Cloud Engineer

Scotiabank; Old Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and purpose-driven team as a Cloud Engineer, where your expertise in cloud-native solutions will help shape the future of digital banking. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with engineers and architects to design, build, and maintain cutting-edge cloud platforms. You will be at the forefront of optimizing cloud operations, automating complex systems, and implementing Infrastructure as Code practices. In a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, you will thrive in an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration. If you're passionate about cloud transformation and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible vacation

Tuition assistance

Competitive rewards program

Community engagement opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Upskilling through online courses

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Workplace accommodations

Health benefits starting on day one

Sick days

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in cloud engineering roles, especially with GCP.
• Strong automation skills and experience with IaC and CI/CD tools.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage cloud services, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Support application teams and provide guidance on best practices.
• Develop operational procedures for service operations teams.

Skills

Google Cloud Platform

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Automation & Configuration Management

Bash

Python

Go

Data Analytics

Microsoft Azure

Linux Virtual Machines

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Master's degree in computer science

Tools

Terraform

Git

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Enterprise

Saltstack

Puppet

Ansible

Chef

BigQuery

Job description

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

As a Cloud Engineer, you will be working closely with the platform engineering team to design, build, and maintain cloud platforms. You will be at the forefront of managing and optimizing our cloud operations for the cloud platforms and services. If you’re passionate about cutting-edge technologies, cloud-native solutions, and driving innovation, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital banking. You will modernize both development practices and tools for the existing and new platform products. You have a proven record of automating complex systems based on cloud resources and have strong experience in implementing highly available solutions. You will enhance the team’s development process and automated testing practices. When required, you are expected to be a part of after-hours project deployments in the evenings or weekends.

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

1. Participate in design discussions focused on scalability, design, and implementation best practices.
2. Ensure software, programs, and applications are developed and/or configured to meet high availability, integrity, and reliability requirements.
3. Participate in planning, retrospective sessions, attending stand-ups, etc.
4. Support application teams on the use of cloud platform including providing guidance on design patterns, best practices, and security considerations.
5. Handle Level 3 support responsibilities.
6. Design and manage Cloud Services - Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) & Platform as a Service (PaaS).
7. Thrive on the detailed design & deployment of cloud services; the same in the design & implementation of automated delivery pipelines for the cloud services.
8. Work with engineers and architects on breaking down, scoping, and estimating tasks.
9. Provide Level 3 support for developed Cloud Services.
10. Develop & document operational procedures for service operations teams.

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. A minimum of 3 years of experience in cloud, software or other related engineering roles with Google Cloud Platform.
2. Proven experience in cloud development in Google GCP. Microsoft Azure is a benefit.
3. 3+ years in Compute (Linux Virtual Machines, Disks, VM Manager, GCVE), Databases (Cloud SQL, AlloyDB).
4. Experience with Storage Services (Persistent Disks, Backup and DR Service, Cloud Storage).
5. Experience in Data Analytics (BigQuery, Cloud Billing).
6. 1+ years of experience with development languages (Go, Python, etc.).
7. 3+ years of hands-on technical working experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) delivery pipelines e.g. HashiCorp’s Terraform.
8. 3+ years of hands-on technical working experience using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Tools (e.g., Git plus Azure DevOps and/or Jenkins and/or GitHub Enterprise) for maintaining pipelines.
9. 1+ years of hands-on technical working experience in the use of Configuration Management & Automation tools (e.g., Saltstack, Puppet, Ansible, Chef).
10. 5+ years of hands-on technical working experience with Bash and/or PowerShell to develop automation & deployment utilities.
11. Enthusiasm for cloud transformation and cloud platform/components/services development.
12. Self-sufficient, works under the supervision of a more senior engineer.
13. Strong communication skills, both written and spoken; of specific importance is strong communication to a technical audience.
14. Attention to details, high standards for quality.
15. Experience writing and maintaining related documentation.
16. Experience within Canadian financial institutions is a benefit.
17. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (master’s degree preferred).

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 embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employees 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 starting 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!

Working location condition: Hybrid

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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 an 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 selection process, 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.