Azure Cloud Architect & Platform Lead

Bank of Montreal; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 112,200 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

Bank of Montreal is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to lead Azure architecture, develop scalable cloud solutions, and drive automation across the enterprise. The role requires 8+ years in large-scale Azure environments and strong expertise in IaC (Terraform) and DevOps practices.

You will mentor engineers, set standards, and collaborate with product owners to translate requirements into secure, highly available architectures.

Qualifications

• Architect-level expertise in Azure cloud strategies and scalable solutions.
• Proven track record developing complex Terraform modules end-to-end.
• Strong DevOps experience with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud architecture and design for Azure platforms.
• Define patterns, standards, and best practices across teams.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and architecture designs.
• Drive automation-first culture and implement IaC modules.
• Mentor engineers and oversee design and code reviews.

Skills

Azure architecture

Terraform IaC

DevOps / CI-CD

Policy as Code

Container orchestration

Azure IAM / RBAC

Networking in Azure

Python

Java

C#

C++

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Defender for Cloud

Job description

Bank of Montreal is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to lead Azure architecture, develop scalable cloud solutions, and drive automation across the enterprise. The role requires 8+ years in large-scale Azure environments and strong expertise in IaC (Terraform) and DevOps practices.

You will mentor engineers, set standards, and collaborate with product owners to translate requirements into secure, highly available architectures.