Job Title: Lead Development Analyst – Java
Location: Mississauga, Ontario (Initially remote then hybrid)
Duration: 6 months (right to hire)
Hiring Event: November 18–19
Job Summary: Seeking a Senior Java Developer / Lead Development Analyst with 10+ years of experience to build enterprise-grade applications for Global Spread Products Risk and Capital systems. The role involves Java development, microservices, cloud technologies, and low-latency systems, with close collaboration across business and global technology teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable server-side components using Java and Spring Boot.
- Build RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-native applications.
- Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical designs.
- Develop test cases, follow engineering best practices, and support software releases.
- Provide Level 2 application support and troubleshoot production issues.
- Work across multiple projects in an Agile, globally distributed environment.
Required Skills
- 10+ years of hands-on Java development experience.
- Strong expertise in Java, OOP/OOAD, multithreading, and thread pools.
- Experience with microservices, distributed architectures, AWS/ECS, Docker, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.
- Hands-on experience with REST APIs, Spring Boot, Oracle/SQL Server, and Linux/Unix shell scripting.
- CI/CD and code-quality tools: Jenkins, TeamCity, SonarQube, and Bitbucket.
- Experience developing real-time, low-latency applications and understanding storage architectures.
- Exposure to messaging technologies such as Kafka and EMS.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Investment banking experience, particularly Risk systems or Spread Products.
- Experience with message brokers; exposure to Clojure is a plus.
- Graduate/postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
Key Stakeholders: Front Office GSP Trading Desks, Middle Office, Regulatory Reform, and Trade, Risk & Shared Services technology teams.
