Application Platform Specialist

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is looking for a Senior Platform Specialist to provide support for complex systems. The ideal candidate will have over 9 years of experience, focusing on automation, cloud migration, and orchestrating deployments. Responsibilities include developing solutions, optimizing deployment pipelines, and ensuring platform reliability. The organization values diversity and offers a comprehensive rewards program. This position offers a chance to work in an inclusive environment and support various community initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Community engagement opportunities

Tuition assistance

Competitive rewards program

Qualifications

• Over 9 years of experience managing enterprise middleware environments.
• Hands-on with containerisation and Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain platform components.
• Build automated deployment pipelines.
• Implement containerisation strategies using Docker.
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues.

Skills

Platform engineering

Containerisation

Kubernetes orchestration

Scripting (Python)

Cloud computing

Problem-solving

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Requisition ID: 235304

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Global Finance – Platform Engineering Team plays critical role in architectural design, installation, configuration and support of Finance & Reporting applications.

The Senior Platform Specialist will be responsible for providing platform and application support for complex systems such as OBIEE, E-Business Suite, OFSAA, and PeopleSoft. This role will also contribute to modernization efforts including containerization, automation, cloud migration, and orchestration integration.

We are seeking a highly skilled and automation-driven Senior Platform Specialist to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will bring over 9 years of experience in managing enterprise middleware environments, with deep expertise in Oracle WebLogic, Apache HTTP Server, and cloud-native technologies. This role is critical to ensuring secure, scalable, and high‑availability operations across both cloud and on‑premises platforms.

In this role you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain platform components supporting enterprise applications.
• Build and optimise automated deployment pipelines and DevOps workflows for platform services.
• Implement containerisation strategies using Docker/Podman and orchestrate deployments with Kubernetes.
• Develop scalable solutions for cloud environments such as Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
• Create scripts and automation tools in Python, Shell, or Java to streamline platform operations.
• Ensure platform reliability through performance tuning, resource optimisation, and high‑availability configurations.
• Contribute to compliance and security patching cycles, aligning with regulatory requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex platform issues and deliver sustainable solutions across development, UAT, and production environments.
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Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• 7+ years of experience in platform engineering or development for enterprise applications.
• Hands‑on experience with containerisation and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure.
• Strong scripting and automation (Python, Shell, Java).
• Experience with infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform) and configuration management (Ansible).
• Proven ability to design scalable, high‑availability architectures.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Nice to have: Exposure to Power BI for reporting and visualisation.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias‑free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove, and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross‑functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days, and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here . Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.