Hybrid Senior Technical Lead — AI-Driven Platform Engineering

BMO; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 76,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Accident and life Insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

BMO is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to drive the design, delivery, and evolution of enterprise platforms. You will lead cross-functional teams, shape platform roadmaps, and implement AI-powered solutions across OpenSearch, Dynatrace observability, and API integrations.

You will mentor engineers, guide SDLC processes, and push for automation and security across legacy and cloud-native environments. This hybrid role requires strong leadership and deep technical excellence in a financial

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years in software development or platform engineering.
• Experience designing, building, and supporting enterprise-scale software solutions.
• Experience with Generative AI, AI-powered automation, and enterprise AI adoption.
• Strong knowledge of observability tools and performance monitoring.
• Experience implementing OpenSearch/Elasticsearch solutions.
• Strong Oracle/SQL database design and optimization skills.
• Experience integrating Mainframe applications and infrastructure.
• Experience designing APIs, microservices, and integrations.
• Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD environments.
• Understanding of cloud-native architectures and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, modernization, and optimization of platform-based solutions.
• Drive platform stability, performance, security, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define roadmaps and execution plans.
• Leverage Generative AI to improve productivity and customer experiences.
• Monitor system health using Dynatrace and observability practices.
• Design and support OpenSearch-based search solutions.
• Manage APIs, platform services, and integrations at scale.

Skills

Software dev

Platform engineering

Generative AI

Observability

OpenSearch

Oracle/SQL

Mainframe

APIs

CI/CD

Leadership

Tools

Dynatrace

OpenSearch

Mainframe

Cloud

API Management

Job description

BMO is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to drive the design, delivery, and evolution of enterprise platforms. You will lead cross-functional teams, shape platform roadmaps, and implement AI-powered solutions across OpenSearch, Dynatrace observability, and API integrations.

You will mentor engineers, guide SDLC processes, and push for automation and security across legacy and cloud-native environments. This hybrid role requires strong leadership and deep technical excellence in a financial