Title: DataPower Security Specialist
Location: Toronto, ON ( Hybrid)
Duration: 10+ months of assignment role 

Responsibilities:
Provide planning, consulting, technical analysis, design, deployment, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, upgrades and daily support of middleware products
 
General Skills:

• Experience with Middleware services i.e. IBM WebSphere
• Experience with DataPower XML Gateway
• Experience with messaging services
• Experience with adapters
• Experience with development framework/technologies
• Experience in middleware software installation, configuration, tuning and administration
• Experience with application development life cycle
• Experience with change management and release management as processes supporting the implementation of large applications
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of applications
• Experience producing design artefacts, code, configurations, scripts, and test cases
• Ability to analyze the results from functional, security, load-and -stress testing and resolve reported issues
• Ability to analyze and solve data integrity, security, configuration and recovery issues
• Experience with middleware and gateways
• Experience on application monitoring and support
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

 
Desirable Skills:

• Experience implementing and supporting IBM API Connect.
• Experience implementing and supporting XML / XSLT technologies and non-XML artifacts such as certificates and key files.
• Experience implementing and supporting custom DataPower frameworks.
• Experience configuring and monitoring system logging and audit repositories such as Amazon Opensearch Service.
• Extensive knowledge of DataPower Security Protocols and authentication services
• Experience configuring and deploying DataPower patterns and services, including multi-protocol gateway, web service proxy, and XML firewall.
• Knowledge of GO- PKI Security Infrastructure
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• Experience conducting system monitoring and performance and data integrity in accordance with ITIL standards
• Experience with Oracle Solaris, RedHat Linux and UNIX operations

 
Must Haves:

• Experience with DataPower XML Gateway
• Hands-on experience debugging DataPower transactions.
• Experience Supporting IBM API Connect
• Experience with Unix scripting & deployment automation.
• Experience with DataPower security, security policies, authentication, and authorization.

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers a Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Program to all eligible employees. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee discount program, which provides exclusive access to thousands of discounts on travel, entertainment, and more. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacation as required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability, conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered, or any other prohibited grounds as identified by provincial or territorial law. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $666.00/daily.