Associate Cloud Engineer

Scotiabank; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Cloud Engineer to join their innovative Cloud Platform Engineering team. This role is pivotal in developing and maintaining cloud platforms that enable enterprise-wide functionality. You will engage in designing, implementing, and refactoring code, while also providing critical support to application teams. If you are passionate about cloud transformation and eager to work in a collaborative environment that values diversity and inclusion, this opportunity is tailored for you. Join a team where your contributions will drive significant impact and help shape the future of cloud development.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Online courses and tuition assistance

Flexible vacation and personal days

Community engagement programs

Competitive rewards program including bonuses

Qualifications

• Strong development experience with cloud platforms and services.
• Understanding of software design patterns and CI/CD processes.
• Experience with config management tools and scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cloud platforms for enterprise use.
• Participate in design discussions and ensure high availability.
• Support application teams with platform guidance and best practices.

Skills

Cloud transformation enthusiasm

Development experience (HCL, Go, Rego)

Terraform and module development

Software development life cycle understanding

Cloud platform features (Azure, GCP)

Config management tools (Ansible, Bash, Groovy)

Infrastructure and networking knowledge

Software design patterns knowledge

Software release process understanding

Problem-solving and analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering/mathematics

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

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

Scotiabank has embarked on the journey to modernize both development practices and tools. One of the main areas of transformation is the public cloud and the various platform technologies that support both development and operations on the cloud. The aim is to provide a streamlined process and framework which will allow the development teams to focus on building business logic. The platform is used by development teams globally to host hundreds of applications. We are building our development team with influencers, makers, creators, and industry leaders who will drive us forward. The role of the Associate Cloud Engineer operates within the Cloud Platform Engineering team. This valuable member of the team will be responsible for creating platform components and services for the broad enterprise use.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

1. Development and maintenance of cloud platforms, services, and components to enable safe enterprise-wide use of cloud common functionality.
2. Level 3 support responsibilities.
3. Designing, implementing, and refactoring code.
4. Participating in design discussions focused on scalability and design and implementation best practices.
5. Ensuring software, programs, and applications are developed and/or configured to meet high availability, integrity, and reliability requirements.
6. Working with other engineers and architects on breaking down, scoping, and estimating tasks.
7. Participating in planning and retrospective sessions, attending stand-ups, etc.
8. Building and operating highly available and scalable software and infrastructure.
9. Supporting application teams on the use of the platform including providing guidance on design patterns, best practices, and security considerations.
10. Providing peer review and quality control on a daily basis.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

1. Enthusiasm for cloud transformation and cloud platform/components/services development.
2. Strong development experience and breadth of language experience (e.g., Hashicorp DSL (HCL), Go, Rego).
3. Experience with Terraform and module development.
4. Understanding of software development life cycle as well as related technologies.
5. Experience in cloud platform features and capabilities is an asset (Azure, GCP).
6. Experience with config management tools and scripting languages (Ansible, Bash, Groovy).
7. Understanding of infrastructure and networking is a benefit.
8. Self-sufficient, works under the supervision of a more senior engineer.
9. Knowledgeable in software design patterns, infrastructure architecture, DevOps, or security considerations is an asset.
10. Understanding of software release process (environments, binary repositories, CI/CD).
11. Desire to learn, grow yourself and your team.
12. Writing and maintaining related documentation.
13. Investigating, analyzing, and resolving system problems.
14. Experience within Canadian financial institutions is a benefit.
15. Experience with Kubernetes or containerized applications is a benefit.
16. Bachelor (equivalent or higher) degree in computer science or engineering/mathematics discipline.

What's in it for you?

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
4. Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
5. Community Engagement - we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital, and much more!
6. Work arrangements: Hybrid.

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.

If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. 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.