Senior System Engineering Specialist

Altis Recruitment; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier staffing agency is seeking a Senior Specialist in Systems Engineering in Toronto, ON. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to design and maintain secure infrastructure platforms while handling OS and middleware upgrades and ensuring SLA adherence. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in systems engineering, especially with OpenShift, Kubernetes, and various CI/CD tools. The position supports hybrid work with a focus on innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive System Administrative/Engineering experience in relevant roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise with OpenShift, Kubernetes, RHEL, Windows Server.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to design and maintain secure infrastructure platforms.
• Prepare and execute patching plans, manage approvals and communications.
• Lead OS and middleware upgrades across various environments.

Skills

System Administrative/Engineering experience

OpenShift

Kubernetes

RHEL

Windows Server

PostgreSQL

GitHub Enterprise

Terraform

Ansible

analytical thinking

Tools

CI/CD tools

observability tools

backup technologies

disaster recovery planning

Job description

Location: Toronto, ON, Hybrid, 3 days on-site in Downtown

Duration: Permanent

Background Check Requirement: Eligibility to apply for Reliability Security Clearance (Requires 5 years of physical presence in Canada).

About the Opportunity

Our client in the financial services and payments space is shaping the future of Canada’s digital economy. From enabling secure, real-time transactions to supporting critical infrastructure that Canadians rely on every day, this organization plays a pivotal role in how money moves across the country.

As a Senior Specialist in Systems Engineering, you will join a collaborative, high-performing technology team that values innovation, reliability, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with Architecture, Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, and Security teams to ensure infrastructure is secure, resilient, and built for scale. Your work will directly support mission-critical systems with high availability standards.

What’s In It for You

You’ll join a culture that encourages curiosity and ownership, where new ideas are welcomed and professional growth is supported. This is an environment that values collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence.

You’ll gain exposure to modern platform engineering practices, enterprise-scale infrastructure, and cross-functional initiatives that have real national impact. Expect a workplace that celebrates innovation while prioritizing stability and security.

Your Responsibilities

• You’ll collaborate with Architecture and DevSecOps teams to design and maintain secure, robust infrastructure platforms.
• You’ll prepare and execute patching plans, coordinate maintenance windows, and manage approvals and communications.
• You’ll lead OS and middleware upgrades across RHEL, Windows Server, and containerized environments including OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• You’ll oversee database upgrades and maintenance, including PostgreSQL and CockroachDB environments.
• You’ll monitor system health, performance, and capacity, building dashboards and responding to alerts to ensure SLA and SLO adherence.
• You’ll partner with Security teams to review vulnerability scans and drive remediation efforts.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive System Administrative/Engineering experience, including background in Platform Engineering, SRE, DevOps, or DBA roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise with OpenShift, Kubernetes, RHEL, Windows Server, and enterprise database platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Enterprise, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Solid understanding of networking, TLS, certificate management, and identity integrations such as OIDC or SAML.
• Familiarity with observability tools, backup technologies, and disaster recovery planning.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and an automation-first mindset.
• Eligibility to apply for Reliability Security Clearance (Requires 5 years of physical presence in Canada).

Note from the Hiring Manager

“We’re looking for someone who thrives in complex environments and takes pride in building stable, secure systems. If you enjoy solving challenging infrastructure problems and collaborating across teams, you’ll feel right at home here.”

Why Partner with Altis

If you’ve never worked with a staffing agency before, we make it easy. We work with top employers across Canada who have great jobs to fill, each vetted and verified by our team. When you apply for a job with Altis, we get to know you as a candidate and learn what your strengths are. Then, if you’re a solid match, we handle all the logistics, advocating for you as a candidate for the role, providing access to coaching and connecting you directly with the hiring manager. And rest assured, all our services are free of cost for candidates.