Job Title: AXWAY Secure Transport Consultant

Location: Canada (REMOTE) Type: Contract

Job Description

• 8+ years of IT experience in the Development Role.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Axway Secure Transport and Axway Sentinel in enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. Key Skills: Axway Secure Transport, networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, firewall rules, NAT, TLS/SSL handshakes, and certificate chains), Managed File Transfer (MFT) Skill Requirements:
• Strong hands-on expertise with Axway Secure Transport administration and configuration.
• Strong understanding of MFT/B2B integration concepts (includes: File exchange patterns, Partner onboarding, Encryption and digital signing, Retry, reconciliation and SLA tracking)
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals ( TCP/IP, DNS, firewall rules, NAT, TLS/SSL handshakes, and certificate chains)
• Experience working with high-availability (HA) architectures: Active–Active / Active–Passive, Working with load balancers and failover concepts.
• Solid UNIX experience (includes: File permissions, Service and process management, Log analysis, Cron job scheduling etc.).
• Understanding of enterprise security standards related to: Data transfer security, Certificate management, Encryption and key management.
• Proficiency in shell scripting (bash/ksh) for operational automation.
• Exposure to Python or PowerShell is a plus.
• Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, and ticketing tools in enterprise environments.
• Exposure to enterprise monitoring and alerting tools.
• Familiarity with DevOps or CI/CD practices related to MFT platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in handling production incidents and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to troubleshoot across application, OS, and network layers.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, and maintain Axway SecureTransport workflows, routes, users, trading partners, keys/certificates, and security policies.
• Implement integrations using SFTP, HTTPS, AS2/AS3, and PGP protocols.
• Use REST APIs and automation frameworks for partner onboarding and operational efficiency.
• Build enterprise-grade MFT/B2B solutions aligned with security, compliance, and data governance standards.
• Provide L2/L3 production support for Secure Transport and related Axway components.
• Monitor platform health, tune performance, and manage capacity.
• Handle Incident, Problem, and Change Management (ITIL) processes.
• Troubleshoot end-to-end file transfers: o Client ↔ Load Balancer ↔ Secure Transport ↔ Backend systems o Including network, DNS, firewall, TLS, and certificate-related issues.
• Manage key and certificate lifecycles (CSR creation, renewal, rotation).
• Enforce enterprise TLS, cipher, and encryption standards.
• Configure and optimize Axway Sentinel for monitoring, dashboards, alerts, and SLA tracking.
• Collaborate with application teams, partner onboarding teams, InfoSec, and network teams.
• Participate in on-call rotations and scheduled maintenance windows.

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