Java Full Stack Lead Engineer

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Job Overview

Java Full Stack Lead Engineer (Vice President) - Hybrid

The Citigroup Reference Data Management team is seeking an Application Development Technical Lead to join the Information Services Group. This hands-on role involves the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-level UI solutions, primarily utilizing a full Java/J2EE technology stack.

This role is for a Senior Hands-on Java Full Stack Lead Engineer (Application Development Technical Lead - C13) who will spearhead the development of strategic reference data platforms crucial for Citi's Institutional Clients Group. The successful candidate will manage key projects and components through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from analysis and design to deployment. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership and architectural guidance to junior developers, ensuring adherence to best practices, and conducting code reviews. The role requires a strong understanding of system and enterprise architecture to ensure seamless integration and functionality across components. The candidate will collaborate with a global team and liaise with Business Analysts, 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 analysts
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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
• Experience in architectural, design, development, and support of complex enterprise level applications with Java 2 Platform (J2EE) as a core technology.
• Experience managing major technology projects including but not limited to migrations (database, servers), software upgrades, vulnerabilities, redesign, and refactoring legacy applications.
• Solid understanding of application infrastructures, including hardware, storage, network, databases, disaster recovery procedures, and ability to coordinate with respective teams for issue resolution.
• Working knowledge Unix including shell scripting.
• Experience with the following technologies:
  • Java SE/EE 8 and above
  • XML/XSD/XSLT and JSON
  • Spring Boot
  • RESTful APIs
  • Modern source control, build and continuous integration solutions (GitHub, Jenkins, Team City, Harness, Tekton, Artifactory, SonarQube, Groovy, Maven)
  • Microservice architecture, Kubernetes, OpenShift and docker.
  • Experience using Jira, Service Now for Change control
  • RDBMS, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle DB
  • UNIX/Linux Shell scripting  
  • Vulnerability assessment
• Logical thinking, Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; innovative and solutions oriented
• Effective time management skills to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven experience building scalable, mission critical systems
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Kafka and other message-oriented middleware
• Autosys and scheduling
• Non-relational DBMS (MongoDB)
• Financial services technology experience
• Physical and logical data modeling

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electronics) and/or computer science is preferred, or equivalent experience

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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:

Jersey City New Jersey United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$142,320.00 - $213,480.00

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

Apache Kafka, Application Development, AutoSys Workload Automation, CI/CD, GitHub, Java, Java Enterprise Edition, JIRA Tool, Kubernetes, Linux Shell Scripting, Logical Data Modeling, Microservices Architecture, MongoDB, Oracle Database, Physical Data Models, PL/SQL (Programming Language), Red Hat OpenShift, RESTful APIs, Spring Boot, Structured Query Language (SQL), Unix Shell Scripting.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Sep 13, 2025

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