Senior Application Developer - Cloud Operations & Automation

Job : 10275

Employment Type: Existing Role

Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations:
Winnipeg, MB;
Wawanesa, MB;
Vancouver, BC;
Calgary, AB;
Edmonton, AB;
Lethbridge, AB;
Toronto (North York), ON;
Kitchener, ON;
Ottawa, ON;
Montreal, QC;
Quebec City, QC, Moncton, NB;
Dartmouth; NS.

Working Business Language: English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.

Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan.

• annual bonus plan
• leave of absence top-up programs
• generous vacation time
• personal days
• premium free benefits
• pension plan

The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $90,000 - $115,000
. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

Founded in 1896, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, 100% owned by its members, with more than $4.1 billion in annual revenue and $12.5 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance solutions throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, a leading national distributor of personal and business insurance.

In March of 2026, Wawanesa entered into an agreement to acquire Everest Insurance Company of Canada to strengthen its commercial insurance capabilities and advance its long-term growth strategy.

Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.8 million members and we are home to more than 3,000 employees across Canada. The company actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $4 million annually to charitable organizations, including more than $2 million each year in support of people on the front lines of climate change. Learn more at

We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.

Working under minimal supervision, this role contributes to Wawanesa's success by designing, building, supporting, and enhancing cloud-based business applications, operational platforms, and automation solutions. The role combines application development, cloud engineering, Dev Ops, and technical leadership to improve operational efficiency, system reliability, and developer productivity.

This position serves as a senior technical resource within the Application Delivery team, acting as a subject matter expert for cloud platforms, enterprise integrations, operational automation, and production support. The role leverages modern technologies, including AI-assisted solutions, to improve incident diagnosis, operational processes, system observability, and team effectiveness while ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient business systems.

• Design, develop, test, and support software solutions across cloud platforms, integrations, operational tooling, and business applications.
• Lead technical design discussions and provide guidance on architecture, cloud solutions, system integrations, and development best practices.
• Prepare technical specifications and solution designs from business and technical requirements.
• Design and implement automation solutions that streamline operational processes, reduce manual effort, and improve service reliability and efficiency.
• Leverage AI-enabled technologies to enhance incident diagnosis, troubleshooting, operational support, knowledge discovery, and developer productivity.
• Configure, maintain, and enhance cloud-based application environments and supporting platform services.
• Design and implement integrations across AWS services and enterprise platforms using APIs and modern integration patterns.
• Develop and maintain cloud-native solutions using AWS services and modern Dev Ops practices.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions to support operational excellence and production support.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application, integration, infrastructure, and…