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About the Role

The Java Lead will be part of the Capital Markets Technology – Middle Office organization, responsible for designing, delivering, and supporting mission-critical platforms that underpin trade processing, risk, P&L, and post-trade workflows. This role requires a strong hands-on technical leader who can operate within a highly regulated, large-scale banking environment, partner closely with business stakeholders, and lead teams to deliver stable and scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and enhancement of Java-based middle office platforms supporting Capital Markets.
Partner with Front Office, Middle Office Operations, Risk, Finance, and Compliance teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
Own system architecture, technical design, and code quality across the application stack.
Drive technology standards, best practices, and SDLC adherence aligned with enterprise governance.
Lead code reviews, mentor developers, and provide technical guidance to onshore/offshore teams.
Ensure system resilience, performance tuning, and production stability in a 24x5/24x7 environment.
Support regulatory initiatives, audit findings, and risk remediation activities.
Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and Infrastructure teams for CI/CD, releases, and environment management.
Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience with Core Java (Java 8+) in enterprise environments.
Extensive experience with Spring / Spring Boot, REST APIs, and Microservices architecture.
Strong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and JVM tuning.
Experience with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and strong SQL skills.
Hands-on experience with messaging and event-driven systems (Kafka, MQ, JMS).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Maven/Gradle.
Experience working in Linux/Unix environments.
Proven experience working in Middle Office Technology within Investment Banking or Capital Markets.
Strong understanding of trade lifecycle and post-trade processing.
Strong understanding of trade enrichment, confirmations, settlements, and reconciliations.
Strong understanding of risk and P&L reporting.
Exposure to one or more asset classes: Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives.
Experience working with risk, regulatory reporting, and compliance-driven systems is highly valued.
Demonstrated experience leading development teams in a large banking environment.
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage business partners and senior technology stakeholders.
Comfortable operating within structured processes, enterprise controls, and regulatory standards.
Strong problem-solving, ownership mindset, and attention to detail.

Skills

Core Java (Java 8+)
Spring / Spring Boot
REST APIs
Microservices architecture
Multithreading
Concurrency
Memory management
JVM tuning
Relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL)
SQL
Messaging and event-driven systems (Kafka, MQ, JMS)
CI/CD pipelines
Git
Maven/Gradle
Linux/Unix
Cloud-native or hybrid architectures (AWS/Azure)
Middle Office Technology
Capital Markets
Trade lifecycle
Post-trade processing
Trade enrichment
Confirmations
Settlements
Reconciliations
Risk and P&L reporting
Equities
Fixed Income
FX
Derivatives
Regulatory reporting
Compliance-driven systems
Team leadership
Communication skills
Problem-solving
Attention to detail

Experience Level

Lead

Salary/Compensations

$160,000 - $195,000

Benefits

Generous paid vacation and 15 paid holidays
Maternity and paternity leave (birth or adoption)
Gym, travel, retail and phone service discounts
Tuition reimbursement
Corporate gift matching program

About the Company

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers.
We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity.
United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Equal Opportunity

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.
We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicis.sapient.com