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Every Canadian matters. At Interac, we protect both - driving trust, security, and inclusion, so our digital economy thrives. \nFounded in 1984, Interac connects Canadians through secure digital payments, advanced identity verification and industry-leading fraud protection. Connecting banks, businesses, and individuals, Interac enables millions to send, receive, and manage money safely and effortlessly every day - across both digital and physical environments.\nAs the backbone of Canada’s financial ecosystem, Interac facilitates over 20 million transactions daily, supported by trusted partnerships with government and financial institutions. Consistently ranked as Canada’s most reputable financial technology brand, Interac is deeply embedded in the daily lives of Canadians.\nWho You Will Work With:\nThe vacant Infrastructure Engineering, Lead role will report to the Leader, RTR Operations. The Infrastructure Engineering, Lead will oversee both physical and virtual components of the organization’s IT landscape, including hardware, servers, networks, and software environments. They will also manage relationships with internal and third-party vendors/service providers, ensuring seamless integration, effective service delivery, and alignment with strategic objectives.\nWhat You Will Do:\nCollaborating with Architecture, Platform Engineering, and Dev-Sec-Ops teams to develop and execute a consistent, secure, and robust infrastructure and platform supporting all product lines and services.\n\nProviding technical leadership for a robust solution design and ensuring design reflects best practices for scalability, availability, security, performance and cost efficiency.\n\nManaging operating systems and system software for software currency and stability in platforms (i.e. RHEL, Windows, Ubuntu).\n\nOverseeing monitoring and capacity management of all infrastructure and software platforms.\n\nEnsuring high availability to meet the Service Level Agreements (SLA) and Service Level Objectives (SLO) of critical systems.\n\nManaging vendor relationships to ensure services or products align with specified requirements. Ensuring vendor support commitments are met and that the provided support meets operational requirements.\n\nSupport the definition, evolution, and operational maturity of domain-specific services and offerings, contributing to service roadmaps and technical (operational) controls\n\nGuide OpenShift cluster design (control-plane sizing, worker pools, upgrade/patch cadence) and ingress/egress patterns across border/DMZ zones.\n\nDefine connectivity and segmentation for API ingress, messaging backbones, and data tiers; document blast-radius limits and east-west controls.\n\nAiding the implementation of automation for processes and procedures wherever feasible.\n\nReviewing, building, and maintaining technical documentation and operating manuals for physical and logical environments.\n\nEnsuring the integrity of fundamental infrastructure operations (availability, monitoring, backup/recovery, capacity) to support Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plans (BCP).\n\nQuickly learning new technologies and taking ownership of new challenges and responsibilities.\n\nSet DR strategy and test plans (site failover, partial region loss, failback), ensuring RPO/RTO objectives are consistently met.\n\nPartner with Security on architecture decisions (identity, PAM, secrets, WAF) and with Program/Operations on acceptance criteria for go-live.\n\nTaking part in annual or biennial MSA and ISO audits related to information technology, including evidence gathering and reporting.\n\nContribute to improving resiliency, reliability, and maintainability of infrastructure platforms.\n\nAssist with troubleshooting complex domain-specific infrastructure issues and support root cause analysis efforts.\n\nHelp ensure the quality, accuracy, and completeness of engineering documentation, runbooks, and operational readiness materials.\n\nProvide guidance, coaching, and technical mentorship to members of the Platform and Infrastructure Engineering team to help strengthen overall team capability\n\nWhat You Bring:\nA Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT and/or 8+ years of equivalent IT working experience.\n\nEligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.\n\nExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills.\n\nStrong interpersonal, customer service, and technical support skills.\n\nExperience managing vendor relationships, service, and support contracts.\n\nThe ability to thrive in strict change-controlled and process-driven environments.\n\nKnowledge of and experience with Agile practices.\n\n7+ years of hands-on engineering experience within one or more infrastructure domains, consistent with the level of expertise expected in similar senior roles\n\nProven ability to deliver complex infrastructure projects in an enterprise environment.\n\nStrong knowledge of infrastructure architecture patterns, security principles, and operational best practices.\n\nExperience collaborating with cross-functional teams (architecture, operations, security, product/platform engineering).\n\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills\n\nExperience contributing to infrastructure service roadmaps, standards, and engineering frameworks.\n\nFamiliarity with modern automation, observability, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.\n\nDemonstrated experience mentoring or developing technical talent.\n\nExperience with Next Generation Firewalls (i.e., Palo Alto Networks).\n\nExperience with Dell and Cisco switches and routers.\n\nKnowledge of backup technologies (i.e., Veeam, PPDM/Data Domain).\n\nExtensive experience with cloud solutions (i.e., Azure, Azure Stack Hub, AWS, GCP).\n\nKnowledge of DevSecOps Tools (i.e., Jira, Confluence, GitHub, SonarQube, Artifactory); user management, site creation, project creation, and workflows.\n\nKnowledge of scripting and automation using BASH, Perl, Python, PowerShell, , Terraform, and Ansible.\n\nA curiosity and analytical thinking to solve technology, process, or procedural challenges in a team environment.\n\nEligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.\n\nWhat We’re Offering:\nThe hiring range for this position is $115,000 - $125,000, and you will also be eligible for our short-term incentive plan. The exact amount will depend on factors such as skills, experience, and job-related knowledge, but Interac’s commitment goes beyond compensation. Our Total Rewards package is designed to support your well-being and future, and includes:\nGenerous vacation and wellness days to help you recharge\n\nComprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage for peace of mind\n\nMarket-leading employer-funded RRSP program to invest in your future\n\nFlexible hybrid work model for better work-life balance\n\nAccess to a free and confidential 24/7 employee & family assistance program to offer support for you and your immediate family\n\nPregnancy and parental leave top-up to support growing families\n\nCharitable donation matching with United Way to amplify your impact\n\nWhy Join Us?\nAt Interac, the impact we make, and the people who drive it, is profound. When you become part of our team, you’re joining a purpose-driven organization that’s shaping the future of digital finance in Canada. Here’s what you can expect:\nInvesting in the Future - Help us unlock digital prosperity for all Canadians.\n\nInnovative Thinking - Collaborate on products, practices, and platforms that redefine what’s possible.\n\nInclusive Culture - Be empowered to bring your whole self to work and realize your full potential.\n\nInspiring Community - Work in an ecosystem where we lift each other up and rise together.\n\nIntentional Support - Enjoy flexible, supportive offerings that prioritize your total wellness.\n\nAdditional Pre-Employment Requirements:\nTo ensure the integrity of our organization, successful candidates will be required to complete background checks, which may include, Canadian Criminal Credit Check, Canadian ID Cross-Check, Public Safety Verification, 5-year Employment Verification, Education Verification, Credit Check, and Social Media Check.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nInterac is also an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that innovation thrives when people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives come together. That’s why we are committed to providing fair and equitable employment opportunities for all individuals, without discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, ethnic origin, place of origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital or family status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.\nIf you require accommodation during any stage of the application or recruitment process, please contact us at . We will work with you to meet your needs.\nPlease be aware that certain individuals are misusing Interac Corp.’s name and logo to promote fictitious employment opportunities. Interac Corp. never requests, solicits, or accepts any form of payment in exchange for employment. Any such offers are fraudulent and should be disregarded. Interac Corp. assumes no liability for any claims, losses, damages, expenses, or inconveniences arising from or related to these fraudulent activities. 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