Principal Storage Engineer

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Principal Storage Engineer

senior · Technology / Software Development

Requisition ID: 270702 

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Principal Engineer partners with business line representatives and technical teams to drive improved technology solutions that support business strategy with an enterprise view. The Principal Engineer also develops technical roadmaps and strategies, proposals, and is accountable for research and development, and represents the Bank on external industry groups. 

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

Oversees the Storage and/or Backup Engineering Platforms ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, security requirements, internal policies, and procedures. 

The incumbent is viewed internally as a Technology Expert with leader facilitation skills and the ability to influence others.  The Principal Engineer is a trusted advisor to Senior Management on project teams and ScotiaTECH enterprise functions. Maintains superior technology skills and knowledge of emerging technological trends across at least a single technology discipline with strong working knowledge of other key technologies. 

The incumbent will research, plan, define and support designs in support of the departments mandate. They will proactively work to progress the architecture, and overall design of the Bank’s Information Systems as a corporate asset in supporting the Bank’s business objectives. This includes ensuring technical directions and options consider the customer, constraints and future enhancements in network communication, hardware, system software and development software. The incumbent will also ensure all components will interoperate and provide the infrastructure to support future strategic initiatives

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• In conjunction with the other GTEP Engineering and Architecture teams: develop and maintain patterns and standards for On-Premises and Cloud Native Storage and Backup Solutions including monitoring and automation. 

• Lead cross-disciplinary efforts to research, incubate, test, and perform proof of concepts of new and innovative Technologies and solutions for potential use in the Bank in conjunction with the other GTEP Operations and Engineering teams 

• Direct engagement with regional constituents to provided Engineering direction and input on: 

• Prioritized initiatives 

• Infrastructure patterns, principals, frameworks, and standards to align with globally approved offerings 

• Approach, including when standard does not exist today (leads to interaction with business and Architecture Teams) 

• Participate in regional Design Councils and the GTEP Architectural Review Board 

• Act in a consulting role from ideation through design 

• Work with the GTEP teams to capture and document standards, infrastructure patterns, principals, and frameworks in a consistent and clear format. 

• Participate in on-call engineering model to support Operations teams in resolving:  

• Complex incidents 

• Cross-platform issues 

• Critical outages 

• Reduce Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) through SME engagement and rapid escalation support 

• Responsible for managed platforms capacity planning activities in partnership with Operations and LoBs. 

• Ensure platforms meet:  

• Business growth demands 

• Performance requirements 

• Cost optimization targets 

• Align forecasts with investment planning and infrastructure strategy 

• Accountable for technology feature enablement aligned to Line of Business (LoB) requirements. 

• Ensure platforms evolve to support:  

• New capabilities 

• Security enhancements 

• Automation-first operations 

• Translate business needs into engineering deliverables and platform roadmaps. 

• Drive automation of manual, repetitive, and operationally intensive tasks, including:  

• Configuration drift detection 

• Provisioning workflows 

• Monitoring and remediation actions 

• Improve efficiency, reduce operational risk, and enable scale and consistency
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, or other related field or equivalent work experience. 
• Should have at least 10 years of IT and business/industry work experience. 
• 5 years of people management. 

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, 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. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our  Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.