Senior Cloud Platform Engineer
Scotiabank is an international bank offering personal, business and commercial banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets services. Its clients include individuals, businesses, corporations, institutions and investors across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank, also known as The Bank of Nova Scotia, provides a broad range of financial products and services, including deposit accounts, credit cards, lending, mortgages, insurance, investments, wealth management, private banking, corporate and investment banking, capital markets, foreign exchange, financing, advisory services and transaction banking. The organization serves personal banking customers, small and mid-sized businesses, commercial clients, corporate and institutional clients, and investors through its global network.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design, develop, manage, and maintain cloud platforms and services for enterprise use. You will lead Kubernetes and cloud-native initiatives, provide Level 3 support, build scalable infrastructure, guide technical solutions, investigate system problems, and mentor junior cloud engineers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience designing cloud solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP
- 5+ years of experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- 5+ years of experience using CI/CD tools
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Terraform, Helm, or Kustomize
- Experience delivering enterprise systems across multiple teams
- Full stack product development experience
- Experience leading small technical teams in delivering production solutions
- Knowledge of software design patterns, infrastructure architecture, DevOps, and security
- Experience with relational databases
- Understanding of cloud security, networking, workload identity, policy-as-code, and secrets management
- Experience with Kubernetes or containerized applications
- Google Professional Cloud Architect certification is an asset
- Experience within Canadian financial institutions is a benefit
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, or mathematics
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, manage, and maintain cloud platforms, services, and components
- Serve as a senior technical leader and subject-matter expert for Kubernetes and cloud-native systems
- Provide Level 3 support
- Own enterprise cloud products or complex product components
- Lead design discussions focused on security, scalability, and implementation best practices
- Build and operate highly available and scalable software and infrastructure
- Collaborate with lead engineers and architects on solution design and task estimation
- Participate in planning, retrospectives, and stand-ups
- Mentor and support junior and emerging cloud engineers
- Write and maintain documentation
- Investigate, analyze, and resolve system problems
Benefits
- Upskilling through online courses
- Cross-functional development opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Bonus
- Flexible vacation
- Personal days
- Sick days
- Employee benefits starting on day one
- Employee Resource Groups
- Community engagement programs