Job DescriptionThe Role: S&P; Dow Jones Indices a global leader in providing investable and benchmark indices to the financial markets, is looking for a Lead Application Developer to join our technology team. The Team: You will be part of global technology team comprising of Dev, QA and BA teams and will be responsible for analysis, design, development and testing. The Impact: You will be working on one of the core technology platforms responsible for index calculations as well as dissemination of index values What’s in it for you: You will have the prospect to work on the enhancements to the existing index calculation system as well as implement new methodologies as required Responsibilities: Technical leadership & delivery ownership Own end-to-end technical execution for modernization and migration initiatives (scope, design, implementation, quality, and delivery milestones). AWS cloud-native implementation Design and guide build-out of cloud foundations required for modern apps (networking, environments, security, observability, CI/CD). Ensure production readiness:



performance testing strategy, failure-mode testing, rollout/rollback procedures. Engineering excellence & SDLC Set standards for clean code, code reviews, test automation, branching/release strategy , and environment promotion. Drive test strategy across stacks: unit, contract, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests; improve automation coverage. Improve build/release reliability; reduce cycle time; implement guardrails (quality gates, vulnerability scanning as applicable). Security, compliance, and risk management Embed secure engineering practices (threat modelling participation, secure coding standards, dependency hygiene). Ensure appropriate handling of secrets/credentials, least-privilege access, and auditability. Identify technical risks early (data migration risk, downtime, coupling, unknown dependencies) and drive mitigation plans. Team mentorship & upskilling (explicit people mandate)

📌 Java Lead Application Developer (Mumbai)
🏢 S&P Global
📍 Mumbai