Operations Analyst (New or Recent Graduate)

BMO; Barrie; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Accident and life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

BMO Financial Group is seeking an IT Operations professional in Barrie to monitor, support, and manage daily services for mission-critical systems. You will triage incidents, deploy changes, and coordinate with 3rd party providers to ensure SLAs are met.

The role emphasizes problem-solving, automation, and knowledge sharing within technology teams. The candidate should have 1–2 years of IT experience, a relevant degree, and strong communication and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Typically 1-2 years of work experience in IT or business environment.
• Knowledge of IT operating processes used for systems delivery including monitoring, logging and alerting.
• Knowledge of support and operations practice, concepts and technology from training or work experience.
• Technical and/or business functional knowledge of systems, tools, timing and dependencies.
• Specialized knowledge from education and/or business experience.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
• Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
• Influence skills - In-depth.

Responsibilities

• Breaks down strategic problems and analyses data to provide insights and recommendations.
• Provides initial triage, investigation, and resolution of incidents.
• Deploys automated code to production.
• Provides end-to-end technology support including computer, applications, network and storage, and root-cause analysis.
• Drives and/or promotes new processes, systems, technology, and operations and expanded capabilities.
• Proactively monitors system performance and identifies operational improvements.
• Supports deployment activities, managing implementation issues to resolution.
• Provided initial triage and ensures fast turnaround times on issue/incident resolution.
• Monitors infrastructure, applications and transactions through automated systems.
• Provides inbound call assistance to end-users for application, technical, and IMACD needs.
• Collaborates with appropriate areas across the bank.
• Develops or helps develop knowledge assets for operation.
• Promotes adherence to standards and industry best practices.
• Understands organizational interactions to engage matrix areas.
• Identifies opportunities to strengthen operational capability and mentor others.
• Keeps abreast of industry trends through professional associations and learning.
• Focus may be on a business/group.
• Thinks creatively and proposes new solutions.
• Exercises judgment to diagnose and solve problems within rules.
• Works mostly independently.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Collaboration & teamwork

Analytical skills

Influence skills

Education

B.S./B.A. in computer science, engineering, information systems, math or business

Job description

Application Deadline:

10/07/2026

Address:

50 Reid Drive

Job Family Group:

Technology

Monitors, restores service, changes, supports, and handles day-to-day activities 7/24/365 required to run the mission critical systems for the company ensuring business service levels are met and environments are managed. Monitors and ensures service restoration of infrastructure, applications (online and offline), and security, while meeting service level agreements. Provides the Help/Service Desk support, as well as coordinates and facilitates Incident Management, deploys changes to the production environment, and engages 3rd party providers contracted to the Bank during an incident. Provides immediate response to production program or system problems. Participates in testing cycles to ensure the ability to deploy and operability of infrastructure and applications. Deploys, implements, provisions applications and infrastructure per deployment plans and infrastructure build guides.

• Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
• Provides initial triage, investigation and resolution of incidents. This may include automated code to production, automated recovery scripts and runbook execution.
• Deploys automated code to production.
• Provides end to end technology support including computer, applications, network and storage, and root-cause analysis etc.
• Drives and/or promotes new processes, systems, technology, and operations and expanded capabilities for performance, with the flexibility to align to the unique requirements of the project teams and deliverables.
• Proactively monitors system performance and identifies operational improvements, in ensuring smooth and consistent customer and business partner delivery.
• Supports deployment activities, managing implementation issues to resolution.
• Provides initial triage, investigation and ensures fast turnaround times on issue/incident resolution.
• Monitors technical infrastructure, applications and/or business transactions through automated systems and instrumentation across the environment.
• Provides inbound call assistance to end-users for application, technical, and IMACD needs leveraging the knowledge base and/or run books available.
• Collaborates and engages with the appropriate areas across the bank.
• Develops or helps to develop the knowledge assets required for the operation.
• Promotes adherence to standards and industry best practices.
• Develops an understanding of organizational interactions and complexity to engage with the appropriate matrix areas.
• Identifies opportunities to strengthen the operational capability, such as: sharing expertise to promote technical development, mentoring employees, building communities of practice and networks across technology.
• Stays abreast of industry technical and business trends through participation in professional associations, practice communities & individual learning.
• Focus may be on a business/group.
• Thinks creatively and proposes new solutions.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works mostly independently.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
• Qualifications:
• Typically 1- 2 years of work experience in IT or business environment and/or B.S./B.A. in computer science, engineering, information systems, math or business.
• Understanding of Information Technology operating processes used for systems to ensure effective delivery including but not limited to IT Operations mandatory operating standards for monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Knowledge of support and operations practice, concepts, and technology obtained through formal training and/or work experience.
• Technical and/or business functional knowledge of systems, tools, timing, and dependencies.
• Specialized knowledge from education and/or business experience.
• Verbal & written communication skills - In-depth.
• Collaboration & team skills - In-depth.
• Analytical and problem solving skills - In-depth.
• Influence skills - In-depth.

Salary** :**

$45,000.00 - $100,000.00

Pay Type:

Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group's pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group's expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group's total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one - for yourself and our customers. We'll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we'll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.

BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other's differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

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