Application Administrator

Johnson Service Group, Inc.; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Service Group, Inc. is seeking an experienced Application Administrator in Calgary for a 2-year term on a hybrid schedule. The role interfaces with server, network, and database admins, project teams, and business units to ensure application availability and security.

You will manage deployment and support for mission-critical apps, ensure capacity and security, and automate admin tasks using Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, and PowerShell. 2-year term with local startup in Oct 2026.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related IT field.
• 7+ years IT experience including deployments and production support.
• Experience providing support for mission critical applications in prod and non-prod.
• 3+ years Utilities industry experience.
• Experience with Tomcat, Azure API, Entra ID, JDBC, Java EE/SE, Redis, Spring Boot/Hibernate, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, PowerShell and security certificates.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for mission critical applications by managing prod and non-prod environments.
• Deploy new applications and releases in collaboration with cross functional IT team.
• Deploy applications using Tomcat, Azure API, Entra ID, JDBC, Java EE/SE, Redis, Spring Boot/Hibernate, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, PowerShell and security certificates.
• Manage capacity, availability, continuity and security of various applications environments.
• Monitor applications performance, logs, investigate issues and perform tuning and maintenance tasks.
• Perform service restoration tasks and activities related to incident, problem, change and release management processes.
• Deliver high-quality results on assigned applications project tasks.
• Ensure compliance of mission critical systems with client standards.
• Automate application administration functions using appropriate technology.
• Support datacenter maintenance, annual business continuity and IT security exercises as Application Administrator.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support on rotation with four other application administrators.

Skills

DevOps

Tomcat

Azure API

Entra ID

Java EE/SE

Redis

Spring Boot

Hibernate

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

Security certificates

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Diploma in IT Administration

Tools

Tomcat

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Job Overview

This role interacts with other administrators (server, network, database) and project teams to ensure application availability and to maintain the technical environment, including software, security/access management, capacity management, monitoring and performance. This position also acts as the Tools Specialist responsible for the tools supporting the applications. This includes development of, configuration of, and knowledge of requirements management and other tools. The Application Administrator monitors and manages IT configuration items and verifies they work to the defined specifications. The Application Administrator also provides support as analyst for business (internal and external) and IT teams bridging the gap between technology solutions and business functions. This is a 2-year term located at the KPMG Building downtown Calgary on the current hybrid schedule, targeting Oct 2026 for a start date.

Must Haves

Degree in Computer Science, IT or related field, or a Diploma in IT Administration with equivalent work experience 7+ 10 years IT experience including application deployments and support Experience providing Support for Mission Critical Applications by managing prod and non-prod environments. 3+ years Utilities industry experience Experience with most of the following technologies: DevOps experience Must have experience with most of the following technologies: Tomcat, Azure API, Entra ID, JDBC, Java EE/SE, Redis, Spring boot/Hibernate, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, PowerShell and security certificates.

Nice to Haves

Utilities market or industry background Experience with financial markets, clearing and settlement

Accountabilities

• Provide Support for Mission Critical Applications by managing prod and non-prod environments.
• Deploy new applications and releases in collaboration with cross functional IT team.
• Deploy application using some of these technologies: Tomcat, Azure API, Entra ID, JDBC, Java EE/SE, Redis, Spring boot/Hibernate, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, PowerShell and security certificates
• Manage capacity, availability, continuity and security of various applications environments.
• Monitor applications performance Logs, investigate issues and execute tuning and maintenance tasks.
• Perform service restoration tasks and activities related to incident, problem, change and release management processes.
• Deliver high-quality results on assigned applications project tasks.
• Ensure compliance of mission critical systems with JSG's client standards
• Automate application administration functions using appropriate technology.
• Support datacenter maintenance, annual business continuity and IT security exercises as Application Administrator
• Provide 24X7 on-call support on rotation with four other application administrators.
• Must have experience working with Windows servers, Red hat Linux, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MS SQL server databases.

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