Senior IT Developer

Insight Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy is hiring a Senior IT Developer in Toronto, Canada, to lead the deployment of a crucial Anti-Money Laundering application for a banking client. This role requires DevOps skills, particularly with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), and emphasizes the management of technical infrastructure ensuring security and high performance. Qualifications include significant experience with Azure and PostgreSQL, while responsibilities cover architecting clusters, performance optimization, and collaborating on security compliance projects. A diverse, inclusive environment awaits you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster design and scaling.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Application Gateway and ingress controllers.
• Proficiency in PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Architect AKS clusters and manage deployment processes.
• Implement security measures per banking regulations.
• Optimize JBoss EAP runtimes for performance.

Skills

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

PostgreSQL

Bash scripting

Python scripting

JBoss EAP

Azure Service Bus

Kafka

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is hiring an experienced Senior IT Developer to lead the deployment and management of a critical third-party Anti-Money Laundering (AML) application for a top 5 banking client in downtown Toronto. This role combines DevOps expertise with application runtime optimization, focusing on containerized Java workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). You will own the technical infrastructure for the AML platform, ensuring high availability, security compliance, and performance tuning for systems that process millions of transactions daily.

Key responsibilities include architecting AKS clusters, automating deployments with Helm, configuring networking and ingress, optimizing JBoss EAP runtimes, managing PostgreSQL databases, and implementing robust security measures aligned with banking regulations.

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Skills and Requirements

• Proven experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster design, scaling, and networking (VNet integration, Azure CNI).

• Hands-on experience with Azure Application Gateway, AGIC, or NGINX ingress controllers.

• Familiarity with Azure Key Vault integration for secrets management.

• Proficiency in PostgreSQL administration, performance tuning, and HA strategies.

• Knowledge of PgBouncer and query optimization for high-volume datasets.

• Experience supporting AML platforms (e.g., Actimize, Watch List Management).

• Knowledge of Azure Service Bus or Kafka for messaging.

• Scripting skills in Bash or Python for automation.

• Middleware expertise in JBoss EAP configuration and JVM tuning.

• Familiarity with Azure Managed Disks and NetApp for NFS storage. - Understanding of OpenShift or other Kubernetes distributions.

• Prior TD experience.