Infrastructure and Platform Engineering Specialist
Infrastructure and Platform Engineering Specialist
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Position Description:
We are seeking an Infrastructure and Platform Engineering Specialist to join our team and contribute to a high-profile national-impact project within Canadas financial and payments ecosystem. This project is pivotal handling billions of dollars in daily transactions while driving innovation in the banking and payment space for all Canadian citizens.
As part of the CGI team working on behalf of a major financial institution you will be responsible for:
Designing and implementing infrastructure solutions with a focus on high availability redundancy and disaster recovery.
Managing vendor-delivered components to ensure they meet strict operational and business requirements.
Maintaining the long-term operational excellence of critical systems while collaborating with a governing national organization.
This is a long-term engagement that offers opportunities to innovate and lead within a high-impact environment.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design implement and maintain strategies that support system resiliency high SLAs and operational continuity.
Develop and oversee redundancy and disaster recovery solutions ensuring metrics for system uptime and availability are consistently met.
Evaluate and confirm the delivery of infrastructure components from vendors against defined business security and technical requirements.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the team fostering knowledge-sharing and operational readiness.
Actively participate in troubleshooting and problem resolution for critical incidents to minimize downtime and mitigate risks.
Contribute to the design and integration of future infrastructure projects ensuring scalability and innovation.
Play a critical role in documenting and disseminating operational knowledge across teams including the operations team.
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
Proven ability to guide project and team best practices for design planning and vendor management.
Expertise in creating and executing testing plans to confirm infrastructure readiness and adherence to requirements.
Strong collaboration skills across diverse teams and verticals with the ability to navigate complex organizational structures.
Hands-on experience with OpenShift container orchestration and related platforms.
Ability to take initiative and lead in new diverse project components.
Experience mentoring team members and fostering an environment of continuous improvement.
Technologies:
Core Platforms: OpenShift Container Orchestration System Kong Istio
CI/CD and Automation Tools: ArgoCD Jenkins Artifactory
Messaging and Application Servers: RedHat Message Queue Spring Boot Server
Service Management and Security Tools: ServiceNow Hashicorp Vault IDAM/2Keys
Databases: Postgres CockroachDB
Orchestration and Collaboration: Ansible Jira Confluence (Agile framework)
Qualifications:
Experience: 5 years of experience in infrastructure design operational excellence and platform engineering.
Skills:
oDeep knowledge of high availability disaster recovery and redundancy principles.
oProficiency in managing containerized environments particularly OpenShift and related technologies.
oHands-on expertise with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins ArgoCD) and configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible).
oFamiliarity with Agile methodologies and tools like Jira and Confluence.
Strong leadership capabilities with a proven ability to mentor and guide team members.
Excellent documentation and communication skills to disseminate operational knowledge effectively.
Use of the term engineering in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices engineering or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial engineering regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT engineering-related functions but licensure from an engineering regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Engineering is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.
Skills:
- Infrastructure architecture
What you can expect from us:
Together as owners lets turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership teamwork respect and belonging. Here youll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. Thats why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our companys strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. Youll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas embrace new opportunities and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
Youll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. Youll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
At CGI we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer we want to empower all our members to succeed and grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process please let us know. We will be happy to assist.
Come join our teamone of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
