Java Tech Lead (Hybrid)
Marks & Spencer Group plc2 months ago
Montréal, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and enhance applications for the ingestion, mastering, and distribution of Securities Reference Data, particularly Index and ETF data.
- Build and maintain scalable Java- and Python-based services across existing reference-data platforms and modernization initiatives.
- Manage workflows involving instrument hierarchies, identifier mappings, constituent relationships, benchmark relationships, and vendor-driven data changes.
- Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions in partnership with business analysts, stakeholders, and end users.
- Drive end-to-end delivery of application enhancements, production changes, and strategic development initiatives.
- Ensure data quality, timeliness, lineage, and governance across reference-data platforms.
- Analyze and resolve production issues while assessing downstream impacts on trading, risk, operations, and regulatory processes.
- Collaborate with global development teams to deliver resilient, high-performing services.
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant IT experience, preferably in financial services.
- Experience developing enterprise-scale applications with Java and/or Python.
- Experience with relational database technologies, including SQL, tables, triggers, stored procedures, and data modeling.
- Experience with REST APIs, microservices architectures, and event-driven platforms such as Kafka.
- Experience with MongoDB, Linux environments, JSON, and XML schemas.
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle and with geographically distributed teams.
- Understanding of reference data concepts and financial instruments, especially Indexes, ETFs, and related market-data structures.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude.
- Clear and concise communication skills, complex business-problem analysis, practical technical solution delivery, and strong attention to detail.
- Understanding of Spring Boot, Hibernate, shell scripting, Autosys, Cron, Airflow, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, and Prometheus is advantageous.
- Fluency in both French and English is required.
Benefits
- Hybrid work environment combining remote work with attendance at the Montreal, Quebec office.
- Morgan Stanley offers comprehensive employee benefits and perks supporting employees and their families.
- Equal opportunity employer with a stated commitment to diversity, inclusion, and career development.
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About Marks & Spencer Group plc
Marks & Spencer Group plc is a British retailer selling clothing, home goods, and food to consumers through stores and ecommerce, with a focus on own-brand products. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, was founded in 1884, and is headquartered in London. In the UK, its online grocery offering runs via Ocado Retail, a joint venture in which M&S holds a significant stake.