This Senior Platform Engineer will contribute to the overall success of the GBM in globally ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of hybrid cloud platforms across on-premises environments and public cloud (Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure)

Architect and optimize data and analytics platforms, including BigQuery and Azure data services

Good knowledge of network and connectivity architecture, including VPC/VNet design, private connectivity, routing, and firewall controls

Establish Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and automation standards

Provide technical leadership and governance, including architecture reviews, mentorship, and stakeholder collaboration

Oversee delivery of platform key projects

Monitor and troubleshoot platform builds to ensure optimal performance and availability. Ensure upgrades are handled in a timely manner which helps in reducing EOL currency issues.

Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a relevant field.

10+ years of overall experience in infrastructure, platform engineering or cloud architecture

5+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on-premises, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure

Experience building and operating on-premises Kubernetes clusters

Experience designing hybrid cloud architectures integrating on-prem and public cloud





Demonstrated experience leading architecture design, mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction.

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.

Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.

Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and advantages 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, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

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.

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📌 Senior Platform Engineer-Cloud (Toronto)
🏢 Scotiabank
📍 Toronto