Job Description

Position: DevOPS/Cloud Engineer - Senior
Location: 87 Sir William Hearst Ave., Toronto, Ontario M3M 0B4 (Hybrid)
Duration: 263 Days + 250 days Possible extension
Must Haves:

• xefxbbxbf10+ years of experience in systems, data communications and telecommunication technology including experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux V7+, UNIX Solaris V10 and Mainframe IMS Connect, system software and System tools
• Extensive experience in WebLogic V12, WebSphere V9, Informatica V10 configuration, customization, upgrading, and patching
• Extensive experience in DevOps toolsets in Azure Cloud, including but not limited to, Docker, Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Azure DevOps Pipelines, OpenShift
• Working knowledge and experience in git, including branching and merging strategies (e.g. git-flow), collaborating via pull request and practicing GitOps

Deliverables/Skill Set Requirements
Deliverables
Task 1
xc2xb7 Monthly Performance Status Report (where applicable)
Deliverables
xc2xb7 All deliverables that consultant worked on during past month are included
xc2xb7 Progress and specific accomplishment against the deliverable are described
xc2xb7 Status of consultant's deliverable compared to the project Baseline
Estimated Completion Date
xc2xb7 Monthly
Task 2
xc2xb7 Review Technical Design
xc2xb7 Revise Technical Design Based on Review
xc2xb7 Develop automation scripts based on technical design
xc2xb7 Implement & Promote to User Test environment
xc2xb7 Implement & Promote Production environment
xc2xb7 Document for Knowledge transfer
xc2xb7 Provide support to the development of integration and data migration requirements
xc2xb7 Provide support to the Q&A phase of the project
xc2xb7 Provide stabilization support post the project go-live
Deliverables
Estimated Completion Date
xc2xb7 According to the project timeline schedule
Task 3
xc2xb7 Knowledge transfer to ministry staff
Deliverables
xc2xb7 Documentations
xc2xb7 Walk-through sessions
Estimated Completion Date
xc2xb7 Throughout the project
Skill Set
xc2xb7 Minimum 10 years of experience in WebLogic V12, WebSphere V9, Informatica V10 configuration, customization, upgrading
xc2xb7 Minimum 5 years of experience in DevOps toolsets in Azure Cloud, including but not limited to, Docker, Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Azure DevOps Pipelines, OpenShift.
xc2xb7 Working knowledge and experience in git, including branching and merging strategies (e.g. git-flow), collaborating via pull request and practicing GitOps
xc2xb7 Working knowledge and experience of designing and implementing infrastructure as code build automation using Terraform and immutable infrastructure with Ansible and Packer
xc2xb7 Minimum 10 years of experience in systems, data communications and telecommunication technology including experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux V7+, UNIX Solaris V10 and Mainframe IMS Connect, system software and System tools
xc2xb7 Working knowledge and experience of implementing instances/applications performance tuning, storage/capacity management, DB migration/upgrade, Backup/Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies
xc2xb7 Working knowledge and experience of clustering Load Balancers, and Firewall configuration and accomplishing the same in Azure cloud
xc2xb7 Experience with technologies (J2EE, Java) and web technologies (Node.js, Azure Functions, Serverless, Pub/Sub event driven systems, Azure App Gateway)
xc2xb7 Experience with Informatics Power Centre tools, Designer, Workflow Manager, Workflow
xc2xb7 Experience on application monitoring and support
xc2xb7 Highly skilled analysis and problem-solving skills
Lead Evaluator
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Evaluation Criteria
Technical Knowledge - 30%
xc2xb7 10+ years of experience in systems, data communications and telecommunication technology including experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux V7+, UNIX Solaris V10 and Mainframe IMS Connect, system software and System tools
xc2xb7 Extensive experience in WebLogic V12, WebSphere V9, Informatica V10 configuration, customization, upgrading, and patching
xc2xb7 Extensive experience in DevOps toolsets in Azure Cloud, including but not limited to, Docker, Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Azure DevOps Pipelines, OpenShift
xc2xb7 Working knowledge and experience in git, including branching and merging strategies (e.g. git-flow), collaborating via pull request and practicing GitOps
xc2xb7 Working knowledge and experience of designing and implementing infrastructure as code build automation using Terraform and immutable infrastructure with Ansible and Packer
xc2xb7 Working knowledge and experience of implementing instances/applications performance tuning, storage/capacity management, DB migration/upgrade, Backup/Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies
xc2xb7 Working knowledge and experience of clustering Load Balancers, and Firewall configuration and accomplishing the same in Azure cloud
xc2xb7 Experience with technologies (J2EE, Java) and web technologies (Node.js, Azure Functions, Serverless, Pub/Sub event driven systems, Azure App Gateway)
xc2xb7 Mid-Tier refresh initiatives experience with technologies (Docker, Ansible, Packer, Terraform) in Azure cloud environment
Support & Troubleshooting - 25%
xc2xb7 High skilled problem solving, reasoning and trouble-shooting experience to provide advice and resolve data recovery issues in a multi-platform environment
xc2xb7 Support for pre-production and production systems on 7/24/365 basis for application and middleware
xc2xb7 Experience conducting system monitoring and performance and data integrity in accordance with ITIL standards
Operations - 25%
xc2xb7 Experience on supporting enterprise business and infrastructure projects
xc2xb7 Experience in Incident Management, Change Management
Ability to perform performance analysis
xc2xb7 Experience in resource usage tracking, analysis
xc2xb7 Ability to perform log searches for problem solving, audit and performance checking
xc2xb7 Experience in emergency problem resolution
xc2xb7 Ability to provide ad-hoc reporting
Interpersonal & Communication Skills - 15%
xc2xb7 Strong oral and written communications and interpersonal skills with experience making presentation, liaising with staff to resolve issues, and working as part of a technical multi-disciplinary team
xc2xb7 Based on management's request, the ability to provide support to internal and external clients on a 7/24 basis
xc2xb7 Experience in coordinating and providing leadership to staff and stakeholders
Public Sector Experience - 5%
xc2xb7 Working knowledge of Transportation Safety architecture, applications, databases, and systems