Role: Senior Software Engineer (IBM SFG)

Employment: Full Time

Location: Toronto, ON

Work Arrangement: Onsite

We are seeking a Full Time Senior Software Engineer (IBM SFG) with robust hands‑on experience in IBM Sterling File Gateway, Global Mailbox, Connect, and Control Center. The ideal candidate will design, develop, support, and maintain secure file transfer solutions for enterprise banking and financial services environments

Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and support solutions using IBM Sterling File Gateway, Global Mailbox, and Connect

Configure SFG routing rules, code lists, business processes, partner profiles, and file transfer workflows

Support secure file exchanges for ACH, EFT, wire payments, treasury, and cash management

Onboard internal and external partners including certificates, encryption keys, protocols, and connectivity testing

Troubleshoot file transfer failures, routing issues, duplicate processing, and partner connectivity

Perform application maintenance, upgrades, patching, and environment health checks

Monitor platform performance and availability using IBM Control Center and enterprise monitoring tools

Implement encryption, decryption, SSL/TLS, PGP, PKI, and secure transmission standards

Collaborate with business, operations, infrastructure, security,



and application teams

Participate in production support, incident management, RCA, and recovery activities

Create technical documentation, support procedures, and operational runbooks

Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership

Required Qualifications 4+ years of hands‑on IBM Sterling File Gateway experience

Strong experience with IBM Global Mailbox, Connect, and Control Center

Expertise in SFG routing rules, code lists, business processes, and partner management

Strong SFTP, AS2, MQ, and Connect experience

Experience with partner onboarding and certificate management

Strong SSL/TLS, PGP encryption, PKI, and secure key management knowledge

Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills

Experience working in Agile delivery environments

Preferred Qualifications Experience with ACH, EFT, wire payments, treasury, or payment platforms

Banking and financial services integration experience

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy experience

DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation knowledge

Experience supporting highly available and disaster recovery Sterling environments

Knowledge of ISO 20022 and payment messaging standards

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