Senior J2EE Developer

PowerToFly; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial institution in Peel Region seeks an experienced software developer with strong expertise in Java technologies. The role involves systems analysis, application development, and complete project lifecycle management. Candidates should have 5-8 years of relevant experience, proficiency in REST APIs, and relational databases. This full-time position offers a salary between $94,300 and $141,500, reflecting the high demand for skilled developers.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in systems analysis and programming.
• Strong experience in application development using modern Java technologies.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies, IT planning, and applications development.
• Monitor and control all development phases and support business users.
• Analyze and recommend security measures post-implementation.

Skills

Java technologies (Core Java, Java EE, Spring Boot)

REST APIs

OOPS principles

Unit testing

Oracle and MongoDB

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Swagger/OpenAPI

CI/CD tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• Experience in large-scale enterprise application development with the ability to write “clean code” using modern Java technologies (Core Java, Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring Microservices, Hibernate/JPM ORM, Multithreading) including problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong hands-on experience in Spring Boot for building scalable and robust applications.
• Strong understanding of OOPS (Object-Oriented Programming) principles, Data Structures, and Algorithms.
• Proficiency in API and Web Services development using REST protocols.
• Proficiency in ORM frameworks like Hibernate/JPA for database interaction.
• Strong experience in Unit testing and ensuring test coverage.
• Experience using Swagger/OpenAPI to define, document, implement, and test APIs.
• Advanced knowledge of Relational Databases (specifically Oracle) and NoSQL databases (specifically MongoDB), including PL/SQL proficiency.
• Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools.

Good to have

• Proficiency in Apache Flink for stream processing is a plus.
• Unix shell scripting.
• Knowledge of OpenShift Container Platform.
• Prior experience with building distributed, multi-tier applications is highly desirable.
• Experience with building apps which are highly performant and scalable will be great.
• Python programming

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Time Type: Full time

Salary Range: $94,300.00 - $141,500.00

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