Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

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Hybrid role (2 days/week in Scarborough office). Out of province candidates should consider relocating. This role is not eligible for Virtual/Remote work.

About the Role:

We are seeking a senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with a strong developer background to join one of the bank’s premium IT teams. This role is designed for an engineer who has built and shipped production software, understands system behavior from the code up, and applies software engineering principles to solve reliability and operational challenges at scale.

You will act as a reliability and engineering leader, partnering closely with application development teams to design, build, and operate highly reliable, scalable, and resilient cloud‑based systems. In addition to hands‑on delivery, you will help shape SRE standards, influence architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and contribute to the SRE Community of Practice.

What You Will Do:

Site Reliability Engineering & Delivery

• Apply software engineering principles to reliability problems, treating reliability, availability, and performance as code‑driven concerns
• Design, build, and evolve cloud‑based services with a focus on operability, resilience, and simplicity
• Embed with application development teams as a peer engineer, influencing design decisions and operational readiness
• Define and improve service reliability targets (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets)

Developer‑Driven Automation & Platform Engineering

• Design and build automation, tooling, and internal frameworks
• Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and everything‑as‑code practices
• Contribute code to CI/CD pipelines and reliability platforms

Observability & Resilience

• Architect observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces)
• Lead disaster recovery and resilience testing exercises

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or relevant discipline
• 5+ years of hands‑on software development experience using Node.js, Python, or Java
• Strong background as a software developer
• Experience with AWS and cloud environments
• Deep knowledge of SRE principles

Preferred:

• Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including ECS, Lambda, and RDS

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one – for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.

BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.