At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead cloud infrastructure and automation initiatives while mentoring DevOps teams.
- Company: Join BMO, a leader in financial services with a commitment to innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, health insurance, tuition reimbursement, and retirement plans.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by driving cloud innovation and operational excellence.
- Qualifications: 8+ years in DevOps or Cloud Engineering with strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 185000 $ per year.
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 Professional.
- 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.
Lead DevOps Engineer in Toronto employer: BMO
BMO Financial Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in the heart of Toronto where legal professionals can thrive. With a strong commitment to employee growth, BMO provides extensive training, mentorship, and opportunities for career advancement, all while fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion. Employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, tuition reimbursement, and retirement savings plans, making it a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.
