Application Delivery - Engineering Specialist, Intermediate

One of our large clients is looking for an Engineering Specialist, details are as below:

Location city(s): Toronto, Winnipeg

Work Style: Hybrid – 3 days per week in office: Tue/Wed/Thurs

Number of Openings: 2

Anticipated Start Date: App. 4 weeks from the offer date.

End Date: 12 months from the start date

Part-time or Full-time: full-time

Potential convert to permanent: Yes

Contractor to work extra time or on-call:  On Call - Weekly ( after hours 5pm – 7 am ) on a 4-week cycles.

Role Title: Engineering Specialist, Intermediate (5-7 years)

Enhanced Reliability Status: not required

Any specific tools/skillset:

            Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, systems integration, platform support, or a related technical role
  


• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure automation and environment integration
  

Skills:

• Working knowledge of application servers (e.g., Tomcat, JBoss, or similar technologies)
  


• Experience with databases, SQL scripting, and infrastructure troubleshooting
  


• Exposure to vulnerability management, certificates, and security or risk remediation
  


• Experience working in complex or regulated environments (financial services strongly preferred)
  


• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity
  


• Effective communication and collaboration skills across technical and non‑technical stakeholders
  


• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity
  

Certifications/Education:

• A university degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (preferred)
  

 
              Role Overview

As an Engineer Specialist you will play a critical role in enabling secure, reliable, and scalable technology environments that support key business operations. This role focuses on infrastructure integration, automation, and platform support.

You will work closely with internal partners and external vendors to integrate solutions, reduce risk, remediate vulnerabilities, and modernize environments by moving from manual to automated processes. This is a hands-on role well suited for someone who enjoys solving complex infrastructure challenges, working in regulated environments, and continuously improving how systems operate.

 
            What you will do

• Integrate, support, and maintain infrastructure platforms and middleware across multiple environments
  


• Automate infrastructure and environment processes, enabling a shift from manual to automated workflows
  


• Partner with vendors to integrate externally developed solutions into internal platforms
  


• Support application servers, databases, certificates, and security‑related configurations
  


• Identify, assess, and remediate infrastructure and platform vulnerabilities in alignment with enterprise risk and security standards
  


• Perform light scripting and configuration tasks (e.g., SQL scripting, basic Java analysis) to support integrations and troubleshooting
  


• Monitor systems proactively to identify risks, performance issues, or potential outages
  


• Respond to incidents, participate in triage, and drive resolution with internal teams and vendors
  


• Participate in an on‑call rotation, supporting production environments approximately one week every 4–5 weeks
  


• Collaborate within an agile, squad‑based team environment and contribute to documentation and standard operating procedures.