Automation Engineer

BMO•Toronto, ON

7d•CA$75,900 - CA$141,900•Onsite

About The Position

BMO's Automation Services team is seeking an Automation Engineer to play a key role in advancing automation, reliability, and operational excellence across the organization. Our team collaborates closely with subject matter experts, application teams, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders across enterprise functions and multiple lines of business. As an Automation Engineer, you will also serve as a trusted technical advisor and advocate, providing leadership and guidance on automation best practices and operational excellence initiatives across the organization. The successful candidate will lead initiatives to identify operational challenges, gather requirements, and develop scalable solutions leveraging automation and observability technologies. This role requires a strong foundation in automation engineering, modern software development practices, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and observability principles.

Requirements

3 to 5 years of experience with Ansible, GitHub, and Infrastructure Automation practices.
Experience developing automation solutions using scripting and programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, JSON, and YAML.
Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices.
Knowledge of observability concepts, including instrumentation, telemetry, monitoring, and alerting.
Strong understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems.
Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
Experience supporting enterprise-scale automation and operational excellence initiatives.
Familiarity with GitHub repository administration, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
Exposure to cloud platforms and modern infrastructure technologies.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, and maintain automation solutions using Ansible, ServiceNow and related technologies.
Identify manual processes and operational inefficiencies, and develop automated solutions to eliminate repetitive tasks and reduce operational toil.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Infrastructure, Operations, Application Development, Security, and Architecture.
Serve as a subject matter expert in automation, observability, and Site Reliability Engineering practices.
Ensure solutions comply with enterprise security policies, standards, and best practices.
Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to team members and stakeholders.
Contribute to strategic initiatives focused on technology modernization, automation, and continuous improvement.