Intermediate/Senior Developer

Location/Address: WFH, Toronto
Contract Duration: 6 months (high possibility for extension)

Story Behind the Need
Business Group: Seeking an Intermediate/Senior Developer to assist with the eTrading Project. This is an ongoing project anticipated for upwards of 1 year.

Candidate Value Proposition
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience with some big data technology while also having a high possibility to have their contract extended.

Typical Day in Role:
– Analyze highly complex business requirements; generate technical specifications to design or redesign complex software components and applications
– Act as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation and analysis efforts Leverage industry best practices to design, test, implement and support a solution
– Assure quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported area
– Be flexible and thrive in an evolving environment
– Adapt to change quickly and adjust work accordingly in a positive manner

Must Have Skills/Requirements:
1) 3 + years’ hands on Functional Programming experience with either Java

Nice to Have Skills:
– Scala (not with Spark, but core functional Scala experience) ***
– Experience working in Linux environments, strong Unix / Shell scripting is a highly preferred
– Capital Markets Experience (Capital Markets Technology Systems – fixed income)***
– Ion Marketing experience or knowledge
– Experience with Messaging Systems such as Kafka or Solace
– Experience or knowledge on Ion Marketing ***

Soft Skills:
– Strong communication skills
– Strong verbal skills – will be working with Traders/Stakeholders
– Strong written skills (technical documentation- documenting and presenting test results)

Education/Certification:
– Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field