Lead Software Engineer - VP

Citi has embarked on a multi-year transformation effort to simplify and modernize its legacy core banking platform. As part of the transformation, the DDA module residing within the legacy core banking platform will be migrated into a modern cloud native next generation DDA platform. The DDA platform will provide account management and transaction processing capabilities for Citi’s Institutional Clients Group (ICG) business globally.

Citi has completed the selection of the new DDA platform and is looking to hire a Development Technology Lead who would be responsible for establishing and implementing new DDA Services in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead development and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements.
• Accountable for executing and driving results on large-scale efforts or multiple smaller efforts and serving as a development lead for most medium and large projects. This includes expertise with application development methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging and implementation.
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint.
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals.
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions.
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary.
• Independent work style, requiring little or no guidance by more senior developers.
• Assist in the planning and managing of application development assignments generally involving large budgets, cross functional projects or multiple projects. This includes effectively understanding and analyzing both technical and business risks and impact.
• Expected to effectively communicate those risks to the business owners, so that they can make informed decisions.
• Accountable for providing guidance on architecturally significant efforts during the preplanning phase, and ensuring principles and best practices are followed prior to initiation of work. In doing so, closely watch and evaluate Digital roadmaps, including impacts to support upcoming journeys.
• Publish design review extensions, and provide documented guidance aligned to sprint plans and timelines.
• Provide a long-term perspective for business and technology choices; using technical judgment to vet architecture as required.
• Able to direct teams on how to develop and deliver systems that are efficient with resource usage such as hardware, runtime, performance, load, and memory requirements.
• Accountable for providing architectural guidance to the SDE’s based on best practices and in alignment with CTO guidelines and platform.
• Drive clarity and work with complete independence as business and or technical strategy is not defined.
• Provide the corresponding architectural guidance, and conduct design reviews and code reviews based on the projects assigned to your LOB. The product definition and technical planning is out of scope.
• Elaborate, bring and communicate clear metrics on Design Reviews, Code Reviews, CI/CD and Design Patterns adoption.
• Communicate progress, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, identify, assess, track and mitigate issues/risks at multiple levels. Recognize discordant views and take part in constructive dialog to resolve them.
• Demonstrate the ability to implement continuous improvement and the induction of new technology. Demonstrate examples of influence in scrum teams beyond your own area of focus.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• Substantial experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Should have strong hands-on experience on Java, Spring Boot, Observability Stack, Database, JDBC, Rest/Distributed System, etc
• Experience of designing and delivering complex multi-system, distributed, highly available development projects. 
• Proven experience of solution design and architecture in successful deliveries using technologies like microservices, java etc
• Experience with architectural methodologies and frameworks. Should be aware of Architectural design pattern, design principals etc
• Experience using ALM and CICD tools like Bitbucket, TFS, Jenkins, uDeploy, BMC RLM or related tools in an agile methodology.
• Experience in Leading project solution architecture design on various levels, including high and detailed level design.
• Experience in Solution Architecture documentation and other architectural deliverables.
• Experience in providing solutions for a wide range of technologies – Java, Databae, Cloud and, Web Technologies, etc.
• Experience in working in both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Experience within a banking/finance environment would be preferable. 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred.

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