This position requires in-person collaboration up to five days a week. This arrangement is subject to change based on business requirements.
Why WestJet:
Since our story took off in 1996, WestJet has strived to enrich the lives of everyone in our world; a career with us is no exception. We’re proud to be one of Canada’s most admired and respected corporate cultures and continuously aim for the highest standards of service and success.
Join us, this is where your career story takes off.
Overview of role:
The Engineer is accountable for planning, designing, implementing, optimizing, and supporting commercial integration platforms and applications. This includes application, data, infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and service management platforms. The role collaborates closely with data analytics, DevOps, cybersecurity, architecture, infrastructure, and product engineering teams. You may join a team of architects, developers, and subject matter experts to design, develop, and deploy solutions supporting integration.
Key deliverables / responsibilities include:
- Applies advanced in-depth and/or broad knowledge and considered a top resource across the organization
- Demonstrates expert knowledge in own field, with a strong understanding of adjacent areas for the development of pragmatic and creative solutions
- Makes decisions on highly complex issues and provides direction regarding approach and project components for team(s)
- Regularly makes decisions under minimal guidance that have a significant impact on the organization’s financial and business operations
- Advises one or more areas, programs, or functions and provides recommendations to management on matters of significance
- Works on unique and highly complex assignments/projects
- Work assignments involve highly complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of intangibles or unprecedented situations
- Translates highly complex business and technical needs into objectives, plans, specifications, resources, and long-term goals
- Subject matter expert who possesses advanced knowledge of the work specialty and organization
- Serves as an advisor to management and drives appropriate actions, while ensuring implementation of compliance and communication protocols
- Frequently takes full ownership of difficult assignments
- Works independently across multiple areas. Receives general business direction, as needed
- Independently determines methods and procedures on new assignments and often coordinates activities/provides technical guidance to others
- Achieves goals in creative and novel ways, operating with significant autonomy
- Guides and mentors staff and provides advice to management on highly complex/strategic issues
- Often provides input to management into performance reviews for staff
- Demonstrates initiative, creativity and advanced innovation skills
- Devises new methods and procedures using strong analytical and inductive thinking
- Introduces specialized concepts to develop innovative business solutions. Serves as an advisor, mentor, and/or helps drive new initiatives
- Often operates in ambiguous situations and provides original/innovative process/technical guidance to others
- Resolves novel problems requiring creative application of advanced skill, training, and education
- Participation in on-call support rotation required
Experience and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems or Information Security and 5+ years of experience is preferred, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
- Nice to have decent knowledge on Java , springboot application deployments and automations
- Must have build CI/CD pipelines using terraform, ansible or any other coding language
- Appropriate licenses and certifications will be an asset
- Requires expert problem-solving skills and advanced interpersonal and communication skills including influencing others
- Broad knowledge of all aspects of IT, including application support (operational), network and system administration, quality assurance, and application and data management
- Strong understanding of development architecture such as API, web services, etc.
- Expert understanding of cloud, infrastructure/ platform engineering, architecture, DevSecOps and application development / engineering
- Familiar with network protocols and networking infrastructure and good knowledge of network threat landscape and controls to address them
- Strong working experience Azure Integration services such as APIM , App services, AKS , function apps, event hub
- Nice to have:
- IBM Middleware Integration services such as IBM MQ, Datapower and ACE
- Nice to have working experience on Kafka
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment using Terraform, Bicep or any other automation language
- Hands-on experience in platform configuration, policy fine-tuning, optimization and maintenance
- Experience with creation of custom rules and signatures
- Familiar with security by design methodologies applied to technology and security services
- Demonstrate experience with languages such as Python, Bash, Powershell
The benefits of being a WestJetter:
WestJet provides all WestJetters with a competitive total rewards package. On top of that, we offer:
- A fun and friendly culture with colleagues who work together to win
- Travel privileges for you and your family, effective from your start date
- Savings and Benefit programs that are flexible to meet your specific needs
Think we’re a great fit? Apply now!
About WestJet Group of Companies
WestJet took to the skies in 1996 with just over 200 employees and three aircraft operating service to five destinations. Since then, WestJet has pioneered low-cost travel in Canada, cutting airfares in half, and increasing the flying population in Canada by more than 50 per cent. Since the Sunwing Airlines integration in 2025, more than 15,000 WestJetters support nearly 200 aircraft and connect guests to our global network of more than 100 destinations across North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. The WestJet Group is a major Canadian employer and includes WestJet Airlines, WestJet Encore and Sunwing Vacations Group. We’re Canada’s leading value airline and largest vacation provider, with a united purpose of providing affordable and accessible air and vacation travel to Canadians.
Our safety promise
At WestJet, the safety and security of our people and our guests is a core value and at the heart of what we do. Safety and security are shared responsibilities all team members are expected to use safe work practices to ensure their well-being and the safety of others. WestJet recognizes that the use of Alcohol and Drugs can adversely impact a safe work environment and the well-being of others including guests, suppliers and the public, as well as place WestJet's operations at risk. All roles that are identified as Safey-Sensitive are required to pass a Pre-Employment Alcohol and Drug Test as per WestJet's Alcohol and Drug Policy.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
We embrace what makes each of us unique, and what makes us uniquely WestJet. We welcome diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds so if you're passionate about this role, we encourage you to apply – even if you don't meet every qualification listed. WestJet is committed to inclusiveness, equity and accessibility throughout the selection process. If you require accommodation at any stage, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at
[email protected].
We value the time and effort you put into your application. Our recruitment process is highly competitive and while every applicant will receive communication regarding their application status, only those selected to move forward will be contacted with next steps. If this role isn’t the right fit, we encourage you to explore future opportunities with us.
For more information about everything WestJet, please westjet.com/aboutus.
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