
Java Lead
- Job Req Id:
- 25905727
- Location(s):
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Job Type:
- On-Site/Resident
- Posted:
- Sep. 09, 2025
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Job Overview
The Applications Development Senior Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis 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
- 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
- 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:- 10-15 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
- 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
Education:- Bachelor’s degree/University degree 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.
Additional Job Description
Technology:
In depth knowledge and application of Java, J2EE, Tomcat, SpringBoot with Spring stack, HTML 5.0, Angular 6+, CSS3, TypeScript/JavaScript, Siteminder
Thorough understanding of usage of the fundamental concepts like Exception Handling, Static block/variables/classes , OOPS concepts, Collections, Multi-Threading, http sessions, session handling, and working with RDBMS and Mongo DB.
Exposure to an industry-standard database (Oracle and/or Mongo DB) on a UNIX platform with awareness of database design and SQL scripting knowledge and performance tuning
Work experience in JUnit or TestNG is a plus
Work experience with Tibco RVD / Tibco EMS / Solace/MQ messaging technologies.
Work experience on the transactional applications for low latency, high availability uses is a plus. Exposure to .NET technology is an added advantage.
Domain:
Knowledge of various treasury products, viz. FX, Money Markets, Fixed Income & Derivatives is a plus
Skills:
Strong interpersonal and articulation skills (spoken and written)
Ability to partner with non-technical and technical peers; ability to work effectively with remote colleagues; participate technical discussions
Strong team orientation and commitment to overall team success; willing to go above and beyond to ensure team success; intense customer focus and commitment to driving quality
Effective time management skills in order to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines
Logical thinking, High analytical and problem solving skills; innovative and solutions oriented.
Work with Partner Systems, both Upstream and Downstream, for effective application integrations.
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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
Applications Development------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
Full time------------------------------------------------------
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