Java Architect- Capital Markets

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 20000 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.

Role Overview

The Java Lead will be part of theCapital Markets Technology Middle Officeorganization responsible for designing delivering and supporting missioncritical platforms that underpin trade processing risk P&L and posttrade workflows.

This role requires a stronghands-on technical leaderwho can operate within ahighly 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 ofJava-based middle office platformssupporting Capital Markets.
• Partner withFront Office Middle Office Operations Risk Finance and Complianceteams 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 withCore Java (Java 8)in enterprise environments.
• Extensive experience withSpring / Spring Boot REST APIs and Microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding ofmultithreading concurrency memory management and JVM tuning.
• Experience withrelational databases(Oracle PostgreSQL) and strong SQL skills.
• Hands-on experience withmessaging and event-driven systems(Kafka MQ JMS).
• Familiarity withCI/CD pipelines Git Maven/Gradle.
• Experience working inLinux/Unix environments.
• Exposure tocloud-native or hybrid architectures(AWS/Azure) is preferred.

Middle Office & Capital Markets Experience (Mandatory)

• Proven experience working inMiddle Office TechnologywithinInvestment Banking or Capital Markets.
• Strong understanding of:
• Trade lifecycle and posttrade 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 withrisk regulatory reporting and compliance-driven systemsis highly valued.

Leadership & Client-Facing Skills

• Demonstrated experience leading development teams in alarge banking environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engagebusiness partners and senior technology stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating within structured processes enterprise controls and regulatory standards.
• Strong problem-solving ownership mindset and attention to detail.

Pay Range: $160000 - $195000

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