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This organization drives data enabled decision making, AI innovation, and technology modernization across the Bank.\nThe Platform Engineer will work under the guidance of Sr Engineers/Platform Leads to build, tune, manage infrastructure, DevOps, monitor troubleshoot, enhance, enable new features & provide Ops Support on Data & AI platform(s) as per banks Data & AI strategy. This consists of working with cross functional teams like IAM, Network, Cloud Ops, Security, Client partners etc for integration, process automation, platform enhancement and delivery of new projects.\nIs this role right for you? In this role, you will:\nGuidance and Collaboration: Work closely with senior engineers and platform leads to understand goals, deliver assigned tasks, and support team objectives. Contribute to platform improvements and provide regular updates on progress.\nTechnical Execution: Support the design, deployment, and maintenance of Azure and Databricks platform components. 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Help maintain observability using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics Monitor Databricks jobs, clusters, and infrastructure health.\nPlatform Reliability Support: Participate in troubleshooting sessions and contribute to meeting platform SLOs. Support incident response efforts under the guidance of senior engineers.\nIncident Management Support: Assist during incidents by gathering diagnostic data, executing remediation steps, and communicating updates to internal teams as directed by senior or on-call leads.\nObservability Tooling: Help develop monitoring dashboards and alert rules for Databricks and Azure resources. Contribute to log ingestion pipelines and basic automation scripts.\nCloud Managed Application Development: Build and support Azure resource deployments (Storage Accounts, Key Vault, EventHub, Azure SQL) and Databricks assets (jobs, workflows, notebooks) using Terraform and Databricks Asset Bundles.\nRelease Management Support: Participate in maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps. Implement Terraform plan/apply pipelines. Help automate Databricks Bundle deployments and quality checks.\nClient Pipeline Support: Support the implementation of CI/CD workflows for infrastructure and data workloads. Maintain Docker images, build pipelines, artifact repositories, and deployment templates.\nOperational Support: Assist in provide operational support, patching, remediation risk/audit items, platform hardening & troubleshoot tenants tickets, which include working after hours on rotational basis and if required on weekends.\nDo you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:\n5+ years of IT experience in big organizations operating in various geographies/regulations.\n3-5 years of hands-on cloud engineering experience (Azure preferred).\nExperience with Azure networking, IAM/RBAC, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, and related services.\nPractical experience with Databricks (clusters, jobs, Unity Catalog basics, notebooks).\nSolid understanding of Terraform, IaC workflows, and Git-based development.\nExperience building pipelines with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.\nGood skills in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell).\nHands-on experience with containers (Docker) and basic Kubernetes concepts.\nFamiliarity with monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics).\nAbility to troubleshoot platform issues and collaborate with cross-functional teams.\nStrong communication skills, proactive attitude, and willingness to learn.\nDegree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field is preferred.\nWhat's in it for you?\nDiversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.\nAccessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements. \nUpskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance. \nCompetitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.\nDynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.\nCommunity Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.\nLocation(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto\nScotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. 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