Principal, Cloud Engineering
Scotiabank
Posted: December 9, 2025
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Requisition ID: 230350
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.
As a Principal, Cloud Engineering – Cloud Operations Engineering, you contribute to the overall success of the Cloud and Platform Engineering department ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed /delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are following governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. You keep our cloud platform stable to provide an essential and dependable service that millions of customers use every day. 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.
Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:
Architect, implement and maintain platform services to enable safe enterprise-wide use of public cloud offerings with a hands-on approach
Drive design discussions focused on implementing best practices, scalability and introducing enterprise-wide patterns
Lead engineering squads in breaking-down, scoping and estimating tasks
Contribute to writing code, debugging and deploying infrastructure and applications to the cloud
Provide mentorship, peer review and code review
Collaborate with Product Management teams to define features for Cloud platform services for multi-year roadmaps
Provide level 3 production support
Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:
9+ years of experience in cloud, software or other related engineering roles including significant experience in a leadership or advisory role
Extensive experience building and operating large-scale infrastructure in public cloud environments, such as Azure or GCP using Terraform Cloud with cloud services for Security, Kubernetes, Functions, Virtual Machines and Virtual Networking
Proven experience in cloud development (Microsoft Azure, Google GCP) is a benefit.
Advanced proficiency in building production-ready Infrastructure as Code in high-level languages, such as HashiCorp Configuration Language and Go
Enthusiasm for cloud transformation and cloud platform/components/services development.
Proven experience in cloud cost management and onboarding applications to the cloud
Proven expertise in architecting and scaling observability infrastructure to support comprehensive monitoring and analysis in large production environments
Expertise in deploying and managing monitoring, alerting, and logging systems at massive-scale, such as Prometheus, Grafana, Kibana, OpenTelemetry, ELK, Jaeger etc.
Knowledge of cost optimization strategies and tools in cloud environments e.g. GCP Cloud Cost Management, Apptio Cloudability etc.
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!
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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. 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.