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IBM Sterling File Gateway Engineer banking payments, MFT


Job Location:

Scarborough - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 3 September 2026 (18 days ago)
Application Deadline: 1 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG) - Engineer

Location: Scarborough Ontario


We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG) Global Mailbox and Connect:Direct to support critical enterprise file transfer platforms that enable payment processing client onboarding and secure data exchange across a global ecosystem.

The successful candidate will be responsible for designing developing supporting and enhancing secure managed file transfer solutions while ensuring high availability resiliency and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Design develop and support solutions using IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG) Global Mailbox and IBM Connect:Direct.
Configure and maintain SFG routing rules code lists business processes partner profiles and file transfer workflows.
Support secure file exchanges for ACH EFT wire payments treasury cash management and other banking services.
Onboard internal and external partners including setup of certificates encryption keys communication protocols and connectivity testing.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to file transfers duplicate processing routing failures and partner connectivity.
Perform application maintenance activities upgrades patching and environment health checks.
Monitor platform performance and availability using IBM Control Center and enterprise monitoring tools.
Implement and maintain file encryption decryption and secure transmission standards.
Collaborate with business operations infrastructure security and application teams to deliver secure and reliable solutions.
Participate in production support incident management root cause analysis and recovery activities.
Create and maintain technical documentation support procedures and operational runbooks.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across Sterling platform initiatives.

Required Qualifications

4 years of hands-on experience with:
IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG)
IBM Global Mailbox
IBM Connect:Direct
IBM Control Center
SFG Routing Rules
Code Lists
Business Processes
Partner Management
Experience with SFTP AS2 MQ HTTP/S and Connect:Direct.
Experience with partner onboarding and certificate management.
Strong knowledge of:
SSL/TLS
PGP Encryption
Secure Key Management
Secure File Transmission
Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills.
Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting payment platforms ACH EFT wire payments or treasury management solutions.
Knowledge of banking and financial services integrations.
Experience with IBM Sterling Secure Proxy.
Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
Understanding of DevOps practices CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
Experience supporting highly available and disaster recovery-enabled Sterling environments.
Knowledge of ISO 20022 and payment messaging standards.

Technical Skills

IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG)
IBM Global Mailbox
IBM Connect:Direct
IBM Control Center
Sterling Secure Proxy
SFTP
AS2
HTTP/S
MQ
Connect:Direct
PGP Encryption
SSL/TLS
Certificate Management
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Azure
AWS