Senior Java 17+ (Spring) Developer to modernize digital online functionality to a cloud based environment with one of our major banking clients - 39035

Senior Java 17+ (Spring) Developer to modernize digital online functionality to a cloud based environment with one of our major banking clients - 39035

Location Address: Toronto/Hybrid- Onsite (4 days a week)

Contract Duration: ASAP - 04/30/2026 (Possibility of extension and conversion to FTE)

Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm, 37.5 hours a week

Story Behind the Need

• Business group: The Digital Client Services group is working on an ongoing Digital Wealth Modernization and is searching for a strong Java Developer as the project scope continues to grow.
• Project: The successful candidate will be joining an ongoing project focused on modernizing existing Digital Online Functionality to a cloud-based environment.

Typical Day in Role

• Work as a member of a dynamic Agile team developing web applications for Online Brokerage / Wealth management retail customers
• Design and develop a new generation of online finance web applications based on Cloud solutions, such as Microsoft Azure, Google GCP
• Analyze highly complex business requirements; generate technical specifications to design or redesign complex software components and applications
• Act as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation and analysis efforts
• Leverage industry best practices to design, test, implement and support a solution
• Assure quality security and compliance requirements are met for supported area
• Be flexible and thrive in an evolving environment
• Adapt to change quickly and adjust work accordingly in a positive manner

Must Have Skills:

• 10 + years web service development as a Java Developer or related field with Java 17+ (minimum 2 years) or above, JAX-WS, JAX-RS, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data and Swagger/OAS (Open API Specification)

• 5 + years working with cloud based microservices (Azure, PCF or GCP)

• 5 + years’ experience with Java Frameworks: Spring, JUnit, Log4j

• 5 + years’ experience with JSON/RESTful, XML, and SOAP services

• 5 + years database development stored procedures with SQL, AzureSQL, Sybase OR MS SQL. AzureSQL is preferred

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Experience with Continuous Development or Continuous Integration is a plus

• Hands-on experience in MicroApp development is a plus

• Previous experience with Wealth Management or FI

Degrees or certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required

Best Vs. Avg. Candidate

• 70% focused Java Development, 10% building unit tests, 20% analysis for modernization from existing system to new product

• The successful candidate will need to be a strong problem solver * someone who can complete unit tests and reverse engineer codes as needed

• Financial services experience is a plus, but technical experience is more important

Interview and Selection:

2 rounds

1st round - HM + Tech Leads - 1 hr - MS Teams Video (technical with questions and coding assessment)

2md round - HM - 30 mins - MS Teams Video (behavioural/situational questions)

Hiring Manager’s availability to interview: HM available for IVs after 12/23/2025