Senior Azure Cloud Architect

BMO U.S.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 122,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Accident and life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

BMO Financial Group seeks a Principal Cloud Engineer to lead Azure architecture across enterprise environments. You will own end-to-end delivery, design scalable and secure solutions, and advance automation with Terraform-based IaC and modern CI/CD pipelines.

You will mentor teams, enforce governance, and drive performance, security, and cost optimization—helping grow the Bank's cloud platform while collaborating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Architect-level expertise in designing and implementing cloud strategies in Azure.
• Expertise in IaC with Terraform end-to-end development.
• Strong DevOps experience with designing and building complex CI/CD pipelines.
• Architect-level PaC (Policy as Code) strategy and implementation.
• Hands-on experience with container infrastructure design and operation.
• Deep knowledge of Azure IaaS/SaaS/PaaS services and security.
• Strong programming background; proficient in Python, Node.js, Java, C#, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud architecture and design for Azure platforms.
• Define scalable, secure, and highly available Azure solutions.
• Establish patterns, standards, and best practices across teams.
• Own end-to-end delivery from concept to production.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Drive automation-first culture and CI/CD modernization.
• Implement Azure security best practices and governance.

Skills

Azure cloud architecture

Terraform IaC

CI/CD leadership

Policy as Code

Container infrastructure

Azure IAM/RBAC

Programming languages

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Application Insights

Defender for Cloud

Job description

BMO Financial Group seeks a Principal Cloud Engineer to lead Azure architecture across enterprise environments. You will own end-to-end delivery, design scalable and secure solutions, and advance automation with Terraform-based IaC and modern CI/CD pipelines.

You will mentor teams, enforce governance, and drive performance, security, and cost optimization—helping grow the Bank's cloud platform while collaborating with stakeholders.