Apps Development Sr Manager

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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:

• Manage one or more Applications Development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
• Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations
• Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Recommended Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
• Experience as Applications Development Manager
• Experience as senior level in an Applications Development role
• Stakeholder and people management experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Proven project management skills
• Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards
• 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.

• APIS/Microservices based on OpenShift
• Domain driven design and applicable patterns for Microservices
• Analysis, Design and development of software applications
• Project Management Techniques
• General Knowledge for Spring Frames
• Gradle
• Linux (RHEL)
• Java Programming Language
• Messaging Protocols (MQ)
• REST Services
• XML, JSON: field definitions and structure
• ORACLE/SQL
• CI/CD tools; Harness, Jenkins
• Control version tools (Git)
• Unit Testing
• OOP (Object Oriented Programming )
• JDK 17-21
• Kafka/MQ
• OpenShift/Kubernettes
• Swagger

• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
• Advanced analytical thinking, risk management, and problem-solving capabilities
• Proven ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams in complex, high-pressure environments
• Proven ability to prioriza competing initiatives in complex environments
• Solution design and architecture
• Expertise in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• 6+ years of experience in software development and solution architecture development
• Experience with microservices and API development
• Advanced/Fluent English proficiency (professional working level)
• Ability to perform under pressure, manage tight deadlines, and adapt to evolving business requirements
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional teamwork skills
• Conflict resolution and stakeholder alignment capabilities
• Extensive experience in integration and middleware projects
• Experience leading projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Experience in the financial services industry, preferably in banking environments
• Strong abstraction skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• High organizational capability with strong governance, control, and execution focus
• High adaptability to change in dynamic and evolving environments
• Strong conflict resolution and stakeholder alignment capabilities
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies and concepts
• End-to-end delivery ownership of complex technology initiatives
• Ability to align technology solutions with business and regulatory requirements
• Strong systems thinking and ability to design scalable, integrated solutions
• Continuous improvement and optimization mindset for legacy and modern systems
• AI-assisted development and productivity optimization

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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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