Senior Java Developer

Luxoft; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Canada is seeking an experienced developer to build out strategic reference data platforms. The successful applicant will take ownership of key projects and work through all phases of the SDLC, ensuring high-quality delivery. Candidates must have at least 6 years of experience with Java and familiarity with various technologies such as Spring Boot and SQL. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills are required. This role offers a dynamic environment with a global team.

Qualifications

• At least 6+ years of experience with Java.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assigned development projects within agreed schedule.
• Participate in all stages of SDLC within an agile Scrum environment.
• Provide level 3 (escalation) support for the application.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

REST web services

Kafka

Redis

Unix Commands

JIRA

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

SonarQube

TeamCity

Artifactory

Job description

Project description

We are building the platform, which supports various information gathering and processing across the bank. The PMC application, Price Master Central (PMC) is a global reference data management application - responsible for sourcing securities/Pricing data from market vendors and internal sources and providing it to downstream clients after applying client specific rules.

Responsibilities

Candidate will be responsible for building out the firm's strategic reference data platforms to serve businesses within client company. The successful applicant will take ownership of key projects and components and will be responsible for all phases of SDLC including analysis and design, development, testing and deployment. As a developer, the candidate will be responsible for developing & deploying technical solution following engineering excellence standards. A potential candidate will need to understand system and enterprise architecture concepts and will be expected to understand how all components fir together and impact one another. They will work with a global and diverse team of peers as well as liaise closely with Business Analyst, Production Support, and infrastructure teams.

• Deliver assigned development projects within agreed schedule, quality and scope expectations
• Participate in all stages of SDLC within an agile Scrum environment
• Form partnership with technology vendors and gain deep understanding of products
• Enhance/Re-architect existing components to satisfy new requirements in terms of performance and scalability
• Provide level 3 (escalation) support for the application

SKILLS

• At least 6+ years of experience with Java
• Experience/understanding with the following technologies: Java (Core, JDBC, MT, Collections, I/O), Spring Boot, SQL.PL-SQL on Oracle DB, Container platform based on Kubernetes, REST web services, Kafka, Redis, Unix Commands and shell scripting.
• Familiarity with standard data structures and algorithms.
• Experience using the following tools - JIRA, Harness/uDeploy, SonarQube, TeamCity, Artifactory, Git (GHE & Bitbucket).
• Logical thinking, strong analytical and problem-solving skills; innovate and solutions oriented.
• Effective time management skills to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience.

Nice to have

• Master's degree or PHD in relevant field is desirable
• Experience working with the Scrum methodology
• Experience working with a NoSQL database
• Experience designing and implementing microservices
• Financial services technology experience preferably in reference data domain
• Physical and logical data modeling