Staff Cloud Platform Engineer

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DEI & Allyship

Accessibility accommodations

Upskilling opportunities

Competitive rewards program

Community engagement

Job summary

Scotiabank Toronto is seeking a Staff Platform Cloud Engineer to design, build, and manage enterprise cloud platforms and services. You will own Kubernetes-based solutions, drive security and reliability, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, scalable infrastructure, and hands-on development with Terraform, Helm, and Kustomize in a modern cloud environment at Scotiabank.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing cloud solutions on Azure, AWS or GCP.
• 5+ years container-based technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• 5+ years experience with CI/CD tools.
• 5+ years of infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize).
• Strong cloud platform knowledge and security considerations.
• Excellent communication to a technical audience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, manage, and maintain cloud platforms to enable enterprise use.
• Lead through technical expertise and execution across teams.
• Provide senior guidance on Kubernetes and cloud-native systems.
• Own enterprise cloud products’ design, software, and processes.
• Write, refactor, and optimize code for reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with architects to scope and estimate tasks.
• Mentor junior cloud engineers and foster high performance.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering/Mathematics

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Kustomize

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Requisition ID: 266008 Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Scotiabank has embarked on the journey to modernize both development practices and tools. One of the main areas of transformation is the public cloud and the various platform technologies that support both development and operations on the cloud. The aim is to provide a streamlined process and framework which will allow the development teams to focus on building business logic. We are looking to build our development team with influencer, makers, creators and industry leaders who will drive us forward.

The Staff Platform Cloud Engineer role will be responsible for the building, tuning, managing infrastructure, monitoring and troubleshooting on Enterprise Security Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Platform. This consists of platform building, tooling, integration, process automation, platform enhancement, and delivery of new projects.

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

• Be accountable for design, development, management, and maintenance of cloud platforms, services, and components to enable safe enterprise-wide use of cloud common functionality.
• Lead through technical expertise and execution.
• Serve as a senior technical leader and subject‑matter expert for Kubernetes and cloud‑native systems
• Have Level 3 support responsibilities.
• Have technical ownership/leadership of enterprise cloud product(s) or a complex part of a larger product including the design, software, and processes necessary for ongoing operations.
• Be designing, implementing, and refactoring code.
• Be leading design discussions focused on security, scalability, and implementation best practices.
• Ensure software, programs, and applications are developed and/or configured to meet high availability, integrity, and reliability requirements.
• Be working with other lead engineers and architects on designing solutions and breaking-down, scoping, and estimating tasks.
• Participate in planning and retrospective sessions, attending stand-ups, etc.
• Be able to build and operate the highly available and scalable software and infrastructure.
• Provide technical mentorship and support to junior and emerging cloud engineers across the team.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• 8+ years of relevant experience with designing cloud solutions on Azure, AWS or GCP.
• 5+ years of experience with container-based technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• 5+ years of experience in the use of CI/CD Tools
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize).
• Enthusiasm for cloud transformation and cloud platform/components/services development.
• Experience in delivering enterprise systems collaborating and driving solutions with multiple teams across the organization.
• Sufficient domain expertise in cloud platform features and capabilities.
• Ability to solve ambiguous and typically novel problems that require the effort of several engineers.
• Full stack experience in product development.
• Experience in technical leadership of small sized technical teams in delivering production solutions.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken; of specific importance is strong communication to a technical audience.
• Knowledge of software design patterns, infrastructure architecture, DevOps, and security considerations.
• Awareness of how scalable, enterprise-level software system is designed (both on code and infrastructure levels).
• Experience working with relational databases.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, workload identity, policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper), and secrets management.
• Desire to learn, grow yourself and your team.
• Passion for driving teams towards high performance and a deep pride in quality craftsmanship that delights users.
• Writing and maintaining related documentation.
• Investigating, analyzing, and resolving system problems.
• Experience with Kubernetes or containerized applications is required.
• Google Professional Cloud Architect would be an asset.
• Experience within Canadian financial institutions a benefit.
• Bachelor (equivalent or higher) degree in computer science or engineering/mathematics discipline.

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.
• Upskillingthrough 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, 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 (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.