Platform engineer Jobs in Kitchener, ON

At Manulife / John Hancock we are seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer within our Global Enterprise-wide Cloud Team.

This job description is not a comprehensive listing of all job duties required for this role. We reserve the right to change these duties or assign additional duties at any time with or without notice.

Office Location: Waterloo - Canada or Toronto - Canada or Boston - USA

Work arrangement: Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days from Home;

Working remotely option is not available.

Position Responsibilities:

Role responsibilities requires building large scale systems and create robust and scalable platforms used across multiple teams. This includes designing, implementing, and supporting foundational elements of holistic solutions across the data transport, collection, and orchestration layers. In collaboration with cross-functional teams, Platform Engineers play a key role in creating resilient and scalable platform for application development and delivery.

Required Qualifications:

• Cloud & Platform Engineering Leadership: Senior leader in Engagement Engineering with a strong focus on building team capability, mentoring engineers, and establishing scalable CI/CD and operational standards.

• Enterprise Cloud Architecture: Extensive experience designing and operating Azure-based enterprise platforms, including shared services models across IaaS and PaaS.

• Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Advanced expertise in multi-cloud automation and IaC using Terraform, ARM, Ansible, and Chef, supported by modern CI/CD and repository ecosystems.

• Hybrid & End-to-End Systems Engineering: Deep experience integrating and supporting full-stack infrastructure across both on-premises and cloud environments.

• Kubernetes & Container Platforms: Hands-on leadership in deployment, security, and operations of enterprise Kubernetes environments.

• Technology Transformation & Modernization: Proven ability to drive adoption of modern technologies and evolve legacy systems into scalable, distributed cloud architectures.

• Business & Stakeholder Engagement: Strong partnership with business units to translate requirements into strategic, scalable technical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Cloud computing

• Automation and Infrastructure as Code

• Networking and Security

• Identity and Access Management

• Networking Infrastructure

• Cloud-based architecture, API Gateways

• System Administration

• Skills:

• Cloud Computing

• Application Security

• Authentication

• Automated Testing

• Automation

• Cluster Management, networking concepts, performance optimization

• Configuration Management

• Infrastructure as Code

• DevOps

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry experience from large complex environment is highly desirable but not a must

• University degree or College Diploma in Computer Science or Software Engineering is preferred

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

For Boston hiring, Base Salary range: $107,450 USD - $153,500 USD (mid-point) - $199,550 USD

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The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit .

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

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 Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact .

Referenced Salary Location

Toronto, Ontario

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$113,000.00 CAD - $163,000.00 CAD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact for the salary range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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