Company description Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview Role Overview The Java Lead will be part of the Capital Markets Technology – Middle Office organization, responsible for designing, delivering, and supporting mission‑critical platforms that underpin trade processing, risk, P&L;, and post‑trade workflows.

This role requires a strong hands‑on technical leader who can operate within a highly regulated, large-scale banking environment, partner closely with business stakeholders, and lead teams to deliver stable and scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and enhancement of

Java-based middle office platforms

supporting Capital Markets.

Partner with

Front Office, Middle Office Operations, Risk, Finance, and Compliance

teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.

Own system architecture, technical design, and code quality across the application stack.

Drive technology standards, best practices, and SDLC adherence aligned with enterprise governance.





Lead code reviews, mentor developers, and provide technical guidance to onshore/offshore teams.

Ensure system resilience, performance tuning, and production stability in a 24x5/24x7 environment.

Support regulatory initiatives, audit findings, and risk remediation activities.

Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and Infrastructure teams for CI/CD, releases, and environment management.

Participate in incident management, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Technical Skills

Strong hands‑on experience with

Core Java (Java 8+)

in enterprise environments.

Extensive experience with

Spring / Spring Boot , REST APIs, and Microservices architecture.

Strong understanding of

multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and JVM tuning .

Experience with

relational databases

(Oracle, PostgreSQL) and strong SQL skills.

Hands‑on experience with

messaging and event-driven systems

(Kafka, MQ, JMS).

Familiarity with

CI/CD pipelines , Git, Maven/Gradle.

Experience working in

Linux/Unix environments .

Exposure to

cloud-native or hybrid architectures

(AWS/Azure) is preferred.

Middle Office & Capital Markets Experience (Mandatory)

Proven experience working in

Middle Office Technology

within

Investment Banking or Capital Markets .





Strong understanding of:

Trade lifecycle and post‑trade processing

Trade enrichment, confirmations, settlements, and reconciliations

Risk and P&L; reporting

Exposure to one or more asset classes:

Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives

Experience working with

risk, regulatory reporting, and compliance-driven systems

is highly valued.

Leadership & Client-Facing Skills

Demonstrated experience leading development teams in a

large banking environment .

Robust communication skills with the ability to engage

business partners and senior technology stakeholders .

Comfortable operating within structured processes, enterprise controls, and regulatory standards.

Strong problem-solving, ownership mindset, and attention to detail.

Additional information Pay Range: $160,000 - $195,000

Benefits of Working Here:

Generous paid vacation and 15 paid holidays

Maternity and paternity leave (birth or adoption)

Gym, travel, retail and phone service discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Corporate gift matching program

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]

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📌 Java Architect- Capital Markets (Winnipeg)
🏢 Publicis Groupe
📍 Winnipeg