Closed listing
Application Administrator
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Contract
This opening has closed.
The original listing is kept below for reference.
Job details
- Job type
- Contract
- Closing date
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Similar jobs hiring now
Search current openingsOriginal job description
Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Job Overview
This role interacts with other administrators (server, network, database) and project teams to ensure application availability and to maintain the technical environment, including software, security/access management, capacity management, monitoring and performance.
This position also acts as the Tools Specialist responsible for the tools supporting the applications. This includes development of, configuration of, and knowledge of requirements management and other tools. The Application Administrator monitors and manages IT configuration items and verifies they work to the defined specifications. The Application Administrator also provides support as analyst for business (internal and external) and IT teams bridging the gap between technology solutions and business functions.
This is a 2-year term located at the KPMG Building downtown Calgary on the current hybrid schedule, targeting Oct 2026 for a start date.
Must Haves
This role interacts with other administrators (server, network, database) and project teams to ensure application availability and to maintain the technical environment, including software, security/access management, capacity management, monitoring and performance.
This position also acts as the Tools Specialist responsible for the tools supporting the applications. This includes development of, configuration of, and knowledge of requirements management and other tools. The Application Administrator monitors and manages IT configuration items and verifies they work to the defined specifications. The Application Administrator also provides support as analyst for business (internal and external) and IT teams bridging the gap between technology solutions and business functions.
This is a 2-year term located at the KPMG Building downtown Calgary on the current hybrid schedule, targeting Oct 2026 for a start date.
Must Haves
- Degree in Computer Science, IT or related field, or a Diploma in IT Administration with equivalent work experience
- 7+ 10 years IT experience including application deployments and support
- Experience providing Support for Mission Critical Applications by managing prod and non-prod environments.
- 3+ years Utilities industry experience
- Experience with most of the following technologies:
- DevOps experience
- Must have experience with most of the following technologies:
- Tomcat,
- Azure API,
- Entra ID,
- JDBC,
- Java EE/SE,
- Redis,
- Spring boot/Hibernate,
- Docker,
- Kubernetes,
- Ansible,
- Python,
- PowerShell and security certificates.
- Utilities market or industry background
- Experience with financial markets, clearing and settlement
- Provide Support for Mission Critical Applications by managing prod and non-prod environments.
- Deploy new applications and releases in collaboration with cross functional IT team.
- Deploy application using some of these technologies: Tomcat, Azure API, Entra ID, JDBC, Java EE/SE, Redis, Spring boot/Hibernate, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, PowerShell and security certificates
- Manage capacity, availability, continuity and security of various applications environments.
- Monitor applications performance Logs, investigate issues and execute tuning and maintenance tasks.
- Perform service restoration tasks and activities related to incident, problem, change and release management processes.
- Deliver high-quality results on assigned applications project tasks.
- Ensure compliance of mission critical systems with JSG’s client standards
- Automate application administration functions using appropriate technology.
- Support datacenter maintenance, annual business continuity and IT security exercises as Application Administrator
- Provide 24X7 on-call support on rotation with four other application administrators.
- Must have experience working with Windows servers, Red hat Linux, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MS SQL server databases.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Manage and support mission-critical applications across production and non-production environments, including deployments, monitoring, performance tuning, security, capacity, availability, and service restoration. Coordinate with IT and business teams, automate administration tasks, support continuity and security exercises, and provide rotating 24/7 on-call coverage.
Requirements
Requires a degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or an IT Administration diploma with equivalent experience, plus 7–10 years of IT experience including application deployment and support. Candidates must have experience supporting mission-critical applications, at least three years in the utilities industry, DevOps experience, and familiarity with the listed application, infrastructure, database, and scripting technologies.
Skills
- Application Administration
- Application Deployment
- Mission-Critical Application Support
- Production and Non-Production Environment Management
- DevOps
- Capacity and Availability Management
- Application Monitoring and Performance Tuning
- Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management
- Automation
- Security and Access Management
- Business Continuity
- Windows Server
- Red Hat Linux
- Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MS SQL Server
- Python and PowerShell
- Tomcat, Docker, and Kubernetes
Visa sponsorship
Not detected in the job text
Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Energy
- Customer Service & Support
Keywords
- Application Administration
- Mission-Critical Applications
- Application Deployment
- DevOps
- Tomcat
- Azure API
- Entra ID
- JDBC
- Java EE/SE
- Redis
- Spring Boot
- Hibernate
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Ansible
- Python
- PowerShell
- Security Certificates
- Windows Server
- Red Hat Linux
- Oracle
- PostgreSQL
- MS SQL Server
- Capacity Management
- Application Monitoring
- Performance Tuning
- Incident Management
- Change and Release Management
- Business Continuity
- Utilities Industry