Java Microservices Application Lead-Senior Vice President

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Job Overview The Applications Development Technology Senior Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities:

• Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes
• Analyze complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high level problems
• Provide expertise in area of advanced knowledge of applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross functional project, or multiple projects
• Develop application methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals
• Consult with end users to identify system function specifications and incorporate into overall system design
• Allocate work, and act as an advisor/coach developers, analysts, and new team members
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties
• 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:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in implementing projects
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Demonstrated Subject Matter Expert (SME) in area(s) of Applications Development
• Demonstrated knowledge of client core business functions
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and development skills
• Relationship and consensus building skills

Education:

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

• 12+ years of relevant experience

  
  

• Languages: Deep hands-on expertise in Java (8–21) — Spring Boot, concurrency, JVM tuning, REST/gRPC API design; proficient in Python for scripting, automation, and tooling.

  
  

• Databases: Strong in relational DBs ( Oracle, SQL optimisation, JPA/Hibernate, schema migrations) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch) with sound data modelling and performance tuning skills.

  
  

• Messaging: Hands-on experience with Kafka — topic partitioning, consumer groups, dead-letter queues, and event-driven / saga patterns.

  
  

• Networking: Solid grasp of TLS/mTLS, HTTP/2, load balancing, service mesh , and API gateways; able to troubleshoot latency and connectivity issues in distributed systems.

  
  

• Monitoring & Observability: Proficient with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and distributed tracing (OpenTelemetry)

  
  

• Stability & Resilience: Applies circuit breakers, retries, bulkheads, chaos engineering to maintain high availability.

  
  

• COB / DR: Owns business continuity end-to-end — RTO/RPO definition, failover automation, DR drills, data replication, and regulatory compliance .

  
  

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices, coding standards, and architectural principles. Extensive hands on experience in building large scale platforms.

  
  

• System Design and Architecture: Lead the architectural design and evolution of Alternative and Mutual Funds platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.

  
  

• Domain Expertise: Apply extensive knowledge of front-to-back processes in Alternative and Mutual Funds, including order management, trade execution, post trade processing, fund accounting, and regulatory reporting.

  
  

• AI Integration: Drive the identification, evaluation, and integration of AI tools and machine learning models to enhance platform capabilities, automate processes, and generate insights .

  
  

• Asset Tokenization: Spearhead initiatives related to the tokenization of assets, understanding the underlying blockchain technologies, smart contracts, and their application within financial services.

  
  

• Solution Delivery: Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design to implementation, testing, deployment, and support.

  
  

• Collaboration: Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and other technical teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

  
  

• Mentorship: Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.

  
  

• Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in financial technology, AI, and blockchain

  
  

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Job Family Group: Technology

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Job Family:Applications Development

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Time Type:Full time

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Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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