Posted 2 months ago
Systems Engineer - Platform Services Team
@ MCAP
Waterloo, Ontario
Overview
MCAP is hiring a permanent full-time Systems Engineer in Waterloo, Ontario, for its Platform Services team. The role designs, builds and supports highly available enterprise infrastructure using automation, containers, virtualization and Infrastructure as Code. Salary range is $78,000 to $90,000.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build and support highly available enterprise infrastructure platforms
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines
- Deploy, manage and troubleshoot containerized workloads
- Administer enterprise Linux environments
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years in systems, platform, DevOps or related engineering
- Linux administration, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with virtualization and hyperconverged infrastructure
- Preferred: Rancher, VMware, Keycloak, AWS, Elasticsearch and industry certifications
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-30
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | IT |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Paid training |
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MCAP
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 14 |
Systems Engineer - Platform Services Team
MCAP at a Glance
Joining MCAP means you will be a part of our diverse workforce of highly talented individuals who are recognized for their expertise and success! At MCAP, your professional expertise, commitment to teamwork and passion for service excellence are recognized and rewarded with competitive total rewards offering, a career with continuous learning and development (formal & informal training), and exciting opportunities in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.
The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Systems Engineer to join our Platform Services team. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in a modern infrastructure environment and is passionate about automation, cloud-native technologies, container platforms, virtualization, and Infrastructure as Code. This position offers the opportunity to work across enterprise platforms supporting business-critical workloads and modernization initiatives.
Operational Management
- Design, build, and support highly available enterprise infrastructure platforms.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions.
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
- Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized workloads.
- Administer enterprise Linux environments.
- Implement automation-first solutions.
- Support identity and access management services.
- Manage virtualization and hyperconverged infrastructure environments.
- Collaborate across development, security, and architecture teams.
- Participate in troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
What You Bring To The Team
- 5+ years in Systems Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or related disciplines
- Linux administration; Terraform; Ansible; CI/CD; Docker and Kubernetes.
- Preferred: Rancher, VMware, Harvester, Keycloak, AWS, Elasticsearch, and relevant industry certifications.
- Automation & DevOps: Azure DevOps Pipelines, Ansible, Terraform, Git.
- Container & Platform Engineering: Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Rancher, Portainer.
- Virtualization & HCI: VMware vSphere, VMware ESXi, Harvester.
- Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Server.
- Identity & Security: Red Hat Build of Keycloak.
- Cloud & AI Services: AWS, AWS Comprehend, AWS Textract.
- Data & Storage: Elasticsearch, NFS.
- Additional Areas: Platform Engineering, Observability, Security Automation, Disaster Recovery.
If this sounds like you and you are looking to be a part of one of Canada’s largest independent mortgage finance companies, then we want to hear from you!
Be A Part Of Something Great
MCAP is Canada’s largest independent Mortgage Finance company with over $150 billion in assets under management providing mortgage solutions for residential and commercial properties. For over 35 years, MCAP originates, trades, securitizes and services mortgages in offices across Canada. MCAP originates residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel as we believe that a professional mortgage broker is a consumer's best option and MCAP actively promotes the services of mortgage brokers across the country. MCAP is also a leader in the Canadian residential construction lending market with over 25 years in the business. Our teams of dedicated professionals serve a variety of developer, construction and lender clients across Canada.
Position #: req2259
Employment Status: Permanent Full Time
Location: Waterloo; Ontario
Number Of Openings: 1
Department: Corporate Services
Internal Job Title: Systems Engineer
Salary Range: $78,000 - $90,000
The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the position. It is not designated to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
MCAP provides equal opportunities for all applicants and is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported throughout the recruitment and employment process. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
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