We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate professional for a Cloud Engineering position with extensive experience with AWS cloud services. BMO’s cloud strategy is focused on innovation, leveraging rapidly emerging cloud native services to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our customers. The BMO Cloud Engineering team is leading the way at a Bank where our Purpose is Growing The Good and Being Bold. We demonstrate those values every day. Be part of the action – where we have challenging discussions about how to align those customer requirements to the right cloud architectures and services. Help evolve the BMO’s core cloud platform, leveraging emerging best practices and tools, securely connected to our strategic suppliers, providing a platform for innovation to an entire Bank.
Responsibilities:
Working in a close-knit technical team, the role will:
Design and implement BMO Cloud Platform, core and shared services
Drive holistic design & patterns for secure cloud application environments, Cloud platform enhancements, data services, and cloud service integrations
Partner with other stakeholders to drive the creation of Cloud migration & transformation strategy and infrastructure roadmaps across application, information, business and technology landscapes
Develop patterns for automated provisioning, management, scalability and security
Ensure that all cloud solutions follow internally defined security and compliance standards and controls
Design and plan enterprise-scale cloud environments including application dependencies, data storage and flow, network connectivity and overall cloud hosting
Design, implement and secure cloud IaaS, PaaS and higher services in AWS
Develop and maintain up-to-date architectural templates, build and operational documentation of the technical environment
Work in close collaboration with the rest of Engineering, DevOps and CIO teams to develop Service Catalogues
Continuously enhance the capability, security and experience of the enterprise cloud
Required Core Skills:
Understanding of cloud design patterns, Cloud Native principles, cloud operations and cloud security models
Strong programming skills and fluency with at least one of the following scripting languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell
Strong Knowledge and proven experience in setting up, securing and managing public cloud infrastructure
Demonstrated knowledge of cloud provisioning and administration, cloud interoperability, cloud disaster recovery and business continuity strategies, as well as performance measurement and monitoring in the cloud
Proficiency in cloud automation using AWS CLI, Azure CLI, CDK, CloudFormation, ARM or terraform.
Hands-on experience with system configuration and DevOps tools preferably Ansible, Bitbucket, Git, Jira and Confluence
Experience and knowledge of running containers and containers infrastructure in the cloud on a large scale
Experience working on Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), AWS Fargate, Elastic Container Service (ECS)
Experience working on Lambda, API Gateway, Kinesis Data Stream, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB
Ability to participate in and keep up with fast-paced DevOps and System Engineering teams within Agile processes
Experience with AI concepts, GenAI, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI-powered tools in SDLC etc
Other Skills:
Strong interpersonal and communication Skills
A critical thinker with strong research and analytics skills
Self-motivated with a positive attitude and an ability to work independently and/or in a team
Able to work under tight timelines and deliver on complex problems
About Us
At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.
As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.
To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.
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