Environment Specialist

We are seeking a highly accomplished Environment Specialist for an enterprise-level contract opportunity based in Toronto. In this role, you will take on a premier environment management, infrastructure coordination, and cloud readiness capacity, specializing in orchestrating complex environments across multi-tier enterprise platforms.

As an Environment Specialist, you will bridge the gap between infrastructure architects, security teams, application developers, and third-party vendors. Operating fully onsite in Toronto, you will lead the setup, allocation, connectivity, and release readiness of development, testing, and production environments. This position demands a technical authority with strong domain expertise in Guidewire platforms (Guidewire Cloud, InsuranceSuite, Jutro) and Microsoft Azure hybrid cloud ecosystems who can resolve cross-platform dependencies, manage environment risks, and ensure reliable platform availability across the full delivery lifecycle.

Location: Toronto, ON

Assignment Type: Onsite (5 days per week)

Contract Duration: 5-month contract

Advantages
Guidewire Cloud Scope: Lead critical environment coordination across Guidewire Cloud, InsuranceSuite, and Jutro platforms.

Modern Hybrid Cloud: Work extensively with Microsoft Azure services, cloud-to-cloud networking, and on-premises integrations.

Cross-Functional Influence: Coordinate technical alignment across infrastructure, cybersecurity, DevOps, and external vendor teams.

Full-Lifecycle Impact: Oversee end-to-end environment readiness, access onboarding, configuration governance, and operational transitions.

Responsibilities
Coordinate end-to-end environment requirements across project, infrastructure, cloud, security, application development, and vendor teams.

Facilitate the setup, configuration, allocation, and operational readiness of multi-tier environments, including Development, Test, Staging, and Production.

Serve as the primary point of contact for environment-related activities, tracking dependencies, constraints, risks, and technical blockers.

Coordinate secure connectivity requirements connecting Guidewire Cloud, Microsoft Azure services, enterprise applications, and on-premises infrastructure.

Plan, track, and deliver environment provisioning requests in close alignment with project milestones and testing schedules.

Collaborate with technical architecture and security teams to validate that all environment configurations comply with corporate standards and security baselines.

Support environment readiness for performance testing, system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and production deployments.

Manage user access requests, service accounts, and onboarding processes for project environments.

Maintain comprehensive environment inventories, system topology documentation, deployment schedules, and standard operating procedures.

Monitor environment stability, lead defect triage for environment outages, and coordinate rapid resolution with internal engineering and vendor partners.

Participate in architectural reviews and governance sessions to evaluate environment impacts and future capacity needs.

Support knowledge transfer and transition documentation for steady-state operational support teams.

Qualifications
Core Technical & Environment Management Requirements
Environment Management Tenure: Minimum 5+ years of experience as an Environment Specialist, Infrastructure Coordinator, or Technical Delivery Specialist within large enterprise IT environments.

Guidewire Expertise: Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting Guidewire implementations, including Guidewire Cloud, InsuranceSuite, or Guidewire Jutro frameworks.

Microsoft Azure Mastery: Minimum 5+ years of experience and deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud services and hybrid cloud architectures.

Connectivity & Networking: Strong understanding of cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-on-premises connectivity, networking protocols, firewalls, and integration patterns.

Environment Readiness & Governance: Proven track record coordinating environment provisioning, schedule alignment, dependency tracking, and risk management across multi-vendor teams.

Education: College or University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical work experience.

Preferred Technical Assets & Tooling
DevOps & Work Management: Working knowledge of modern DevOps tools, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow.

Methodologies: Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), testing lifecycles, and Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project delivery frameworks.

Soft Skills & Delivery Attributes
Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication, status reporting, and interpersonal skills to engage infrastructure, security, application, and vendor leads effectively.

Analytical Problem Solving: Superior diagnostic capabilities to troubleshoot complex environment connectivity, configuration errors, and dependency bottlenecks under tight timelines.

Summary
If you're interested in the "Environment Specialist" role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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