Cloud Platform Engineer

Requisition ID: 265388

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

Contributes to the overall success of the Cloud Security Engineering function by ensuring long‑term technical vision and roadmap is defined and maintained, focusing on future development, scalability, security, resiliency and platform modernization.

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

• Develop, maintain and optimize infrastructure as Code (IaC) Modules to provision and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud environments such as Azure and GCP
• Deploy and manage core cloud primitives – VPCs/VNets, subnets, firewall rules, IAM roles/service accounts, storage, databases and compute
• Create and maintain automated deployments pipelines that validate, test and deploy Terraform code while enforcing infrastructure governance and compliance requirements
• Integrate security best practices, IAM, network security, encryption and policy enforcement into infrastructure designs and deployment processes
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure-level failures across GCP and Azure – including networking misconfigurations, IAM permission errors and state file issues
• Continuously refine and enhance deployment processes, onboarding workflows, and implementation guidelines.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, configuration guides, troubleshooting guides, and operational procedures.
• Establish effective working relationships across multiple technology and business partners, project teams, and stakeholders.
• Understands how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Champion a customer‑focused engineering mindset and contribute to a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

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

• 3+ Years of hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices including modular design, remote state management, module versioning, workspace strategy, CI/CD integration plan and multi-environment deployments
• Hands-on depth across GCP services – Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, VPC networking, Cloud IAM, Secret management, Cloud Build and Pub/Sub.
• Experience with core Azure Services – AKS, Virtual Networks, Azure AD/EntraID, Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Key Vault, DevOps and ARM/Bicep awareness
• Strong understanding of Cloud Network fundamentals, VPs/VNets, subnets, routing tables, firewall rules, peering, DNS, NAT, and hybrid connectivity
• Experience implementing CI/CD and GitOps workflows using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, Helm or similar automation platforms
• Ability to implement IAM, workload identity, encryption best practice and Policy-as-code
• Strong knowledge of containerization technologies including Docker, Kubernetes networking, ingress controller, autoscaling and service mesh concepts.
• Experienced with Cloud and Kubernetes security best practices including RBAC, workload identity, secrets management, vulnerability management and policy enforcement.
• Strong Scripting and automation skills using Python, Bash or similar languages.
• Solid knowledge of cybersecurity principles, risk management, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Strong work ethic and reliability
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Experience delivering training using virtual conferencing
• Ability to develop technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, configuration guides, and operational procedures.
• Ability to prepare communications, briefings, and technical summaries for senior stakeholders when required.
• Proven success working within a matrix organization and collaborating across cross‑functional teams.
• Strong prioritizing, planning, analytical, presentation, project/change management, and relationship building skills

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!

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. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.