Job Description

Job Type: Contract


Job Category: IT

Job Title:

Delivery Lead - Java Application

Location:

Toronto, ON (Onsite, 5 Days/Week)

Type:

Contract (6-12 Months, Extension Possible)

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced

Delivery Lead

with strong hands-on background in

Java-based application development

to manage end-to-end delivery across multiple digital and enterprise platforms. The ideal candidate will drive planning, execution, stakeholder communication, technical coordination, and successful release of features within Agile environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery lifecycle across Java application development teams.
Coordinate with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and engineering leads to define delivery milestones and schedules.
Oversee sprint planning, backlog prioritization, release planning, and execution tracking.
Ensure development teams adhere to engineering best practices, coding standards, and architecture guidelines.
Identify delivery risks, dependencies, and roadblocks; provide mitigation strategies.
Monitor progress, manage scope changes, and maintain transparency across all stakeholders.
Support QA, UAT, and production rollout activities, ensuring smooth deployments and cutovers.
Prepare and deliver project status updates, dashboards, timelines, and progress metrics.

Must Have Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

10+ years of experience

in IT delivery with at least

3+ years in a Delivery Lead / Technical Project Lead role

.
Strong hands-on background in

Java / Java Spring / Microservices

(understanding architecture and technical decisions).
Experience delivering projects in

Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

environments.
Solid understanding of

DevOps

, CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment workflows, and application release processes.
Agile / Scrum Master certifications (CSM, SAFe) preferred but not mandatory.
Strong stakeholder communication, leadership, and risk management capabilities.
Experience working in a

large enterprise environment

.

Nice to Have:

Cloud experience with

AWS / Azure / GCP

.
Experience with

API development

, event-driven systems, and messaging (Kafka, MQ).
Exposure to Financial Services / Banking domain is an advantage.
Experience coordinating offshore / nearshore development teams.

Required Skills


JAVA / API

JAVA ARCHITECT WITH AZURE

JAVA DEVELOPER WITH AWS