Questrade Financial Group (QFG) of Companies is committed to helping our customers become much more financially successful and secure. We are everything a traditional financial institution is not. At QFG, you will be constantly moving forward, bringing the future of fintech into existence. You will be a part of a collaborative team that cares deeply about our mission and each other. Your team members will help you conquer challenges, push boundaries and discover what you are truly capable of. This is a place where you can explore, discover and learn with continuous growth. As a diverse and inclusive place to work, there are flexible working arrangements so you can unleash your creativity and curiosity with no limits. If you share the same sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at Questrade. What's it like working as a Team Lead, Cloud Platform Engineering at Questrade? The Swiss Army Knife Team within the Questrade Technology Group (QTG) thrives in a unique environment where our culture is dynamic, and most importantly, we get stuff done! As part of Questrade's ongoing digital transformation, our infrastructure is expanding beyond our data centers into the Google Cloud Platform. We are driven by business value and are solving exciting challenges like handling low latency, high traffic market data, and order flow in a hybrid cloud environment. Join us to tackle these challenges and drive innovation in an industry ripe for disruption.The Team Lead, Cloud Platform Engineering for the Swiss Army Knife Team is responsible for implementing core infrastructure components, CI/CD pipelines, and tooling that power Questrade's Cloud Platform. These components provide self-servicing capabilities for our Engineering teams to onboard and operationalize cloud-native applications. Key elements include container orchestration platforms (Google Kubernetes Engine), Service Mesh (Istio), container provisioning engines, configuration and secrets management, Terraform modules, and more.In this role, you will collaborate with project and architecture teams to influence design and delivery, shape Questrade's cloud roadmap, and lead your team in delivering cloud platform components and services across the enterprise. You will work closely with the Swiss Army Knife Team to ensure seamless integration and operational efficiency. In this role, responsibilities include but are not limited to: Champion "Production Quality" and create cutting edge cloud infrastructure through Infrastructure-as-Code and automation.Oversee cloud infrastructure design and develop or review detailed architecture models addressing current and target states, addressing architectural aspects like availability, performance, security, and cost.Design, propose and facilitate organizational and process improvements for supporting automation and DevOpsBuild and enhance cloud infrastructure self-service tooling and Cloud Native Application CI/CD Pipelines used by hundreds of developers.Provide expertise, coaching and training to other team members on technologies and processes; drive education and knowledge transfer of design patterns, technical practices, and relevant technologies and toolsLead and participate in technical discussions to aid system design, analysis, and troubleshooting cloud-native applicationsResponsible for defining, planning and executing high level team activities, such as recommendations for architecture and process improvementsRecommend strategies to drive cost reduction and improve efficiencies with vendor software and written code to ensure optimal use of resources.Help engineering teams to develop, test, debug and release scalable, resilient and highly available cloud-native applications quickly.Oversee day-to-day teams' operation and performance, setting clear goals and KPIs.Delegate tasks and set project deadlinesDirectly manage the Swiss Army Knife team members, ensuring their work aligns with strategic goals. So are YOU our next Team Lead, Cloud Platform Engineering ? You are if you… Experience managing a team of engineers and leading cloud projects.Deep understanding of Cloud computing concepts and solutions including public, private, and hybrid cloud.Strong understanding of Cloud Security, specifically IAM Roles & Policies, Security Groups and encryption keysExperience supporting at least one of the predominant public clouds (AWS, Azure, or GCP)Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with container technologies, like Docker runtime and Kubernetes orchestration. Experience with Google Kubernetes Engine is nice to have.Advanced understanding CI/CD pipelines and deployment automationProficiency in at least one language (i.e Python, Golang, Bash etc.)Experience with with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Cloud Deployment Manager.familiarity with Linux Operating system administration and a good understanding of Linux fundamentals like signals, scheduling, filesystemsStrong TCP/IP networking knowledge in either cloud or on-prem deployments: DNS, network, routing, L3/L7 protocols etc.Advanced experience in building systems in a microservice environment. Understanding the building blocks of a resilient and scalable software Sounds like you? Click below to apply! #LI-CP1 At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in. Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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