Director Cloud Security – AI Engineering

BMO U.S.

Director leading Cloud Data and AI Engineering teams to drive innovation at BMO Financial Group. Overseeing complex data and AI initiatives to enhance enterprise capabilities.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,700 - $261,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaPyTorchSparkTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage and provide guidance to the team on the development of highly scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud data platforms
Lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI/ML platforms
Drive the enablement of self-service data and AI capabilities
Enhance the capacity of the Cloud Data and AI Engineering team through hiring and training
Create and maintain a work environment that promotes client service and teamwork
Oversee the day-to-day work of the Cloud Data and AI Engineering team
Develop long- and short-term work plans to meet enterprise Cloud and Data goals
Provide consistent collaborative leadership with senior executives
Drive adherence to Agile methodologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8 years of experience in a technical data engineering or AI/ML platform role in a large enterprise environment
Deep expertise in cloud data platform architecture
Strong knowledge of AI/ML platform engineering
Hands-on experience with modern data technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake
Experience with ML/AI frameworks and tools such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Kubeflow
Solid understanding of data visualization and analytics platforms
Experience leading development and support of enterprise data and AI capabilities and platforms
Strong understanding of Cloud Native Architecture
Solid knowledge of Cloud Computing, data security, data governance
Strong technical leadership skills
Advanced communication skills for various audiences
Organizational and strategic management skills
Relevant certifications preferred (AWS/Azure/GCP Data or ML)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Accident and life insurance
Retirement savings plans

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud data platform architectureAI/ML platform engineeringdata technologiesSparkKafkaDatabricksSnowflakeTensorFlowPyTorchKubeflow

Soft Skills

technical leadershipadvanced communicationorganizational skillsstrategic managementcollaborative leadershipteamworkclient service

Certifications

AWS DataAWS MLAzure DataAzure MLGCP DataGCP ML