Application Deadline 11/26/2026

Address 250 Yonge Street

Job Family Group Technology

Lead DevOps Engineer Location:

Toronto, ON (Hybrid) Type:

Full-Time

Overview We are seeking a

Lead DevOps Engineer

to drive cloud infrastructure, automation, and platform engineering initiatives across the enterprise. This hands-on leadership role will be responsible for designing and optimizing AWS-based solutions, advancing CI/CD practices, implementing Infrastructure as Code, and enabling secure, scalable, and resilient software delivery. The successful candidate will partner closely with engineering, security, and operations teams while mentoring DevOps practitioners and promoting a cloud-first, automation-driven culture.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and evolution of enterprise DevOps platforms, toolchains, and engineering standards.

Architect, deploy, and support scalable AWS cloud solutions

Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and automation frameworks.

Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automate deployments, and improve operational efficiency.

Design and manage containerized environments using Docker and AWS container services.

Support application modernization, cloud migration, and microservices adoption.

Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.

Drive reliability, performance, security, incident response, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineering teams.

Qualifications Required Experience

8+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.





3+ years in a technical leadership or lead engineering capacity.

Experience designing and supporting large-scale AWS environments.

Proven experience building enterprise CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks.

Experience working in Agile software development environments.

Technical Skills

Cloud & AWS: AWS Architecture, ECS, Fargate, Lambda, RDS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, Serverless Computing

DevOps & Platform Engineering: DevOps Toolchains, CI/CD, Platform Engineering, Platform Architecture

Containerization: Docker, Linux Containers, AWS Containerization

Automation: Infrastructure Automation, Automation Testing Tools, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Development & SDLC: Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Development Methodologies, Agile Practices

Programming & Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell, and other scripting/programming languages

Source Control & Build Tools: Git, SCM Tools, Jenkins

Architecture & Design: Systems Architecture, Systems Thinking, Cloud-Native Design

Observability & Operations: Monitoring, Logging, Alerting, Performance and Reliability Engineering

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Qualified

Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, or CloudFormation





Financial Services or highly regulated industry experience

Knowledge of DevSecOps, cloud security, and governance frameworks

Backstage (Internal Developer Platform)

LaunchDarkly

Splunk

Node.js

TypeScript

Spring Framework

SAML / OAuth

Soft Skills

Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Creativity and innovation mindset.

Continuous learner with strong Agile learning orientation.

Ability to influence technical direction and drive organizational change.

What You'll Bring The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with leadership capabilities, bringing a passion for automation, cloud innovation, platform engineering, and operational excellence. You will play a pivotal role in enabling development teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions while advancing the organization's cloud and DevOps maturity.

Salary $85,500.00 - $185,000.00

Pay Type Salaried

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, di

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