Software Engineer – Platform Security & Modernization

Tata Consultancy Services; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services seeks a Software Engineer to join a Global Enterprise Technology Team responsible for the development, modernization, security and operational reliability of mission-critical information distribution systems and file-transfer platforms.

The candidate will enhance security posture, reduce technical debt, modernize legacy apps, and improve reliability through automation, observability, and best practices in engineering.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Java 17+ and Spring Boot with REST API development.

Responsibilities

• Support remediation of vulnerabilities identified in security scanning, penetration testing, and risk assessments.
• Upgrade and maintain application frameworks, libraries, and platform components to secure versions.
• Reduce technical debt and improve maintainability, stability, and security.
• Partner with cyber infrastructure teams to address security findings and implement remediation plans.
• Contribute to secure software development practices and security-by-design principles.
• Improve platform reliability, resiliency and recoverability through system enhancements and automation.
• Perform root cause analysis and remediation of production incidents to prevent recurrence.
• Develop and improve monitoring, alerting and observability capabilities to strengthen system health.
• Design, develop and support enterprise applications, APIs and platform services.
• Modernize legacy systems with contemporary frameworks and architectures.
• Develop integrations between internal systems and enterprise platforms.
• Contribute to POC initiatives and evaluation of emerging technologies.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to improve quality and delivery; automate testing and deployment.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST API development

Secure SDLC

Analytical problem-solving

Verbal and written communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Java 17+

Linux/Unix

Shell scripting

HTTPS/SSH/SFTP

PostgreSQL/Oracle/SQL Server

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Kafka

IBM MQ

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

OpenTelemetry/Splunk/Grafana/Prometheus

File transfer platforms

Temporal

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an equal opportunity employer, and embraces diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability, neurodiversity, and sexual orientation, to create a workforce that reflects the societies we operate in. Our continued commitment to Culture and Diversity is reflected in our people stories across our workforce and implemented through equitable workplace policies and processes.

Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is the technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.

It has set an aspiration to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence.

Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce spread across 56 countries and 194 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to artificial intelligence today.

Job Description :

We are seeking a Software Engineer to join a Global Enterprise Technology Team responsible for the development, modernization, security and operational reliability of mission critical information distribution system and file transfer platforms.

Candidate will play a key role in improving the security posture, resilience, and overall health of our platforms. This includes supporting vulnerabilities remediation, reducing technical debts, modernizing legacy applications, and improving reliability through automation, observability and engineering best practices

Required Skills :

Programming and Software Engineering

• Strong programming skills in Java; Java 17 or later is preferred
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and REST API development
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design and software engineering principles

Security & Platform Reliability

• Understanding of secure software development practices and common application security risks
• Familiarity with vulnerability management, dependency upgrades, and remediation activities
• Knowledge of secure coding principles
• Understanding of high availability, resiliency and fault tolerant system design concepts

Infrastructure & Systems

• Good working knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting
• Familiarity with networking protocols such as HTTPS, SSH/SFTP, SMTP, TLS and TCP/IP
• Experience working with relational databases such as Postgre/SQL, Oracle or SQL Server
• Experience with Git-based development workflows
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation testing
• Exposure to container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift

Professional Skills :

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to investigate complex production issues and drive them to resolution
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a global team environment

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience with distributed systems and messaging technologies such as Kafka or IBM MQ
• Familiarity with enterprise file transfer platforms and managed file transfer platforms
• Knowledge of cryptography, PGP, Key management and certificate management
• Experience to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCP
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, Promotheus or OpenTelemetry
• Familiarity with Software Composition Analysis, Static Application Security Testing, and vulnerability scanning tools
• Experience with workflow automation technologies such as Temporal
• Interest in DevSecOps, Platform Engineering and large-scale modernization initiatives

Responsibilities :

Security and Platform Hygiene :

• Support remediation of application and infrastructure vulnerabilities identified in security scanning, penetration testing and risk assessments
• Upgrade and maintain application frameworks, third party libraries, and platform components to support and secure versions
• Reduce technical debt and improve application maintainability, stability, and security
• Partner with cyber infrastructure teams to address security findings and implement remediation plans
• Contribute to secure software development practices and security by design principles

Resilience & Reliability Engineering :

• Improve platform reliability, resiliency and recoverability through system enhancements and automation
• Participate in root cause analysis and remediation of production incidents with a focus on preventing recurring issues
• Develop and improve monitoring, alerting and observability capabilities to strengthen system health and operational visibility
• Identify and address single point of failure, performance bottleneck and operational risks
• Support disaster recovery, business continuity and platform hardening initiatives

Application Development & Modernization :

• Design, Develop and support enterprise applications, APIs and platform services
• Modernize legacy systems through adoption of contemporary frameworks, architectures, and engineering practices
• Develop integrations between internal systems and enterprise platforms
• Contribute to POC initiatives and evaluation of emerging technologies

DevOps & Automation :

• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to improve software quality and delivery efficiency
• Automate testing, deployment, compliance, and operational processes
• Support containerized and cloud ready application architectures