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About the Role

Our client is a large enterprise organization within the financial services sector that is investing heavily in the modernization of its Capital Markets technology platform. They are seeking a Sr. Java Developer to join a high-impact initiative supporting a Synthetic Trading business. The team is undergoing a significant technology transformation, replacing a legacy third-party platform with a modern, internally built solution designed to support critical trading operations. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the design, development, and enhancement of enterprise-grade applications while gaining exposure to complex, high-performance trading systems in a dynamic financial services environment.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain mission-critical Java-based applications supporting trading and Capital Markets functions.
Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, analysts, architects, and technology teams to deliver scalable solutions that meet business requirements.
Participate in the full SDLC, including requirements gathering, system design, coding, testing, deployment, and production support.
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Framework technologies.
Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing and deployment processes.
Contribute to application modernization initiatives and improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.
Participate in Agile ceremonies including spring planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
Troubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolution for business-critical applications.
Ensure adherence to development standards, security requirements, and software engineering best practices.

Requirements

7+ years of professional software development experience with Java.
Strong hands-on experience with the Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, etc.)
Experience designing and developing enterprise-scale distributed systems.
Strong experience building low-latency, multi-threaded applications.
Deep understanding of object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and software engineering best practices.
Experience with CI/CD tools and automation pipelines.
Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
Strong knowledge of source control management tools such as Git.
Previous experience within Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Trading, or Financial Services environments.
Understanding of trading systems, financial products, market data, or related front-office technologies is highly desirable.
Exposure to cloud technologies, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience building and supporting microservices architectures.
Knowledge of Synthetic Trading, Equities, Derivatives, or other Capital Markets products.
Familiarity with messaging technologies and event-driven architectures.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
Self-motivated with a proactive approach to delivering solutions.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

Skills

Java
Spring Framework
Spring Boot
Spring MVC
Spring Security
RESTful APIs
Microservices
CI/CD
Git
GCP
Docker
Kubernetes
Messaging technologies
Event-driven architectures

Location

Toronto, ON

Work Type

Contract
Hybrid

Experience Level

7+ years

Salary/Compensations

$105.00 - $105.00/hr

About the Company

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

Equal Opportunity

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.