Principal Cloud Engineer Azure

Application Deadline: 09/29/2026 Address: 2927 W Addison Street Job Family Group: Technology We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate professional for a PrincipalCloud Engineer position with8+ years of experience in multiple large scale Azure enterprise environments. We are looking for technology leaders and changedriverstype of talent. BMO ’s cloud strategy is focused on innovation,leveragingemerging 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. Wedemonstratethose 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,leveragingemerging 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, andhighly availableAzure 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 concepttoproduction Cloud platform engineering & automation - Design andmaintainInfrastructure as Code (IaC)modulesusing Terraform - Build reusable modules, landing zones, and enterprise-scale Azure environments DevOps & CI/CD leadership - Design, implementandoptimizeCI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) - Drive automation-first culture and continuous improvement Security, governance, and compliance - Implement Azure security best practices (Zero Trust, RBAC, Defender for Cloud) - Defineand implement governance andpoliciesframework - Ensure compliance with regulatory and enterprise standards Performance, reliability, and cost optimization - Architect for resilience (HA/DR strategies, multi-region designs) - Monitor andoptimizeworkload performance and Azure spend (FinOps practices) Mentorship and technical leadership - Mentor juniorand mid-levelengineers 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 - Driveincident response and root cause analysis forcloud coresystems Required skillsand experience: - architect-levelexpertiseand proven track of designing and implementing cloud strategies, defining standards,designingand implementing large-scale solutions in Azure; - expert inIaCwith a proventrack recordof developing complex modules and solutions end-to-end, from scratch(Terraform); - Strongdevopsexpertise, proven track of designing and building complex CI/CD pipelines - architect-levelexpertiseinPolicy as Code (PaC)strategy and implementation; - expertisewith design,implementationand running container infrastructure; - expertisewith design of operational processes for large scale Azure environments - Strong programming skills(dev background)and fluency with at least one of the followinglanguages: 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 withAzureIAM/RBACdesignand implementation at scale - Deep and broad knowledge ofAzure IaaS/SaaS/PaaSservices and experience building solutionsinpublic clouds - Strong understanding and hands-onexpertisein designing and running large scale clou