Is this role right for you? In this role you will: Own the design, implementation, and ongoing evolution of the cloud controls and governance framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory, risk, security, and audit requirements applicable to financial services.

Partner with independent risk, compliance, and control functions to establish and maintain a comprehensive, welldefined control inventory for cloud infrastructure and platform services.

Lead the automation and enforcement of controls across the cloud lifecycle, embedding guardrails into engineering platforms, pipelines, and reference architectures.

Build and lead a highperforming team of 34 specialists responsible for translating control requirements into scalable engineering solutions and reusable frameworks.

Collaborate with product and platform Technical Program Managers to ensure controls are captured early in design and consistently applied through build, deployment, and operations.

Define and oversee engineeringled governance mechanisms, including dashboards, interfaces, and metrics that provide realtime visibility into control effectiveness and compliance posture.

Influence cloud strategy and platform roadmaps to ensure risk and control considerations are addressed without compromising developer productivity or time to market.

Support internal and external audits, regulatory inquiries, and management reviews by providing clear evidence of automated control design and operation.

Establish standards, policies, and patterns that promote securebydesign and compliantbydefault cloud engineering practices.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? Wed love to work with you if you have: Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

Extensive experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or cloud security within largescale, regulated environments.





Demonstrated experience designing and implementing automated controls, policyascode, and governance frameworks across IaaS and PaaS platforms.

Proven peopleleadership experience, including building and leading small, specialized technical teams.

Experience in financial services, capital markets, or other highly regulated industries.

Deep familiarity with public cloud platforms and modern control enforcement techniques (e.g., policyascode, CI/CD integration, cloud security posture management).

Experience engaging with regulators, auditors, and secondline risk functions on technology control matters.

Strong executive communication skills with the ability to influence senior technology and risk leaders.

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 setting 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. #LI-Hybrid

📌 Director, Cloud Governance & Controls Engineering (Toronto)
🏢 Scotiabank
📍 Toronto