Cobol Mainframe Developer, AVP

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Job Overview

About Citi:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together.

The Cobol Mainframe Developer, AVP, is an intermediate-level position focused on the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs. This role involves significant contribution to application systems analysis, design, development, and programming activities within the Technology team, ensuring alignment with business needs and industry standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct feasibility studies, estimate project timelines and costs, and manage IT planning and risk technology aspects.

• Lead the development and implementation of new or revised applications to meet specific business needs.

• Oversee all phases of the development lifecycle, including analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation.

• Provide user and operational support for business applications.

• Utilize deep expertise in application development to analyze complex problems, evaluate business and system processes, and apply industry standards.

• Recommend and implement security measures post-implementation to ensure system design and functionality.

• Collaborate with users, clients, and other technology groups to recommend advanced programming solutions and assist with customer-facing systems.

• Ensure adherence to essential procedures and define operating standards and processes.

• Mentor and advise junior analysts.

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for senior stakeholders and team members.

• Exercise independent judgment and autonomy with limited supervision.

• Assess and mitigate risks in business decisions, safeguarding the firm's reputation and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

• Escalate, manage, and report control issues with transparency, demonstrating sound ethical judgment.

Role Contribution Breakdown Approximation:

• 20%: Project estimates, analysis, and design

• 60%: Project development and implementation

• 5%: Test environment support

• 5%: Issue management and remediation

• 10%: Production support, incident management, and business queries

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications.

• Proven experience in managing and implementing successful projects.

• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques and methods.

• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage deadlines.

• COBOL

• MVS

• JCL

• FileAid

• Expeditor

• VSAM

• NDM

• AbendAid

• Changeman

• Java (Core, Spring MVC)

• Front-End Technologies (HTML, CSS, JS)

• DB2

• CI/CD Tools (Bitbucket, Jenkins, Udeploy)

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or University degree or equivalent experience

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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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Irving Texas United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$107,120.00 - $160,680.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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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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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Dec 01, 2025

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