Senior, Cloud Engineering

Is this role right for you?

In this role you will:

• Be accountable for the development and maintenance of cloud platforms, services, and components to enable the safe enterprise-wide use of common cloud functionality.
• Lead development of internal portals and dashboards that empower developer productivity.
• Advocate for developer needs in cloud-native development environments.
• Be responsible for level 3 support.
• Design, implement, and refactor code.
• Lead design discussions focused on scalability, design, and implementation best practices.
• Ensure software, programs, and applications are developed and/or configured to meet high availability, integrity, and reliability requirements.
• Work with other engineers and architects on breaking down, scoping, and estimating tasks.
• Participate in planning and retrospective sessions, stand-ups, and other team ceremonies.
• Build and operate highly available and scalable software and infrastructure.
• Support application teams in using the platform, including providing guidance on design patterns, best practices, and security considerations.
• Will be asked to provide peer review and quality control on a daily basis

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

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Enthusiasm for cloud platform/components/services development and developer experience.
• Enthusiasm for leading-edge technologies and patterns.
• Strong desire to learn, grow, and support the growth of the team.
• Strong programming skills in at least three object-oriented and/or scripting languages, such as JavaScript, Java, and Python.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native application development.
• Experience in developing with a modern full-stack technology stack.
• Experience working with relational databases and non-relational databases.
• Experience working with AI coding assistants.
• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of essential web application security concerns.
• UX sensibilities for developer-facing interfaces.
• Experience with cloud platforms, such as Azure and GCP, and cloud-native patterns.
• Bonus competency: Experience with container orchestration, such as Kubernetes.
• Bonus competency: Experience building internal developer platforms or portals.
• Bonus competency: Experience with agentic coding tools.
• Bonus competency: Experience working within Canadian financial institutions.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related 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.
• Upskilling through 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!