Applications Administrator

Choice Properties; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 51,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Accommodation available on request

Job summary

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust seeks an Applications Administrator to maintain and support financial, real estate, and enterprise applications. You’ll collaborate with technology teams, business lines, and vendors to analyze issues, deliver solutions, and drive automation for efficiency.

The role emphasizes incident triage, data troubleshooting, and improving processes with AI. Hybrid in-office work with 2-3 days on site is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in production support for multiple applications and databases.
• Experience supporting SaaS platforms, JDE, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 2/3 application and data support for financial, real estate, and other enterprise apps.
• Triage incidents, perform root-cause analysis, troubleshoot SQL/data, and document solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications, integrations, database jobs, interfaces, and schedules.
• Lead enhancements and projects: requirements, design, testing, data validation, implementation.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes via integration, AI, automation and newer tech.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to manage issues, backlogs, incidents, and project activities.
• Apply analytical thinking to anticipate issues, assess risks, and propose practical mitigations.
• Mentor team members and promote knowledge sharing and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with IT standards, governance, security, and CAB requirements.

Skills

SQL queries

Relational databases

SaaS platforms

Power BI

Snowflake

JDE

Data troubleshooting

Problem solving

Vendor management

Analytical thinking

Education

BS in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Snowflake

Power BI

Power Platform

Power Automate

SharePoint

JDE

Synapse

Microsoft Data Lake

PMWeb

OneStream

Job description

Location:

22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S5

Position Title: Applications Administrator

Office Location: 22 St. Clair Ave East, Toronto, ON

Hybrid Model: 2-3 days in office

Position Overview

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Application Support, the Applications Administrator will be responsible for the maintenance and support of financial, real estate, and other business and enterprise applications. The role will partner across the Technology team, assigned business lines, and third-party vendors to analyze issues and technical system needs, resolve business issues, and deliver effective business solutions. The role will also play a crucial role in ensuring smooth operations, driving process improvements, and leveraging AI and automation to improve efficiency and optimize applications.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders and vendor partners to support business goals, operational efficiency, and effective issue resolution.
• Provide Level 2/3 application and data support for financial, real estate, and other enterprise applications, databases, Snowflake, and Power BI, including incident triage, root-cause analysis, SQL/data troubleshooting, reporting and refresh issues, connectivity problems, and system documentation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot applications, integrations, database jobs, interfaces, scheduled processes, runtime exceptions, and performance across the application, integration, database, and reporting layers, coordinating resolution with internal teams and vendors.
• Act as a technical lead for application enhancements and projects, supporting requirements gathering, solution design, testing, data validation, implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes through integration, AI, automation, application capabilities, and emerging technologies, while minimizing operational impact and improving efficiency.
• Work closely with vendors and internal teams to manage support issues, escalations, product backlogs, incidents, and project activities, facilitating meetings and ensuring timely communication with stakeholders.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to anticipate issues, assess risks, recommend practical solutions, and support effective issue prevention and risk mitigation.
• Provide guidance, and technical support to team members while promoting knowledge sharing, leading practices, and continuous improvement across the team.
• Ensure applications and related changes comply with IT standards, governance, audit, security, and Change Approval Board (CAB) requirements, while maintaining a strong customer-service focus and timely communication with users.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in a production support role supporting multiple applications and databases.

• Minimum 5 years of experience supporting SaaS platforms, JDE, and Microsoft SQL Server.

• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Strong knowledge of SQL queries and relational databases.

• Proven track record in application automation, support, and delivery.

• Foundational to intermediate knowledge of Snowflake, integration layers, Synapse, and Microsoft Data Lake.

• Working knowledge of Power BI, Power Platform, Power Automate, SharePoint, and JDE.

• Working knowledge of IT standards, methodologies, software development lifecycle (SDLC), and audit requirements.

• Working knowledge of PMWeb and OneStream is considered an asset.

• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand complex issues and communicate them clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience in adding operational efficiencies at the process and systems level.

• Proactive, self-motivated, and flexible while working in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization.

About Choice Properties

Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is an owner, manager and developer of well-located retail and commercial real estate across Canada. Choice Properties’ portfolio spans approximately 65 million square feet of gross leasable area and consists of over 700 properties primarily focused on supermarket-anchored shopping centers.

Choice Properties’ strategy is to create value by enhancing and optimizing its portfolio through high quality transactions, strategic development and active property management. We mainly focus on necessity-based retail, and high-quality industrial and mixed-use assets. In particular, we have a strategic relationship with Loblaw, our largest tenant, that provides us with access to high quality investment opportunities.

Our established operating platform with a proven track record of success also provides us with access to a transformational development pipeline that we believe supports superior long-term value creation and growth. A commitment to continuous learning and development is a strong part of our culture.

Additional Information:

Choice Properties REIT recognizes Canada’s diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

Number of Openings:

1

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :

$51,240.00 - $70,455.00 / 51.240,00$ - 70.455,00$ (per year / par an)

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste nouvellement créé. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.