Job Description Insight Global is looking for an Application Modernization Specialist to support a large application modernization project with a leading higher education client. This person will assess and modernize a legacy application built on Java 8, Angular/Angular JS, REST APIs, and Db2. This will be a hands-on technical role focused on identifying performance issues, technical debt, and opportunities to upgrade or refactor the application.
Skills and Requirements 8+ years of Java development experience
Experience modernizing legacy Java 8 applications to newer Java versions
Strong Angular and Angular JS experience, including Angular JS-to-Angular migrations
Experience breaking apart/refactoring monolithic applications and extracting services Solid Spring/Spring Boot,



REST API, JPA/Hibernate, and SQL experience
Experience diagnosing application performance issues using Java profiling, tracing, SQL analysis, and load testing
Experience with Db2 or similar relational databases
Experience conducting code/technical debt assessments and creating modernization recommendations
Strong understanding of secure coding and OWASP
Azure experience
Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD
Sonar Qube or similar code analysis tools
Experience with IBM environments
Higher education, student registration, or

📌 Application Modernization Specialist (Toronto)
🏢 Insight Global
📍 Toronto