Cloud Engineer, Scotiabank

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

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Network Technology Specialist to work with cutting-edge technologies and support the digital transformation of its global network. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience with network technologies and be skilled in public cloud environments. The role involves problem-solving, project deployments, and collaboration with various teams to build a resilient infrastructure.

Benefits

Competitive Rewards program

Flexible vacation

Tuition assistance

Community engagement opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on technical experience in designing and supporting network technologies.
• 5+ years working with Cisco Routers & Switches.
• Experience with firewall technologies like Fortigate.
• Experience in managing Public Cloud environments.
• Experience with network automation.

Responsibilities

• Support complex network solutions during project deployments.
• Act as an internal consultant for system problems.
• Contribute to network technologies in public cloud.
• Participate in on-call duties and after-hours projects.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Hands-on experience with network technologies

Experience in public cloud environments

Education

Post-secondary education in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cisco Routers & Switches

Fortigate/Cisco Firepower

F5 BIG-IP

Infoblox NIOS

Software-defined networking technologies

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Python automation scripting

Job description

Overview

Requisition ID: 236148

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

Scotiabank’s Global Technology Enterprise Platforms (GTEP) - Data Centre Build team is responsible for the build & deployment of all Network related technologies, both on premise Data Centres and the Cloud, to support the digital transformation of the Bank’s global network. We are responsible for deploying and supporting new technologies, following best practices, and consulting and coordinating with the Bank’s many technology teams with the aim of providing a highly resilient network as the underlying core of the Bank’s technology infrastructure. As part of the larger Global Technology Enterprise Platforms (GTEP) team, there is involvement in end-to-end network connectivity and solutioning for data centre network services, campus, and remote office integrations as well as perimeter security network technologies. The Data Centre Build team also provides Level 3 support to our Operations team.

You will play a critical part in helping the team support the various technologies within our Global Network.

You will be expected to be a part of the teams’ rotational on-call duties and, when required, be a part of after-hours project deployments in the evenings or weekends.

In this role you will

• You are eager to work with leading edge technologies to incorporate complex network solutions, as well as work with other technology teams to contribute to an overall solution.
• You thrive on being hands-on during mid to complex project deployments into production. This will include the support of assigned systems by acting as an internal consultant on assigned infrastructure and providing suggestions for viable solutions to systems problems of high complexity.
• You want to be challenged with complex problem solving in time sensitive situations to reduce system downtime and customer impact.
• You understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• You are highly interested in software-defined Data Centre technologies like Cisco ACI and VMWare NSX and want to help drive the roadmap and adoption within a large-scale enterprise network.
• You are interested in getting in on the Cloud floor as the team gets more hands on with the network in the Public Cloud, including environments like Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure and IBM SoftLayer.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• You have strong communication (verbal/written) and good interpersonal skills to build relationships with internal and external business partners and vendors.
• You have at least 10+ years of progressive hands-on technical working experience, which includes designing, deploying & supporting various network technologies at an enterprise scale.
• You have at least 5+ years of hands-on technical working experience with Cisco Routers & Switches like:
• Cisco Nexus N9K/N7K/N5K/N2K Solutions
• Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISR) & Aggregation Services Routers (ASR)
• Cisco Catalyst N9K
• You have at least 5+ years of hands-on technical working experience with Cisco Security/VPN.
• You have at least 3+ years of hands-on technical working experience with firewall technologies like Fortigate/Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD).
• You have at least 5+ years of hands-on technical working experience with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) / Global Traffic Manager (GTM).
• You have at least 5+ years of hands-on technical working experience with Infoblox NIOS products, such as: DDI - DNS, DHCP & IP Address Management (IPAM).
• You have at least 2+ years of hands-on technical working experience with software-defined networking (SDN) technologies like Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), VMware NSX or similar.
• You can demonstrate hands-on technical working experience in managing Public Cloud (Microsoft Azure & Google Cloud Platform preferred) environments, in a network related capacity.
• You have hands-on technical working experience with Wired and Wireless 802.1x Network Authentication using Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).
• You have hands-on technical working experience with network automation scripting from Python, REST API endpoint.
• You possess superior problem solving and decision-making skills to resolve work issues with the ability to work under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Engineering, Networking Technology or in a related field.

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 an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please contact our support channel. 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.