Java Lead Engineer

Citi is seeking a highly motivated candidate for Java Lead in Wholesale Credit Risk  Technology team that serves Institutional Credit Management (ICM). We are looking for a talented professional with a solid technical acumen to partner with onshore and offshore teams and design and deliver innovative technology solution for the front office, Credit Risk Business. The candidate will be a core member of the technology team responsible implementing projects based on  Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Database and using latest technologies.  Excellent opportunity to immerse in and learn within the Wholesale Credit Risk Division and gain exposure to business and technology initiatives targeted to maintain lead position among its competitors. 

Job 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:

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in building an enterprise scale highly componentized application using Java, Spring Boot.

• Research and resolve complex issues, escalating as appropriate.

• Hands on development experience exposing REST APIs using Spring Boot

• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes and other containerized platforms.

• Ability to effectively interact, collaborate with development team

• Ability to effectively communicate development progress to the Project Lead

• Work with developers onshore, offshore and matrix teams to implement a business solution

• Investigate possible bug scenarios and production support issues

• Experience working with Gen AI Integrations is preferred

• Experience developing application in Financial Services industry is preferred 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/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.