Application Developer

We are Systematix and we are currently seeking an intermediate level Developer with expertise in either Java or Python, or both, for one of our Financial Services clients.
This role is Hybrid, 2 days per week onsite in downtown Toronto. Financial industry – Trading / Derivatives / Futures / Options experience is a must!

Contract Duration: 12 months

Location:

Montreal or Toronto

Remote Work: 2 days per week in the office

Bilingualism:
French is considered an asset, but English is mandatory.

Join the IT – Listed Derivatives team and contribute to the support, configuration, development, and evolution of applications under the team's responsibility.

This intermediate-level role combines application analysis, software development, and production support. The successful candidate will work closely with business and technology partners to understand requirements, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to the design, development, and delivery of reliable, scalable, and

sustainable solutions supporting the Listed Derivatives business.

Development, Configuration and Evolution

• Contribute to the development, enhancement, and configuration of applications supporting business initiatives and projects.
• Develop and maintain integrations between internal and external systems.
• Participate in application monitoring, automation initiatives, and regression testing activities.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, releases, and upgrades.
• Contribute to the quality, maintainability, security, and performance of solutions.
• Assist in implementing development best practices, including CI/CD and automation.

Application Analysis and Production Support

• Participate in production support, incident management, and root cause analysis.
• Investigate and resolve application issues through effective troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques.
• Understand business requirements and contribute to solution design and delivery.
• Perform impact analysis and identify sustainable long-term solutions.
• Develop a strong understanding of applications, configurations, business processes, data flows, interfaces, and dependencies.

Documentation and Collaboration

• Maintain technical and application documentation in Confluence and Jira.
• Document configurations, interfaces, support procedures, operational processes, and solution designs.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with Business, Operations, IT teams, vendors, and technology partners.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in application analysis, software development, and/or application support.
• Intermediate-level Application Analyst with a strong development mindset and hands-on technical skills.
• Experience working in production support and application delivery environments.
• Experience in capital markets or financial services is an asset.
• Knowledge of futures and options contracts is an asset.
• Knowledge of ION XTP is an asset.
• knowledge of financial markets, Listed Derivatives is an asset

Required Technical Skills

• Experience with Python and/or Java development.
• Strong SQL knowledge.
• Knowledge of REST APIs and system integration principles.
• Experience with Git and Git Hub.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and application support skills.
• Basic AWS Cloud knowledge (AWS Cloud Practitioner certification or equivalent experience).
• Understanding of software testing principles and test automation.

Nice-to-Have Skills / Assets

• Experience with CI/CD practices and tools.
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Angular.
• Terraform…