Application Support Analyst

6 days ago

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Axelon Services Corporation Full-time $70 - $75/hour

Global Financial Firm located in MISSISSAUGA, ON has an immediate contract opportunity for an experienced Application Support Analyst

Work Mode: Hybrid 

Pay Rate Range: $ 70.00 - $75.00 Negotiable based upon years of experience

Summary:

  • This is a senior technology leadership role responsible for architecting, developing, and delivering enterprise-scale full stack applications.
  • Work Mode: Not specified

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and development of full stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, Angular/React, microservices, and APIs.
  • Define and drive architecture standards, engineering best practices, and modernization initiatives.
  • Design scalable event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka and asynchronous messaging patterns.
  • Lead technical design reviews, code reviews, and architecture governance across multiple teams.
  • Provide technical leadership for cloud-native applications, containerization, and platform modernization efforts.
  • Drive implementation of CI/CD, automated testing, observability, resiliency, and security best practices.
  • Mentor engineers and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Partner with Architecture, Product, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to deliver strategic technology solutions.
  • Lead resolution of complex production issues, performance bottlenecks, and system scalability challenges.
  • Ensure compliance with technology risk, security, and regulatory standards.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience with strong expertise in Java application development.
  • Proven experience in a Lead Engineer or senior technical leadership role.
  • Strong experience designing distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience working in Agile environments.

Technical Skills:

  • Java (11 preferred), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud
  • Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript
  • REST APIs, GraphQL, API Gateway
  • Microservices, DDD, CQRS, Event-Driven Architecture
  • Kafka, RabbitMQ, JMS
  • Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
  • Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
  • AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Git, Maven/Gradle, CI/CD pipelines
  • Observability tools such as Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana
  • OAuth2, JWT, secure development practices

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
  • Exposure to GenAI, Agentic AI, MCP, and AI-driven application integration.
  • Knowledge of cloud modernization and enterprise architecture frameworks.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.