Automation Engineer
About the role
Application Deadline:
11/06/2026
Address: 4100 Gordon Baker Road
Job Family Group:
Technology
BMO's Infrastructure and Platform Automation 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. Key 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.
Required Qualifications
- 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.
Salary
Pay Type
About Us
Not included in the source posting: qualifications, benefits.
Skills
Who can apply
The employer didn't state any visa, work authorization, citizenship or clearance requirements in this posting. Confirm with the employer before applying.
Read automatically from the employer's posting text. Always confirm with the employer — requirements can change after a job is published.