Title:  Team Lead, Cloud Engineering

Requisition ID: 247571

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

Scotiabank has embarked on the journey to modernize its technology stack across public cloud platforms, with a strong focus on reliability, automation, and developer experience. We are looking for a hands-on technical Team Lead who will play a key role in designing, building, and operating cloud-native database platforms and services. This role does not involve people management but requires strong technical leadership, ownership and the ability to influence engineering outcomes across teams.

The role of the Team Lead will operate as a senior individual contributor within the Cloud Storage Engineering team. This role is highly hands-on and responsible for building and operating database platforms and shared services used across the enterprise. You will work closely with application teams, architects, SREs, and security partners to deliver reliable, scalable and compliant database solutions in Azure and GCP. 

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

• Enjoys leading through technical expertise and execution
• Takes ownership of complex systems
• Can influence architecture and standards without direct authority
• Thrives in a fast-moving, cloud-native environment.
• Enjoys working with other lead engineers and architects on breaking-down, scoping and estimating tasks.
• Working with application teams for successful onboarding onto the Platform
• Participating in planning and retrospective sessions, attending stand-ups, etc.
• Provide mentorship, peer review and code review
• Lead a product/service, and define functions or features for cloud platforms
• Be able to build and operate the highly available and scalable software and infrastructure
• Act as a technical leader for cloud database platforms and services across Azure and GCP.
• Design, develop, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure database solutions.
• Own the architecture and implementation of infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Build and enhance platform capabilities using Java and NodeJS for automation, APIs, and service integration.
• Lead design discussions and provide technical direction for database onboarding and migrations.
• Partner with application teams to ensure successful adoption of database platforms.
• Ensure systems meet availability, performance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Drive best practices in cloud engineering, DevOps, and CI/CD.
• Perform code reviews, design reviews, and contribute to technical documentation.
• Manage on-call rotations and support production systems when required.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve reliability, automation, and cost efficiency 

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

• 8–12+ years of hands-on technical experience in cloud or platform engineering roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and GCP (production workloads).
• Deep experience with databases, such as:
• Relational: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle
• Cloud-managed databases (Azure SQL, Azure SQL MI, Cloud SQL, etc.)
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Hands-on development experience with Java and NodeJS.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, security, IAM, and monitoring.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to Have: 

• Experience with Kubernetes and container-based platforms.
• Exposure to database migrations from on-prem to cloud.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins etc.).
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, Cloud Monitoring).
• Understanding of enterprise security and compliance requirements.
• Prior experience working in large-scale enterprise or regulated environments

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.