Principal Cloud Engineer Azure

We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate professional for a  
** Principal*
* ** Cloud Engineer
** position with 8+ years of experience in multiple large scale Azure enterprise environments. We are looking for technology leaders and change drivers type of talent. BMO's cloud strategy is focused on innovation, leveraging emerging cloud native services to meet the rapidly evolving needs of our customers. 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:*
* ** Lead cloud architecture and design*
* + Define and implement scalable, secure, andhighly available

Azure solutions

+ Establish architecture patterns, standards, and best practices across teams

** Own end-to-end delivery*
* + Translate business requirements into technical solutions and architecture designs

+ Drive solution implementation from concepttoproduction

** Cloud platform engineering & automation*
* + Design and maintain

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modulesusing Terraform

+ Build reusable modules, landing zones, and enterprise-scale Azure environments

** Dev Ops & CI/CD leadership*
* + Design, implementandoptimizeCI/CD pipelines (Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions)

+ Drive automation-first culture and continuous improvement

** Security, governance, and compliance*
* + Implement Azure security best practices (Zero Trust, RBAC, Defender for Cloud)

+ Defineand implement governance andpoliciesframework

+ Ensure compliance with regulatory and enterprise standards

** Performance, reliability, and cost optimization*
* + Architect for resilience (HA/DR strategies, multi-region designs)

+ Monitor andoptimizeworkload performance and Azure spend (Fin Ops practices)

** Mentorship and technical leadership*
* + Mentor juniorand mid-level engineers and lead technical direction across projects

+ Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions

** Stakeholder engagement*
* + Collaborate with product owners, architects, and leadership

+ Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

** Operational excellence*
* + Drive modernization initiatives

+ Define observability strategies using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights

+ Driveincident response and root cause analysis forcloud coresystems

** Required skills*
* ** and experience**  **:*
* + architect-levelexpertiseand proven track of designing and implementing cloud strategies, defining standards,designing and implementing large-scale solutions in Azure;

+ expert inIaCwith a proven track recordof developing complex modules and solutions end-to-end, from scratch(Terraform);

+ Strongdevopsexpertise, proven track of designing and building complex CI/CD pipelines

+ architect-levelexpertisein

Policy as Code (PaC) strategy and implementation;

+ expertise with design,implementation and running container infrastructure;

+ expertise with design of operational processes for large scale Azure environments

+ Strong programming skills(dev background) and fluency with at least one of the following languages:
Python, node.js, java, c#,c++ Strong knowledge and experience in setting up, securing, and managing public cloud infrastructure (Azure) at scale

+ Solid understanding and proven practical experience with

AzureIAM/RBACdesignand implementation at scale

+ Deep and broad knowledge of Azure IaaS/SaaS/Paa Sservices and experience building solutionsinpublic clouds

+ Strong understanding and hands-onexpertisein designing and running large scale cloud networking

+ Deep and broad general ITengineeringknowledge as well as hands-on experience in different areas such as networking, infrastructure, security, solutions architecture and design, OS (Linux/Windows), common protocols and services, identity and access management, automation, troubleshooting, etc.

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