Principal Cloud Engineer
Job in
Toronto, Ontario, C6A, Canada
Listed on 2026-07-18
Listing for:
Bank of Montreal
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-18
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity, Azure
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Address:33 Dundas Street West Job Family Group:
Technology 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, and highly 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 concept to production
Cloud platform engineering & automation
Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules using Terraform Build reusable modules, landing zones, and enterprise-scale Azure environments
DevOps & CI/CD leadership
Design, implement and optimize CI/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)
Define and implement governance and policies framework
Ensure compliance with regulatory and enterprise standards
Performance, reliability, and cost optimization
Architect for resilience (HA/DR strategies, multi-region designs)
Monitor and optimize workload performance and Azure spend (Fin Ops practices)
Mentorship and technical leadership
Mentor junior and 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 Drive incident response and root cause analysis for cloud core systems
Required skills and experience:architect-level expertise and proven track of designing and implementing cloud strategies, defining standards, designing and implementing large-scale solutions in Azure;expert in IaC with a proven track record of developing complex modules and solutions end-to-end, from scratch (Terraform);
Strong devops expertise, proven track of designing and building complex CI/CD pipelines architect-level expertise in 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 Azure IAM/RBAC design and implementation at scale
Deep and broad knowledge of Azure IaaS/SaaS/PaaS services and experience building solutions in public clouds
Strong understanding and hands-on expertise in designing and running large scale cloud networking
Deep and broad general IT engineering knowledge 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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