Cloud Engineer Co-op - Definity, Waterloo

Position summary

From classroom to co-op to career, every step of your journey has an impact on your future. Definity offers truly rewarding work and real-life experience in a supportive team environment where your contributions, creativity, and energy are valued. Through this co-op position reporting to the Technology Solutions - Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering team, you will apply technical and analytical skills while gaining hands-on experience with cloud platforms, DevOps automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and AI-powered engineering tools.

What you'll do

• Build and automate cloud solutions using AWS, GCP, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices to improve platform reliability, scalability, and developer productivity.
• Develop AI-powered engineering tools and agents leveraging Gemini, Vertex AI, and enterprise-approved AI services to automate documentation, code analysis, testing, and operational tasks.
• Improve developer experience through automation, including repository documentation generation, pull request summarization, self-service tooling, and platform workflows that reduce manual effort for engineering teams.
• Assist with cloud operations and observability, analyzing logs, troubleshooting incidents, creating dashboards, and using AI-assisted insights to accelerate root cause analysis and improve service reliability.
• Research, prototype, and measure AI use cases that drive measurable productivity gains across Cloud Engineering, such as automated testing, access reviews, cost optimization, and operational intelligence.

What you'll bring

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technology discipline.
• Foundational knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform), including compute, storage, networking, and security concepts.
• Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or JavaScript, with the ability to develop scripts, APIs, or automation solutions.
• Understanding of Generative AI concepts and tools, including exposure to Gemini, Vertex AI, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI-assisted development technologies, with a passion for using AI to improve engineering productivity.
• Familiarity with DevOps and automation practices, including Git, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred), and automated testing concepts.

Perks and benefits

• Meaningful work forwarding the purpose of building a better world by helping clients and communities adapt and thrive in hardest times of need.
• Culture of accountability, empowerment, and collaboration with a flexible, hybrid work experience.
• Opportunities to support personal and professional growth through real-life experience and unique learning opportunities, including the Leadership Essentials program.
• Opportunity to join employee groups focused on women's empowerment, LGBTQ+, anti-racism and cultural equity, and environmental activism.
• Starting hourly compensation of $22.50 per hour, scaling based on skills, education, experience, and educational institution guidelines.