Lead Application Developer (Java)

S&P Global; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global in Mumbai seeks a Lead Application Developer to join its global technology team. The role covers analysis, design, development and testing across core platforms responsible for index calculations and dissemination.

You will drive modernization efforts, migrate from .NET to Java-based services, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure performance, security and delivery excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 10 to 12 years of IT experience in application development and support.
• Strong experience with Java, J2EE, JMS including Spring Framework
• Strong experience with Advanced SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL
• Basic networking knowledge / Unix scripting
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in at least three of: Advanced Python; Advanced Scala; Infrastructure/ DevOps; Spark; AWS cloud; Ansible/Fortify/Jenkins; Vulnerability addressing

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical execution for modernization and migration initiatives (scope, design, implementation, quality, and delivery milestones).
• Design and guide build-out of cloud foundations required for modern apps (networking, environments, security, observability, CI/CD).
• Lead functional migration from .NET to Java-based services while maintaining correctness and availability.
• Set standards for clean code, code reviews, test automation, branching/release strategy, and environment promotion.
• Ensure appropriate handling of secrets/credentials, least-privilege access, and auditability.
• Partner with product/business stakeholders to prioritize modernization deliverables and manage trade-offs.

Skills

Java/J2EE/Spring

Advanced SQL

Python/Scala

DevOps/CI-CD

AWS cloud

Unix scripting

JMS

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IS/Engineering)

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Fortify

Spark (Scala/Python/Java)

HDFS

JQuery/HTML5/CSS

Job description

The Role:

S&P Dow Jones Indices a global leader in providing investable and benchmark indices to the financial markets, is looking for a Lead Application Developer to join our technology team.

The Team:

You will be part of global technology team comprising of Dev, QA and BA teams and will be responsible for analysis, design, development and testing.

The Impact:

You will be working on one of the core technology platforms responsible for index calculations as well as dissemination of index values

What’s in it for you:

You will have the opportunity to work on the enhancements to the existing index calculation system as well as implement new methodologies as required

Responsibilities:

Technical leadership & delivery ownership

• Own end-to-end technical execution for modernization and migration initiatives (scope, design, implementation, quality, and delivery milestones).

AWS cloud-native implementation

• Design and guide build-out of cloud foundations required for modern apps (networking, environments, security, observability, CI/CD).


• Ensure production readiness: performance testing strategy, failure-mode testing, rollout/rollback procedures.

Migration to existing AWS/Java (Spring/Hibernate) platforms

• Lead functional migration from .NET codepaths to Java-based services while maintaining correctness and availability.


• Define interoperability approach during transition (API contracts, adapters, strangler pattern, feature toggles, compatibility layers).


• Partner with platform owners to ensure migrated components comply with existing Java platform conventions and deployment pipelines.

Engineering excellence & SDLC

• Set standards for clean code, code reviews, test automation, branching/release strategy, and environment promotion.


• Drive test strategy across stacks: unit, contract, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests; improve automation coverage.


• Improve build/release reliability; reduce cycle time; implement guardrails (quality gates, vulnerability scanning as applicable).

Security, compliance, and risk management

• Ensure appropriate handling of secrets/credentials, least-privilege access, and auditability.


• Identify technical risks early (data migration risk, downtime, coupling, unknown dependencies) and drive mitigation plans.


• Create an upskilling plan for the existing team: learning paths for AWS fundamentals, Java/Spring, cloud-native patterns, and DevOps practices.

Stakeholder collaboration

• Partner with product/business stakeholders to prioritize modernization deliverables and manage trade-offs (time, scope, risk).

Coordinate with security, infrastructure/platform, and data teams to remove blockers and align on shared standards.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering is required, or in lieu, a demonstrated equivalence in work experience.


• (10 to 12) years of IT experience in application development and support.


• Strong Experience with Java, J2EE, JMS including Spring Framework


• Strong Experience with Advanced SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL programming


• Basic networking knowledge / Unix scripting


• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in minimum three of following.


• Advanced Python


• Advanced Scala


• Infrastructure/ CICD/DevOps


• Spark using scala / python/java and HDFS


• Good understanding of AWS cloud (EC2, EMR, Lambda, S3, Glue, etc.)


• Ansible / Fortify / Jenkins


• Exposure to addressing Vulnerabilities

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience working with large datasets in Equity, Commodities, Forex, Futures and Options asset classes.


• Experience with Index/Benchmarks or Asset Management or Trading platforms.


• Basic Knowledge of User Interface design & development using JQuery, HTML5 & CSS.