Java Lead Developer - Hybrid

Our Institutional Client Group (ICG) is seeking Java Lead Developer (Apps Dev Tech Lead Analyst - C13) to join ISG for a hands-on role in design, build and maintenance of various back-end data processing solutions. This is a senior hands-on role focused on building out the firm’s strategic reference data platforms used by the ICG in Citi.

The Java Lead Developer will take ownership of key projects and components and will be responsible for all phases of the SDLC including analysis and design, development, testing and deployment. Provide technical guidance to junior developers, including overseeing their deliverables, providing architectural guidance, enforcing Citi best practices, and conducting code reviews.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a global and diverse team of peers as well as liaise closely with Business Analyst, Production Support, and Infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver assigned development projects within agreed schedule, quality, and scope expectations.

• Participate in all stages of the SDLC within an agile Scrum environment.

• Deliver implementations of vendor products into Citi.

• Interact with senior management to define and drive architectural direction
  Interact with PMO and translate reported problems/issues into JIRA items to implement.

• Enhance/Re-architect existing components to satisfy new performance and scalability requirements.

• Provide level 3 (escalation) support for the application.

• Ensure all components in the platform are fully compliant with Citi standards.

• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes.

• Serve as advisor, coach to new, or lower-level developers.

• 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.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 6+ years of relevant experience in application development role

• Experience leading a technical team: including hiring, performance management, talent development

• Solid understanding of application infrastructures, including hardware, storage, network, databases, disaster recovery procedures.

• Working knowledge Unix including shell scripting (preferably RedHat Linux)

• Experience with the following technologies:

  • Talend, IBM DataStage Cloud Pak

  • AWS Cloud Solutions: Glue, S3, KMS, IAM, Lambda, Amazon SQS

  • Programming and Scripting: Python, UNIX/Linux Shell scripting

  • RDBMS, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle DB, PostgreSQL

  • XML/XSD/XSLT and JSON

  • Modern Source Control, Build and CI/CD Solutions (Bitbucket, GitHub, Team City, Artifactory, Sonarqube, Ansible, Light Speed Enterprise - Tekton/Harness)

  • Experience using JIRA and ServiceNow SaaS

• Logical thinking, Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; innovative and solutions oriented

• Effective time management skills in order to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proven experience building scalable, mission critical systems

• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications

• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development

• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate

• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Kafka, IBM MQ and/or other message-oriented middleware

• Java Development

• Autosys and scheduling

• Non-relational DBMS (MongoDB)

• Experience in Cloud concepts and technologies: container build and orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, horizontal scaling

• Financial services technology experience

• Physical and logical data modeling

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience

• Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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