Senior Release Engineer

Role: Application Release Engineer

Toronto ON Hybrid: 2 days a week in-office

Experience: 10+ years experience

Top 3 Required Skills:

1. Azure Cloud and DevOps [CI/CD]

2. JBoss, Springboot, Websphere, IHS, Tomcat knowledge

3. Deploying, configuring, and managing applications on Linux, AIX, Windows server infrastructure

Top 3 Preferred Skills:

1. Linux/Unix Administration

2. Python/Shell scripting Knowledge

3. Kubernetes, GCP

We are seeking an IT Specialist to fill a technology role responsible for delivering business application technology for our partner Lines of Business. The candidate will have strong technical qualities as well as proven experience in a technology field deploying business applications on a variety of technology platforms:

• Jboss/Tomcat and Apache/EWS

• WebSphere/IHS 8/9

• UNIX, LINUX

• Windows Server Stand Alone and Cluster 2016, 2019

• .NET/IIS

• Node.js / Springboot

• Cloud Technology - Microsoft Azure

• DevOps - XLR and XLD-Activities associated within this job family include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Perform application deployments (e.g. automated or manual approaches on products ranging from Public Cloud solutions to Internal deliveries within Private Cloud or Physical hosting)

• Lead the end-to-end deployment of products, across all environments, as part of the delivery team

• Design, build, implement, and maintain automation that can be used for the build, install and deploy of code packages, artifacts and/or configurations

Job Requirements:

Specific Educational Requirements/Accreditations:

• College / University or equivalent work experience.

Other Qualifications/Skills/Experience:

• 6+ years in the IT Technology field

• Significant experience with Windows and Linux operating system environments

• Knowledgeable in various web-based technologies, database management best practices

• Networking fundamentals

• Deploy and maintain critical applications on cloud-native microservices architecture

• A drive towards automating repetitive tasks (e.g. scripting via Bash, Powershell, Python, JavaScript, YAML)

• Implement automation, effective monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code

• Deploy and maintain CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments (Jenkins, Git, GitLab, Salt, Terraform, Jira, Confluence)

• Practical experience with Docker containerization and clustering (Kubernetes/ECS)

• Version control system experience (e.g. Git, Bitbucket, MKS)

• Experience working in and advocating for agile environments

• Azure certifications

• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, effective troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgement

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

• Full understanding of software development lifecycle best practices

• Strong change management skills

• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple platforms, deadlines, and competing priorities

MUST HAVE:

- Strong understanding of and practical experience with deploying, configuring and managing applications on Linux, AIX, Windows server infrastructure

- Experience with Azure and Cloud Technologies

NICE TO HAVE:

- Linux Shell scripting Knowledge, ability to use Linux commands

- Windows PowerShell Scripting

- WAS on Linux/AIX (WebSphere/IHS 8/9)

- SpringBoot, Node JS experience

- OpenStack, Cloudify

- Jenkins, Bitbucket, GitHub working knowledge