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.

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 reliable and scalable solutions. 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. 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

Robust hands‑on experience with Core Java (Java 8+) in enterprise environments.

Experience with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and strong SQL skills. 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 . 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. Strong communication skills with the ability to engage business partners and senior technology stakeholders .

Comfortable operating within structured processes, enterprise controls, and regulatory standards. Generous paid vacation and 15 paid holidays Maternity and paternity leave (birth or adoption) Gym, travel, retail and phone service discounts 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 hiring@publicis.

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