Job Description

Job Type: Contract


Job Category: IT

Job Title:

Java Technical Lead (12+ Years) - Banking / Wealth Management Domain

Location: Toronto Downtown, ON (Onsite - 5 Days/Week)

Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced

Java Technical Lead

with a strong background in

banking or wealth management systems

. The ideal candidate will lead end-to-end design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade applications, providing technical leadership and mentorship to a distributed development team. You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, architects, and product managers to deliver high-performing, scalable, and secure solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead technical design, code reviews, and development efforts for large-scale enterprise applications.


Drive architectural decisions ensuring scalability, security, and performance.


Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.


Provide hands-on coding expertise using

Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs

.


Oversee integration with

front-end, middleware, and back-end

systems.


Ensure compliance with banking/wealth management domain standards and regulatory guidelines.


Troubleshoot complex issues and optimize application performance.


Mentor junior developers and guide the team in following best practices, CI/CD, and agile methodologies.

Required Skills & Experience:

12+ years

of overall IT experience with a minimum of

5+ years in a lead/architectural role

.


Strong expertise in

Core Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, RESTful APIs, and JPA/Hibernate

.


Proven experience in

banking domain

(Wealth Management experience is highly desirable).


Proficiency in

SQL/PLSQL

and working knowledge of

Oracle, DB2, or PostgreSQL

.


Experience with

CI/CD tools

(Jenkins, Git, Maven, SonarQube) and

cloud platforms

(AWS/Azure/GCP preferred).


Strong understanding of

design patterns, system integration, and performance tuning

.


Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

Hands-on experience in

Angular or React

.


Exposure to

Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker

, or other modern distributed systems.


Familiarity with

domain-driven design (DDD)

and

event-driven architectures

.





Required Skills


JAVA / API

JAVA ARCHITECT WITH AZURE

JAVA DEVELOPER WITH AWS