Platform Engineer/Linux System Admin

Toronto 11 days agoContractor External
Negotiable
Iris's client, the largest bank in the CANADA is looking to hire Linux System Admin/Engineer Please find below the job details and share your resume if interested at sandeep.goel@irissoftware.com Title: Linux System Admin/Engineer Location: Toronto, ON (4days/Hybrid) Duration: Long term assignment Core Responsibilities Platform Engineering & Operations • Ensure high availability, performance, and security of compute, storage, and network for CDE platforms; implement patching/vulnerability remediation and DR/backup strategies. • Administer platform services and automation (e.g., environment build/teardown, job orchestration, logging/monitoring dashboards). • Monitor systems proactively, triage incidents, drive root?cause analysis, and execute recovery playbooks (including historical file recovery and system failure recovery). Data Platform & Pipeline Enablement • Support ETL production operations: job monitoring, failure triage/recovery, deployment reviews, and environment setup for data pipelines. • Partner with data engineering and DBA teams to scale platform capacity, optimize performance, and coordinate changes/upgrades. Security, Compliance & Governance • Implement and operate platform security controls (access management, encryption, audit logging) and ensure compliance with enterprise standards. Required Qualifications • 5+ years in systems/platform engineering or SRE within data/analytics or mission critical environments. • Hands on with Linux systems administration, networking fundamentals, storage/backup/DR, and infrastructure automation. • Experience operating production data platforms: environment provisioning, monitoring/alerting, change/incident/problem management, and release practices. • Strong grasp of security controls in enterprise environments (access controls, patching/vuln management, encryption, audit). Nice to Have • Cloud ecosystem (VMs, Private Link, Monitor/Logs), Databricks (jobs, clusters, SQL Warehouse, Unity Catalog), and/or Microsoft Fabric. • Ab Initio pipelines and AutoSys scheduling (ops support, deployments, environment setup). • Data governance/metadata tooling (e.g., Alation) and observability practices for data platforms. • About Iris Software Inc. With 4,000+ associates and offices in India, U.S.A. and Canada, Iris Software delivers technology services and solutions that help clients complete fast, far-reaching digital transformations and achieve their business goals. A strategic partner to Fortune 500 and other top companies in financial services and many other industries, Iris provides a value-driven approach - a unique blend of highly-skilled specialists, software engineering expertise, cutting-edge technology, and flexible engagement models. High customer satisfaction has translated into long-standing relationships and preferred-partner status with many of our clients, who rely on our 30+ years of technical and domain expertise to future-proof their enterprises. Associates of Iris work on mission-critical applications supported by a workplace culture that has won numerous awards in the last few years, including Certified Great Place to Work in India; Top 25 GPW in IT & IT-BPM; Ambition Box Best Place to Work, #3 in IT/ITES; and Top Workplace NJ-USA. Best Regards, Sandeep Goyal Address: 200 Metroplex Dr. Edison, NJ 08817 Cell: 732.426.8546 Email: sandeep.goel@irissoftware.com | www.irissoftware.com