IT_Application Engineer (Taleo : 260002XO)

IT Applcation Engineer (Taleo : 260002XO)

Position Description

Company Profile

At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company \- one that has grown to 72,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve. At CGI, we’re a team of builders. We call our employees members because all who join CGI are building their own company \- one that has grown to 72,000 professionals located in 40 countries. Founded in 1976, CGI is a leading IT and business process services firm committed to helping clients succeed. We have the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for our clients \- and for our members. Come grow with us. Learn more at www.cgi.com.

This is a great opportunity to join a winning team. CGI offers a competitive compensation package with opportunities for growth and professional development. Benefits for full\-time, permanent members start on the first day of employment and include a paid time\-off program and profit participation and stock purchase plans. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No unsolicited agency referrals please.

Job Title: IT Application Engineer

Position: Application Engineer

Experience: 3\+ yr

Category: IT Infrastructure

Main location: Bangalore / Chennai

Position ID: J0526\-1470

Employment Type: Full Time

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced IT Application Engineer to manage, support, and maintain business\-critical applications throughout their lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in application administration, production support, middleware technologies, databases, container platforms, and CI/CD tools. This role involves ensuring application availability, performance, security, and continuous improvement in a production environment.

Key Skills

Required Skills \& Experience

• Installation, troubleshooting, configuration, administration, and monitoring of business\-line–specific applications, whether custom\-built or global solutions, within the relevant domains. Experience with financial\-banking software applications is considered an advantage. Experience in administering infrastructure applications—such as virtual machine management tools, databases, storage systems, Active Directory, antivirus solutions, network equipment, etc.—is not considered relevant for this role.
• Managing the full production life cycle of business applications (e.g. retail applications, online banking applications): from initial deployment, versioning, technology vulnerability assessment, to building monitoring capabilities and eventually decommissioning.
• Troubleshooting and providing Level 2 support for all related IT systems on which these applications depend (e.g., APIs, message queues, synchronization mechanisms, etc.)
• Minimum 3 years of experience in (hands\-on experience),
• Working with Unix\-based operating systems (Linux, IBM AIX) and Microsoft Windows.
• Working with relational databases, primarily Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.
• Working with middleware platforms like IBM WebSphere and Oracle WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss, Informatica PowerCenter, IBM BPM/BAW, IBM MQ. This includes the ability to install and troubleshoot applications that rely on these frameworks.
• Experience with container management platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes) is a mandatory requirement.
• Experience with CI/CD Pipeline Orchestration tools is a mandatory requirement (knowledge of GitLab, Jenkins, JFrog Artifactory is necessary)

Nice to Have: Soft skills –

• Adaptability and availability in emergency situations
• Initiative and proactivity
• Strong self\-learning ability (high autodidactic skills)
• Good communication skills, decisiveness, and perseverance in completing tasks
• Team spirit and strong collaboration mindset
• Fast learner with the ability to quickly assimilate new knowledge
• Calm nonconflictual person.

Level of knowledge of foreign languages

• English – B2 or higher as of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Level of education

• Higher education is required.
• Looking for graduates in fields like: Computer Science, Polytechnic Institute – Automation and Computers, Electronics, Economic Studies, Faculty of Statistics, Cybernetic and Economic Informatics; Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics or equivalent.
• *Your future duties and responsibilities**

• *Required qualifications to be successful in this role**

• *Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.**

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well\-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.