Staff Cloud Platform Engineer

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.
• 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!