Join a ChallengerBeing a traditional bank just isn’t our thing. We are big believers in innovating the banking experience because we believe Canadians deserve better options, and we challenge ourselves and our teams to creatively transform what’s possible in banking. Our team is made up of inquisitive and agile minds that find smarter ways of doing things. If you’re not afraid of taking on big challenges and redefining the future, you belong with us. You’ll get to work with people who will encourage you to reach new heights. We like to keep things fun, ask questions and learn together.We are a big (and growing!) family. Overall we serve more than 670,000 people across Canada through Equitable Bank, Canadas Challenger Bank™, and have been around for more than 50 years. Equitable Banks wholly-owned subsidiary, Concentra Bank, supports credit unions across Canada that serve more than six million members. Together we have over $125 billion in combined assets under management and administration, with a clear mandate to drive change in Canadian banking to enrich peoples lives. Our customers have named our EQ Bank digital platform (eqbank.ca) one of the top banks in Canada on the Forbes Worlds Best Banks list since 2021.The WorkThe Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for all aspects of our Kubernetes and Docker containers. He/she will be responsible for production support, administration, testing, and documenting various aspects of the cloud technology, tools and continuous delivery. He/she will ensure that all reported incidents are triaged and redressed in a timely manner with minimum business impact. In addition, he/she will work with other IT Administrators and vendors to ensure that the company’s applications, servers and systems are maintained as per the bank’s policies and procedures.The Core Responsibilities!Create, implement and manage cloud deployments using Kubernetes and DockerProvide expertise for operational management of cloud platform for monitoring, management, disaster recovery, security compliance/auditing, networking, storage, service brokers and build packsDevelop and deliver configuration and deployment automation through Kubernetes/Docker required for continuously improving the functionality, availability, and manageability of platform and associated services. Set up administrator and service accounts, maintaining system documentation and troubleshootingUse scripting tools to automate processesDevelop, update, follow up and implement strategies, action plans, programs or solutions for technological infrastructure operation to ensure consistency and balance between business needs and compliance with requirements and good practicesDevelop performance indicators and monitoring methods. Identify problems and make recommendations to management. Maintain Primary and Disaster Recovery sitesInterface and coordinate with development and technical support teams to resolve issues reported during daily operationProject Execution – perform tasks under the directions of the IT Director and/or according to a project plan in a way such that the timeline of the project is observed and the requirements of the task are satisfiedResearch new technologies and provide technical expertise as requested by IT DirectorLets Talk About You!College diploma in computer science or equivalent is required. Higher accreditation (e.g., Bachelor of Computer Science) is an asset. 5+ years of experience working in an IT capacity5+ years technical (OS, network operations, and monitoring) experience within an Enterprise sized business. 2 years solid hands-on experience cloud deployments to Azure, AWS or GCP2+ years of Kubernetes and Docker experience at an Enterprise scale(highly desirable)1-2 years of experience doing DevOps2+ years of hands-on experience in setting up logging and monitoring using one or more tools like ElasticSearch, Kibana, Filebeat, Logstash, Prometheus and GrafanaKnowledge of containers, orchestration tools, and container managementExperience in Service Mesh (Istio or Linkerd)Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline architecture (Jenkins, Azure Devops) including deployments into Kubernetes environments using tools such as ArgoCDExperience in security tool and best practices such as Auqa. Experience with IaC practice (infrastructure as code)Good scripting abilities (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Go, etc.) Good problem-solving skills Experience working in a banking or financial services environment is desirableWhat we offer [For full-time permanent roles]
Job Title
Cloud Platform Engineer