administration and security certifications preferred (AWS, Azure, GCP, CKA, CKS). Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Ottawa, Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

As a Penetration Tester within the Canada Life Information Security Department, you will be responsible for driving our Offensive Security initiatives. You will be both hands-on technical and influential, where you will be expected to directly communicate with cross-functional teams in Product, Development, DevOps, and Architecture.   What you will do  - Perform code reviews and penetration tests to discover and exploit vulnerabilities in Canada Life products (web/mobile/thick/API/cloud). - Participate in intake, scoping, and planning sessions. - Produce high-quality reports for both internal and external stakeholders. - Help review and prioritize vulnerabilities coming from different sources, such as: third party penetration tests, internal security tools, public advisories, etc. - Develop custom scripts or tools used for vulnerability scanning and identification. - Stay up to date on current tools, technologies and vulnerabilities to incorporate into testing practices. - Contribute technical documentation towards the team’s knowledge base.  What you will bring  - A minimum of 2-3 years of work experience directly related to penetration testing, bug bounty hunting, exploit research and development or application security testing - Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English). Ability to write clear and concise assessment reports that include findings, relevance, recommendations, etc. - Relevant certifications, such as: OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GWAPT, eWPT, eWPTX , eMAPT, etc. are considered an asset. - Ability to read and write programming languages. Java, C#, JavaScript, Apex, and Python are highly valued, but others will help too. - Ability to penetration test Cloud Native Applications running on a major cloud provider infrastructure such as: Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS or Google Cloud Platform.  Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Ottawa, Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

Canada Life is seeking Technology Students with strong achievements in their academic studies and practical practice   As an Technology Student you are a key member of a highly respected, professional, DevOps team and will have an opportunity to work in one of the following possible areas: - Cloud Infrastructure - DevOps Note: This is a 4 month co-op starting in September 2023. We have positions available in Toronto, London, and Winnipeg.   What you will do  - Accountable for the monitoring, maintenance and support of systems, services and tools, as well as deploying net-new capabilities in accordance with DevOps principles. - Will participate in squad activities through the development, maintenance and automation of efficient tools and processes. - Ensures continuous, high velocity delivery and automated deployment using software provisioning, configuration management, source code management and/or team collaboration applications which enable the business to produce products faster through delivery supply chain automation thereby delivering customer value. This will include building new solutions, migrating existing capabilities to the new digital stack, automating current processes & interfaces and assisting in formalizing infrastructure standards. - The incumbent will be expected to stay current with technical advancements and bring new thoughts and patterns to the organization.  - Requires broad technical knowledge and experience across a variety of IT areas, including infrastructure, development, operations, and quality assurance.  We offer a friendly, supportive work environment, one that rewards initiative and commitment. Successful candidates receive a competitive salary, pension plan.  Canada Life employees also enjoy casual dress days, an exceptional cafeteria, outdoor recreational facilities (tennis, baseball and volleyball), an on-site fitness centre and an active social committee.   Our Technology Students participate in a variety of team building activities, conferences, and professional development activities that help to strengthen skills and contribute to building strong relationships among our Technology staff.     What you will bring  - Working towards a University/College degree in Computer Science - Strong achievements in academic studies - Innovative problem-solver - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Well organized, delivering accurate work with an attention to detail, in a timely manner - Team player who is also comfortable working independently   Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto, London, Winnipeg.    Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.     It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Canada Life policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com.     Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid

Do you have a passion for creating compelling and meaningful digital experiences? Are you a creative problem-solver and communicator? Do you want to help lead the transformation of a company and an industry?   If you answered a wholehearted yes to all these questions, we want to talk to you.   We are looking for a forward-thinking and passionate AVP-level Product Owner to be a part of Canada Life’s Group Customer Digital Labs.  The Product Owner will partner closely with our business development, operations, product development, AI and efficiencies teams to drive the end-to-end strategic direction for one of our key digital products.    You will play a key role in leading our organization through the associated change, and realize the ROI for the business.   About our Digital Labs   Our development teams are designing, developing and delivering new digital products that improve the experience of members, sponsors and advisors. We bring human centered design, agile methodologies and modern digital practices to life.   Our multi-functional teams of Designers, Developers, Technical leaders, Scrum Masters and Product Owners all collaborate together in an open, innovative and inclusive culture.   Responsibilities - Accountable for the end product and key business decisions - Provide overall product guidance and leadership to the team Set an ambitious and clear product vision  - Develop a product roadmap that aligns to corporate, technology & BU strategies - Communicate a product story effectively to key team members - Build & continuously improve the backlog of product features - Capture maximum customer value and optimize technology efficiencies - Advocate and ensure a focus on customer-driven design  - Consistently seek to understand user pain points, and ensure design effectiveness through appropriate testing - Write user stories and carefully articulate acceptance criteria - Approve each feature and provide timely and regular feedback for the team - Establish KPIs that monitor, measure and identify when outcomes / business value is not being delivered as planned.​ - Collaborate with business partners to ensure operational readiness, drive change management, adoption strategy and tactics - Commitment to driving both digitization and related process efficiencies to reduce manual handling wherever possible. - Actively support and champion technical efforts to build modular and reusable solutions that offer future benefits for all Canada Life and eliminate redundant efforts. - Ensure inherent risk with the business roadmap is identified, assessed, prioritized and appropriately mitigated.  ​ - Support and alignment to CTR program and technology risk reduction Key Skills - Solid knowledge of group industry dynamics, customers and trends - Empathy and understanding for user demands and pain points - A strong communicator with ability to simplify complex messages, describe trade-offs and create a compelling story​ - Articulate with an ability to influence a diverse group of stakeholders - A strong problem solver who will lead the team and push for creativity - A driver that approaches each release with a sense of urgency - Strategic mindset and the ability to link digital product value to business ROI - Highly collaborative, strong advocate for win/win solutions, and able to build close relationships with key stakeholders - Curious and eager to adopt new ways of working - Ability to confidently and quickly make priority calls and trade-off decisions - Solid judgement to identify when escalation is appropriate - A bias toward data-based decision making Agile/Digital Experience - Extremely comfortable and conversant in technology/IT concepts – especially with regard to risk assessment and risk management - Understanding of various technical roles and the value they bring - Experience in an Agile environment – preferably attained through past Product Owner experience - Confident in building, leading and managing the backlog of work Mindset & Behaviours - A challenger with a passion to question the status quo, find new solutions, and drive out of the box ideas – loves and embraces change - A leader - confident and non-hierarchical – believes in a culture of collaboration, transparency and trust across the team - A doer – someone who is not afraid to ‘roll up their sleeves’ - A learner – someone who is willing to step outside their comfort zone and who will push the team to do the same - An experimenter – who will drive innovation and take measured risks Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!   Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place whereyour unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.   You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.   Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing.    Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.       We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential.           Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.    #LI-Hybrid