CGI

Position Description:

This is an on-site opportunity requiring 5 days work from CGI Halifax, NS or Moncton, NB or St. John's, NL office every week.

This is an exciting time for CGI, and we want you to be part of it. We are Canada's largest independent information technology services firm, and we are still growing! We are expanding in Atlantic Canada, and we need your skills, enthusiasm, and dedication as part of our team. We are seeking a highly skilled Java Developer to join our Investment Risk Technology team. This role is central to building and evolving our Portfolio Risk and Analytics platform, which powers risk insights across multi-asset portfolios. Join this exciting new initiative as a Principal Java Developer.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Design and develop scalable, high-performance Java applications for portfolio risk computation and analytics.
• Collaborate with quantitative researchers and risk managers to develop models and methodologies into production systems.
• Build and optimize data layers with Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, and effective transaction management.
• Manage database versioning.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs for system integration and deliver real-time and batch risk metrics to stakeholders.
• Optimize data pipelines and computation frameworks for large-scale risk simulations.
• Ensure system reliability, transparency, and auditability across the risk platform.
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and agile ceremonies.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• University or Technical Diploma in IT discipline with equivalent experience.
• Overall 12+ years of experience and strong proficiency in Java, with experience in building distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of multithreading, memory management, and performance tuning.
• Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka).
• Familiarity with financial instruments and risk concepts such as VaR, stress testing, scenario analysis.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Exposure to matrix multiplications and developing efficient, performant services.
• Prior experience in investment risk, portfolio analytics, or financial modeling.

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Skills:

• Java
• Messaging
• Microservices
• RESTful (Rest-APIs)
• Spring
• Spring Boot

What you can expect from us:

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

At CGI, we value the strength that diversity brings and are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone belongs. We collaborate with our clients to build more inclusive communities and empower all CGI partners to thrive. As an equal-opportunity employer, being able to perform your best during the recruitment process is important to us. If you require an accommodation, please inform your recruiter.

To learn more about accessibility at CGI, contact us via email. Please note that this email is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used for application status inquiries.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.