Eqbank2mo ago

Staff Engineer, Cloud Engineering

Canada·Toronto,TorontoFull Timelead

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Overview

Join a Challenger Being a traditional bank just isn’t our thing, so we challenge ourselves to get creative in providing innovative banking solutions for Canadians. How do we get there? With a talented team of inquisitive and agile challengers that break through the status quo.

Technical Tools

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What We Offer

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✓Design, build, and optimize Azure platform components including App Services, Azure Functions, Key Vaults, and API Management.

✓Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or Bicep for scalable and secure resource provisioning.

✓Implement observability patterns across infrastructure and workloads using tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.

✓Collaborate with architecture, security, and operations teams to ensure platforms meet SLAs, DR/RTO requirements, and compliance expectations.

Develop and maintain automation for Power Platform lifecycle management, including ALM pipelines and environment provisioning.

Implement data loss prevention (DLP) policies, app usage reporting, and licensing optimization for Power Platform components.

Collaborate with Governance and Security teams to establish safe, compliant citizen development frameworks.

Provide technical guidance to Power Platform users and support solution acceleration across the organization.

Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to deploy containerized workloads into AKS.

Implement secure AKS architectures, including ingress, autoscaling, monitoring, and security controls.

Enable GitOps patterns and promote modern deployment practices in collaboration with product engineering teams.

Contribute to DevSecOps initiatives and embed security, performance, and resiliency into deployment pipelines.

Lead initiatives to improve cloud platform operational processes, including incident management, platform health, and self-service enablement.

Define platform engineering standards and reusable blueprints to reduce manual effort and increase team efficiency.

Contribute to FinOps and cost optimization practices through resource tagging, usage reporting, and automation.

Promote knowledge sharing and engineering excellence across teams through documentation, workshops, and reusable patterns.

Post-Secondary education, preferably in the areas of Technology.

8+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering roles in enterprise environments.

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure, PaaS services, Power Platform, and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).

Knowledge of GCP is considered an asset.

Strong experience with Terraform/Bicep, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows.

Strong background in cloud solution architecture and development of low‑level design documentation

Practical understanding of DevOps and SRE practices including automation, observability, and incident response.

Experience supporting Power Platform governance (DLP, ALM, monitoring) and citizen development enablement.

Skilled in designing secure and scalable AKS workloads and containerized platform services.

Excellent collaboration, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.

Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash) and YAML/JSON-based configurations.

What we offer [For full-time permanent roles]

💰 Competitive discretionary bonus

✨ Market leading RRSP match program

🩺 Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits

📝 Employee Share Purchase Plan

👶🏽 Maternity/Parental top-up while you care for your little one

🏝 Generous vacation policy and personal days

🖥 Virtual events to connect with your fellow colleagues

🎓 Professional development and comprehensive Career Development program

💛 A fulfilling opportunity to join one of the top FinTechs and help create a new kind of banking experience

The incumbent will be working hybrid and in office time will be spent working from EQ Bank’s additional office space located at 2200-25 Ontario Street, Toronto, ON.

EQ is committed to building an inclusive, accessible environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and supported. We believe our organization is stronger — and our people thrive — when we honour and celebrate diverse experiences, identities, and perspectives. We’re equally committed to supporting your growth, both professionally and personally.

We provide a barrier‑free recruitment process and work environment. If you require accommodations at any stage, we will work with you to ensure you can bring your best self to the process and beyond.

As part of our recruitment process, EQ uses AI to help screen, assess, and/or select applicants for this position. All AI-enabled outputs are reviewed and validated by our talent team. All candidates considered for hire must successfully complete a criminal background check and credit check. While we appreciate every application, an EQ recruiter will contact only those whose skills and experience most closely match the requirements of the role.

EQB Inc. (TSX: EQB) is the parent company of Equitable Bank, the country's seventh-largest Schedule I bank by assets, which operates EQ Bank, Canada's Challenger Bank™. EQB Inc. serves nearly 4 million Canadians and manages approximately $150 billion in combined assets under management and administration.

To learn more, visit eqb.investorroom.com and eqbank.ca.