Virtual Automation Engineer Jobs in Toronto, ON (NOW HIRING)

Requisition ID: 256282 
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

As a Senior, Cloud Engineering  you will be working closely with platform engineering team to design, build and maintain cloud platforms.  You will be at the forefront of managing and optimizing our cloud operations for the cloud platforms and services.  If you're passionate about cutting-edge technologies, cloud-native solutions, and driving innovation, this role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital banking.

You will modernize both development practices and tools for the existing and new platform products.  You have proven record of automating complex systems based on cloud resources and have strong experience in implementing highly available solutions.  You will enhance the team's development process and automated testing practices. When required, you are expected to be a part of after-hours project deployments in the evenings or weekends.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Participating in design discussions focused on scalability, design, and implementation best practices.
• Ensuring software, programs and applications are developed and/or configured to meet high availability, integrity, and reliability requirements.
• Participating in planning, retrospective sessions, attending stand-ups, etc.
• Supporting application teams on the use of cloud platform including providing guidance on design patterns, best practices, and security considerations.
• Level 3 support responsibilities are required.
• Design and manage Cloud Services - Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) & Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• You thrive on the detailed design & deployment of cloud services; the same in the design & implementation of automated delivery pipelines for the cloud services.
• You can work with engineers and architects on breaking-down, scoping, and estimating tasks.
• You are proficient in providing Level 3 support for developed Cloud Services.
• You can develop & document operational procedures for service operations teams.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud, software or other related engineering roles with at least 2+ recent experience with Google Cloud Platform
• Proven experience in cloud development in Google GCP.  Microsoft Azure is a benefit.
• You have at least 3 years of hands-on technical working experience in the use of Google Cloud Platform for services such as:

• • Compute (Linux Virtual Machines, Disks, VM Manager, GCVE)
  • Databases (Cloud SQL, AlloyDB)
  • Networking (Virtual Private Cloud, Anthos Service Mesh, Cloud DNS, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud NAT, Cloud Router, Cross-Cloud Interconnect, Network Telemetry, VPC Service Controls)
  • Storage Services (Persistent Disks, Backup and DR Service, Cloud Storage)
  • Data Analytics (BigQuery, Cloud Billing)
  • Containerization (Docker, Google Kubernetes Engine)

• 1+ years of experience with development languages (Go, Python, etc.)
• You have at least 5 years of hands-on technical working experience in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) delivery pipelines e.g. HashiCorp's Terraform.
• You have 5+ years of hands-on technical working experience of using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Tools (e.g., Git plus Azure DevOps and/or Jenkins and/or GitHub Enterprise, etc.) for the purposes of maintaining pipelines.
• You have 1+ years of hands-on technical working experience in the use of Configuration Management & Automation tools (e.g., Saltstack, Perforce's Puppet and/or Red Hat Ansible and/or Progress Chef).
• You have 5+ years of hands-on technical working experience with Bash and/or Powershell to develop automation & deployment utilities.
• Enthusiasm for cloud transformation and cloud platform/components/services development.
• Self-sufficient, works under the supervision of a more senior engineer.
• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken; of specific importance the strong communication to a technical audience.
• Attention to details, high standards for quality.
• Writing and maintaining related documentation.
• Experience within Canadian financial institutions a benefit.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (master's degree preferred).

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 environment 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 such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more!

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.