Cloud Platform Engineer

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, and they are seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to help design and evolve their cloud-native cybersecurity observability platform. The role involves building scalable telemetry infrastructure, automating data processing, and partnering with teams to enhance threat detection capabilities.ResponsibilitiesContribute to the design and enhancement of our global SIEM ingestion and observability platform, supporting multi-terabyte/day data flows across cloud, identity, network, and application domainsHelp engineer scalable pipelines for high-volume logs, structured/unstructured event data, and real-time telemetryDevelop reliable and performant architectures for global ingestion across regions, tenants, and business unitsBuild internal frameworks, APIs, automation tooling, and CI/CD pipelines that simplify log onboarding and data processing at scaleTackle technical challenges around throughput, schema consistency, enrichment, latency, retention optimization, and resource efficiencyImplement self-service capabilities that allow engineering teams to onboard high-volume data sources with minimal frictionPartner with detection engineers, threat hunters, and incident responders to ensure high-quality, high-context, high-volume data is available for analyticsContribute to event standards, logging schemas, and practices that strengthen security visibilityHelp tune data pipelines and storage layers to maximize signal quality and reduce noiseAdvocate for modern observability, cloud-native logging, and zero-trust telemetry patternsEncourage resilient, scalable, and cost-efficient telemetry practices across engineering teamsProvide technical guidance on cloud data flows, event processing, and distributed logging architecturesSkillsYou are an engineer who builds platforms, solves problems, and thrives in complex, evolving technical environmentsYou're not looking for runbooks — you want to create systems that others rely onEnjoy designing or contributing to distributed systems and high‑volume pipelinesAre energized by ambiguity and engineering challengesLove building automation and developer‑facing toolingUnderstand the importance of security visibility and high‑quality telemetryWant to bring engineering excellence to global cybersecurityExperience with at least one major cloud platform (Azure strongly preferred)Ability to design, operate, or support high‑volume data processing systems (terabyte‑scale experience is a plus, not a requirement)Hands‑on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep, Pulumi)Proficiency in automation/scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash, Go)Understanding of distributed systems, cloud networking, and data architectureExperience integrating or onboarding large or complex data sources (structured or unstructured)Familiarity with SIEM platforms (Microsoft Sentinel preferred)Experience with OpenTelemetry, OCSF, or other telemetry standardization approachesKQL, SQL, or similar query experienceExposure to detection engineering or SOC workflowsExperience with event streaming systems (Event Hubs, Kafka)Background in performance tuning, cost optimization, or SRE practicesBenefitsHealth, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plansVarious retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions)Financial education and counseling resourcesGenerous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absenceCompany OverviewManulife is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. It was founded in 1887, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.manulife.com/.



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