Senior Java Architect – Capital Markets Middle Office

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 222,000 - 271,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid vacation

15 paid holidays

Maternity and paternity leave

Gym discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Corporate gift matching

Job summary

Publicis Sapient in Toronto seeks an experienced Java Lead to design, deliver, and support mission-critical middle office platforms for Capital Markets. You will lead cross-functional teams, drive architectural decisions, and ensure scalable, compliant solutions in a regulated banking environment.

You will mentor developers, collaborate with Front Office, Risk, Finance, and Compliance, and own performance, resilience, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on Java expertise in enterprise systems (Java 8+).
• Strong Spring Framework and Microservices experience.
• Solid understanding of multithreading, memory management, and JVM tuning.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL querying.
• Hands-on with messaging systems: Kafka, MQ, JMS.
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and source control (Git).
• Experience in Linux/Unix environments.
• Exposure to cloud-native or hybrid architectures (AWS/Azure).
• Experience in Middle Office Tech within Investment Banking/Capital Markets is a plus.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Core Java (Java 8+)

Spring / Spring Boot

Multithreading / Concurrency

JVM tuning / memory management

SQL / Relational databases

Kafka / MQ / JMS

CI/CD pipelines

Linux/Unix

Cloud-native / Hybrid architectures (A

Tools

Git

Maven/Gradle

Job description

Publicis Sapient in Toronto seeks an experienced Java Lead to design, deliver, and support mission-critical middle office platforms for Capital Markets. You will lead cross-functional teams, drive architectural decisions, and ensure scalable, compliant solutions in a regulated banking environment.

You will mentor developers, collaborate with Front Office, Risk, Finance, and Compliance, and own performance, resilience, and continuous improvement initiatives.