Senior Software Engineer (IBM SFG)-6 at Realign

Realign; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Realign in Toronto, ON is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (IBM SFG) to design, develop, and maintain secure file transfer solutions for enterprise banking environments.

The role focuses on IBM Sterling File Gateway, Global Mailbox, Connect, and Control Center, requires hands-on experience, and offers onsite work with collaboration across squads and IT security teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on IBM Sterling File Gateway experience.
• Strong experience with IBM Global Mailbox, Connect, and Control Center.
• Expertise in SFG routing rules, code lists, business processes, and partner management.
• Strong SFTP, AS2, MQ, HTTP/S, and Connect experience.
• Experience with partner onboarding and certificate management.
• Strong SSL/TLS, PGP encryption, PKI, and secure key management knowledge.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support IBM SFG-based file transfer solutions.
• Configure routing rules, code lists, and partner profiles.
• Support secure file exchanges for ACH, EFT, wire payments, treasury, and cash management.
• Onboard internal and external partners including certificates and connectivity testing.
• Troubleshoot file transfer failures and partner connectivity.
• Monitor platform performance with Control Center and monitoring tools.
• Create technical documentation and runbooks.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Agile

Tools

IBM Sterling File Gateway

IBM Global Mailbox

IBM Connect

IBM Control Center

Secure file transfer (SFTP/AS2)

Encryption PKI SSL/TLS

Certificate management

Job description

Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L9 Posted September 14th, 2026 Job Type: Full Time Job Category: IT Job Description Role: Senior Software Engineer (IBM SFG) Employment: Full Time Location: Toronto, ON Work Arrangement: Onsite

Job Description

We are seeking a Full Time Senior Software Engineer (IBM SFG) with strong hands-on experience in IBM Sterling File Gateway, Global Mailbox, Connect, and Control Center. The ideal candidate will design, develop, support, and maintain secure file transfer solutions for enterprise banking and financial services environments

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and support solutions using IBM Sterling File Gateway, Global Mailbox, and Connect Configure SFG routing rules, code lists, business processes, partner profiles, and file transfer workflows Support secure file exchanges for ACH, EFT, wire payments, treasury, and cash management Onboard internal and external partners including certificates, encryption keys, protocols, and connectivity testing Troubleshoot file transfer failures, routing issues, duplicate processing, and partner connectivity Perform application maintenance, upgrades, patching, and environment health checks Monitor platform performance and availability using IBM Control Center and enterprise monitoring tools Implement encryption, decryption, SSL/TLS, PGP, PKI, and secure transmission standards Collaborate with business, operations, infrastructure, security, and application teams Participate in production support, incident management, RCA, and recovery activities Create technical documentation, support procedures, and operational runbooks Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership

Required Qualifications

4+ years of hands-on IBM Sterling File Gateway experience Strong experience with IBM Global Mailbox, Connect, and Control Center Expertise in SFG routing rules, code lists, business processes, and partner management Strong SFTP, AS2, MQ, HTTP/S, and Connect experience Experience with partner onboarding and certificate management Strong SSL/TLS, PGP encryption, PKI, and secure key management knowledge Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills Experience working in Agile delivery environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with ACH, EFT, wire payments, treasury, or payment platforms Banking and financial services integration experience IBM Sterling Secure Proxy experience Azure or AWS experience DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation knowledge Experience supporting highly available and disaster recovery Sterling environments Knowledge of ISO 20022 and payment messaging standards

Required Skills

Cloud Developer Data Analyst DevOps Engineer Graphic Design Consultant PySpark Developer Sr. Golang Developer with Kubernetes Web Development & Analytics Consultant