Senior Software Engineer to modernize trading platforms client in Pension Fund Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Software Development

Position: Senior Software Engineer to modernize trading platforms with client in Pension Fund

Contract: 6 Months + Extension

Hours: 37.5

Work Model: 4 days in office

Our Software Development client is seeking a:
Senior Software Engineer to modernize trading platforms using AWS, Python, and Kubernetes in the Software Development industry

Contract role focused on accelerating the modernization of legacy trading systems and building cloud-native, resilient applications in Toronto.

Must Haves

10+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, Python, and SQL for enterprise application development

Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration using
** Docker
* * or
** Kubernetes**

Proven experience with
** Message Queues
** such as
** Kafka
* * or
** SQS**

Background in scaling enterprise platforms and handling increased
** transaction volumes**

Nice to Have

Experience building low-latency trading or financial applications

Hands-on work with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops automation

Exposure to high-volume, resilient distributed architectures

Solid understanding of system monitoring and incident management

Prior modernization or legacy transformation project experience

Ability to participate in
** production support rotations**, including overnight shifts as required

Responsibilities

Design and implement modernization strategies for legacy trading systems

Build and deploy cloud-native applications leveraging AWS services

Optimize application scalability to support increasing transaction volumes

Manage container workloads and microservices orchestration

Develop, test, and tune message queue integrations for platform resilience

Perform production support duties, including rotational on-call and overnight coverage

Collaborate with broader engineering teams to accelerate modernization efforts