Senior, Cloud Engineering

Requisition ID: 277994
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Role:

Scotiabank has embarked on a journey to modernize both development practices and tools. One of the main areas of transformation is the public cloud and the various platform technologies that support development and operations in the cloud. The aim is to provide a streamlined process and framework that allows development teams to focus on building business logic. The platform is used by development teams globally to host hundreds of applications. We are building our development team with makers, creators, and industry leaders who will drive us forward.

The Senior, Cloud Engineering role operates within the Cloud Platform Engineering team. This role specializes in Cloud Developer Experience (DevEx) Engineering, focusing on building tools, frameworks, and workflows designed to streamline cloud-native development, making it seamless, scalable, and delightful for developers. This valuable team member will be responsible for creating platform components and services that support broad enterprise use cases.
Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Key accountabilities include 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.
• 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.
• Our teams are flexible and fast – you 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:

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related discipline.
• 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

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.