Job Title: RQ09324 - Infrastructure Integration Specialist (N/S) - Senior
Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Work Location: 21 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid
Estimated Start Date: 2025-07-07
Estimated End Date: 2026-01-16
Business Days: 132.00
Extension: 90.00
Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day
Security Level: CRJMC
Must haves:
8+ years’ experience managing/supporting large enterprise multi-tiered network, infrastructure, and applications.
Extensive knowledge and experience with the following:
WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
General OS and Infrastructure
Description
Scope
Provide specialized technological support to the SPDC Operations and Application teams to ensure smooth data centre migration and no disruption in service for critical MAG operations and applications.
Assignment Deliverables
Augment the current data centre team to assist with the physical and virtual migrations of devices and application environments.
Manage host and middleware configuration and management, virtualization, deployment.
Build, deploy, manage, and support the SPDC in the new GDC cage.
Perform integration testing ahead of User Acceptance Testing.
Test to validate applications are accessible and functioning once migrated.
Desired Skills and Experience
WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
Installation and configuration of WAS in both standalone and federated (ND/DMGR) setups
Creation and management of profiles (cell, node, application server)
Deployment of enterprise applications (EAR, WAR, JAR)
JVM tuning and garbage collection management
SSL configuration, keystore/truststore management (e.g. ikeyman)
Understanding of WebSphere security realms
Troubleshooting startup issues, hung threads, application performance
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
Installation and configuration of JBoss EAP (7.x or later versions) on Linux
Migration from JBOSS Community to JBOSS EAP
Standalone mode configuration
Application deployment and tuning
Datasource configuration (JDBC, XA)
Log management and troubleshooting
General OS and Infrastructure Skills
Strong Linux/Unix command-line skills
Shell scripting (Bash, Python preferred) for automation
Knowledge of file systems, systemd, networking basics
Experience with load balancers and their integration with WAS/JBoss
Understanding of firewalls, ports, and secure communications (SSL, TLS)
Security
Hardening of WAS and JBoss installations
Patch management and vulnerability remediation
Audit and logging best practices
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Criteria 1: WebSphere Application Server (WAS) - 35 Points
Experience installing and configuration of WAS in both standalone and federated (ND/DMGR) setups
Experience creating and managing profiles (cell, node, application server)
Experience deploying enterprise applications (EAR, WAR, JAR)
Experience with JVM tuning and garbage collection management
Knowledge of SSL configuration, keystore/truststore management (e.g. ikeyman)
Understanding of WebSphere security realms
Criteria 2: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) - 35 Points
Experience installing and configuration of JBoss EAP (7.x or later versions) on Linux
Experience migrating from JBOSS Community to JBOSS EAP
Experience with standalone mode configuration
Experience application deployment and tuning
Experience with datasource configuration (JDBC, XA)
Knowledge of log management and troubleshooting
Criteria 3: General OS, Infrastructure, and Security Skills - 25 Points
Strong experience with Linux/Unix command-line and shell scripting (Bash, Python preferred) for automation
Knowledge of file systems, systemd, networking basics
Experience with load balancers and their integration with WAS/JBoss
Understanding of firewalls, ports, and secure communications (SSL, TLS)
Experience with hardening of WAS and JBoss installations
Experience with patch management and vulnerability remediation
Criteria 4: Public Sector Experience - 5 Points
At least five (5) years of public sector experience
