At EQ, we’re remaking banking so every Canadian gets ahead, every day. Serving nearly 4 million Canadians from coast to coast, we offer a wide variety of financial services from banking and lending, to trust and credit union solutions. We’ve been at this since 1970, challenging the conventions of traditional banking with smarter, faster, and more connected financial experiences.

If you’re driven to help reshape how banking works for Canadians and the businesses that power our economy, this could be your next big opportunity. As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical expert supporting EQ Bank’s Microsoft cloud platforms with a focus on Power Platform (30%), Azure Cloud Engineering (30%), AKS and DevOps Enablement (20%), and Platform Process Improvement (20%). Reporting to the Director, Cloud Operations, you will design, implement, and improve reusable platform capabilities that empower both professional and citizen developers across the bank.

You will work hands-on with Azure services, PaaS workloads, Kubernetes, and DevOps toolchains, while also contributing to Power Platform governance and lifecycle enablement. As a technical leader, you’ll collaborate with engineering, security, operations, and business stakeholders to drive platform maturity, automation, scalability, and compliance across our cloud environments.

Cloud Platform

Engineering & Operations (30%) Develop and maintain automation for Power Platform lifecycle management, including ALM pipelines and environment provisioning. Implement data loss prevention (DLP) policies, app usage reporting, and licensing optimization for Power Platform components.



Collaborate with Governance and Security teams to establish safe, compliant citizen development frameworks.

Provide technical guidance to Power Platform users and support solution acceleration across the organization. AKS Platform & DevOps Practices (20%) Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to deploy containerized workloads into AKS.

Enable

GitOps patterns and promote up-to-date deployment practices in collaboration with product engineering teams. Contribute to DevSecOps initiatives and embed security, performance, and resiliency into deployment pipelines.

Platform

Process & Maturity Improvements (20%) Define platform engineering standards and reusable blueprints to reduce manual effort and increase team efficiency. Promote knowledge sharing and engineering excellence across teams through documentation, workshops, and reusable patterns. 8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering roles in enterprise environments. ~ Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure, PaaS services, Power Platform, and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service). ~ Knowledge of GCP is considered an asset. ~ Strong experience with Terraform/Bicep, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows.



~ Practical understanding of DevOps and SRE practices including automation, observability, and incident response. ~ Experience supporting Power Platform governance (DLP, ALM, monitoring) and citizen development enablement. ~ Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) and YAML/JSON-based configurations.

What we offer [For full-time permanent roles] Competitive discretionary bonus Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits Generous vacation policy and personal days Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from EQ Bank’s additional office space located at 2200-25 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON . Equity, Diversity & Inclusion EQ is committed to building an inclusive, accessible environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and supported. If you require accommodations at any stage, we will work with you to ensure you can bring your best self to the process and beyond.

As part of our recruitment process, EQ uses AI to help screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position. All AI-enabled outputs are reviewed and validated by our talent team.

TSX: EQB) is the parent company of Equitable Bank, the country’s seventh-largest Schedule I bank by assets, which operates EQ Bank, Canada’s Challenger Bank™. EQB Inc. serves nearly 4 million Canadians and manages approximately $150 billion in combined assets under management and administration.

📌 Staff Engineer, Cloud Engineering (Toronto)
🏢 EQ Bank | Canada's Challenger Bank
📍 Toronto