Project Manager

VirtusaPolaris - Virtusa Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Toronto is seeking a Senior Software Engineer-Java to join their Capital Markets IT Team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java programming, AWS, and Microservices architecture. In this role, you will tackle complex development challenges, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure adherence to best practices in design and implementation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct design and programming experience with Java/Spring/REST/Microservices.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in developing/deploying solutions to AWS Cloud.
• 8+ years of programming or solutions lead experience with Java and Web Services.

Responsibilities

• Be the go-to person for development problems and code standards.
• Design, test, implement and support solutions for complex business requirements.
• Develop Microservices and enhance understanding of API management.

Skills

Java programming

Microservices architecture

AWS experience

Spring framework

Docker containers

PostgreSQL

DevOps tools (Git, Maven)

Security best practices

Cloud monitoring (CloudWatch, ELK)

Collaboration skills

Education

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Git

Maven

Jira

Job description

P3-C3-STS

Senior Software Engineer-Java

Capital Markets IT Team is looking for a Senior AWS Java Developer to join their dynamic team to help them deliver solutions for the business.

Responsibilities

• This Developer will be the go‑to person for difficult development problems, Java/AWS design, code standards, code reviews, etc.
• Leverage industry best practices to design, test, implement and support a solution.
• Analyze highly complex business requirements; generate technical specifications to design or redesign complex software components and applications.
• Acts as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation and analysis efforts.
• Adapt to change quickly and adjust work accordingly in a positive manner.
• Be flexible and thrive in an evolving environment.
• Work across UI and Data teams to successfully accomplish business deliverables.
• Assure quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported areas.
• Development of Microservices.
• Enhance the team's understanding of API management platforms, design standards, patterns and best practices.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent required.
• Experience developing in a microservices architecture using Docker containers.
• Experience developing on Amazon Web Services.
• 5+ years of direct design and programming experience with Java/Spring/REST/Microservices on Linux platforms and SpingBoot a must.
• Additional expertise in PostgreSQL.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• 8+ years of programming or solutions lead experience with Java, Spring, Hibernate/JPA and Web Services (REST, SOAP, etc.).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in developing/deploying solutions to AWS Cloud (ECS, CDK, S3, Lambda, SNS, SQS and other AWS modules).
• Experience with DevOps and tools like Git, Maven, Jira, etc.
• Strong notions of security best practices (e.g., using IAM Roles, KMS, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring solutions such as CloudWatch, Prometheus and the ELK stack.
• Previous exposure to large‑scale systems design.
• Ability to troubleshoot distributed systems.
• Knowledge of writing infrastructure as code (IaC) using CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Experience with building or maintaining cloud‑native applications.
• Financial Industry experience a plus.