Infrastructure Product Owner (Linux)

CIBC • Toronto, ON

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

At CIBC, we are building the bank of the future, and we invite you to be part of our journey. As an Infrastructure Product Owner (Linux/Unix), you will shape the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of enterprise Linux/Unix platform capabilities that underpin critical business services. You will work with infrastructure engineering, security, operations, and application partners to translate platform needs into a prioritized backlog, drive outcomes that improve stability, performance, and compliance, and ensure the platform meets established controls, standards, policies, and procedures. The role provides technical leadership, interpreting complex information and coordinating client, provider, and vendor relationships to meet and manage service expectations, aligned to best practices. At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working with enterprise Linux/Unix platforms (e.g., RHEL, AIX, Solaris/HP-UX) in infrastructure engineering and/or operations.
• Strong understanding of OS lifecycle management (standard builds, configuration, patching, vulnerability remediation, and hardening).
• Foundational knowledge of networking, storage, and monitoring/observability.
• Experience translating platform needs into a prioritized backlog, writing clear user stories and acceptance criteria, and partnering with delivery teams using Agile ways of working.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to produce a variety of business documents that demonstrate command of language, clarity of thought and orderliness of presentation.
• Ability to express oneself and communicate with others verbally, including tone, style and structure.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups or activities.
• Effective judgment in prioritizing and time allocation.
• Decision making and critical thinking skill.
• Knowledge of tools and techniques for effective use of a broad range of factors, assumptions, frameworks and perspectives when solving problems.
• Attention to detail.
• Bring your real self to work and live CIBC values – trust, teamwork and accountability.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with automation and configuration management (e.g., Ansible).
• Familiarity with IT service management practices (incident/problem/change).
• Familiarity with regulated/audited environments.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with business partners and technology teams to gather and refine complex requirements for Linux/Unix platform services (standard builds, lifecycle/patching, hardening, access, and platform tooling).
• Define product vision and delivery priority considering strategic alignment, risk, scope, and complexity.
• Partner with Linux/Unix infrastructure engineers, SRE/DevOps teams, security, and lines of business to create user stories, acceptance criteria, and release plans.
• Enable iterative delivery and continuous improvement, removing blockers and aligning teams to shared outcomes.
• Ensure delivery of the right Linux/Unix initiatives at the right time by keeping stakeholders informed and engaged across the lifecycle (roadmap, release, change, and operations).
• Manage competing priorities by aligning expectations on timelines, risk, and service impact.
• Bring strong Linux/Unix platform knowledge to support end-to-end delivery, including patching/vulnerability remediation, baseline hardening, performance, and observability.
• Guide cross-functional teams through operational and process challenges, ensuring solutions are scalable, supportable, and aligned to audit/compliance requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Incentive pay
• Banking benefits
• Benefits program
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Employee share purchase plan
• Vacation offering
• Wellbeing support
• MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program
• Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees