Applications Development Senior Group Manager, Citi

Citi

Location:
United Kingdom, London

Category:
IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

This role will be part of the Risk Data team and is a senior management level position as the Engineering Software Manager in Risk Data area within the Institutional Data Platform function. This role will lead a global team of engineers and drive the Price Risk Data initiatives to building world class cross market analytics solutions with robust design, design patterns and architecture that are innovative, consistent with firm standards and best practices. This role needs to collaborate with Front Office Risk, Risk Managers and Price Risk Business Stakeholders who manage business requirements and program scope. Candidate for this position expected to have in-depth hands-on experience in enterprise application development in Java server side, Database, SQL and Bigdata areas.

Job Responsibility:

Lead the efforts in Institutional Data Platform (ICG) that span multiple businesses, products and functions
Delivery of Price Risk related Data initiatives and Capital reporting (GSIB) related deliverables
Establish strong relationships with the global business stakeholders and ensure transparency of project deliveries
Actively identify and manage risks and issues, working with disparate teams to create mitigation plans and follow-through to resolution
Adhere to all key Project Management (PMQC) & Engineering Excellence standards
Ensure timely communications to Senior Technology Management and Business Partners in Front Office, Middle Office & other Operations functions
Drive the design and development of system architecture, work with end-users of the systems, and enhance the quality of deliverables
Ensure staff follows Citi documented policy and procedures as well as maintain desktop procedures and supporting documentation for filings on a current basis and in comprehensive manner
Ensure change is managed with appropriate controls, documentation, and approvals including implementation of new and revised regulatory reporting requirements
Manage and maintain all disaster recovery plans, oversee appropriate testing, and provide permit-to-operate for new applications
Contribute to defining and implementing best practices and processes for the department and ensure transparency and consistency across teams
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
Ensure that Production Stability is one of the key focus areas in all the deliveries
Improve scalability within the platforms and work with cloud based strategy
Communicate ideas clearly with a focus on how end-user functionality is impacted
Strong focus on hiring and retaining top and diverse talent
Manage/develop multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions) as well as ensure team adheres to best practices and process
Develop vision for team around roles and responsibilities, and structure team to ensure greatest impact, efficient use of resource, and alignment to business structures
Prepare and present regular team/project reviews to senior management and business leaders

Requirements:

Strong academic record, ideally with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or engineering or related technical discipline
Proven experience in enterprise application development with full stack technologies
Strong Architect and hands on technical experience in implementing large volume real time complex solutions in Big Data Platforms & Public Cloud platforms
Experience in Data architecture, strong Software development fundamentals, data structures, design patterns, object-oriented principles
Experience in design and delivery of multi-tiered applications and high performance server side components
Skills on system performance tuning, high performance, low latency, multithreading and experience with Java server side programming
Preferred experience in Handling high volumes of data and working with In-memory databases and Caching solutions
Experience of building and leading teams, ideally with a global resource profile and demonstrated ability to deliver large projects efficiently and on time
Significant experience in large Financial Services Technology services companies is expected for this position
Hands-on development, architecture and leadership experience in real-time data engineering platforms implementation
Hands-on development and architecture experience in Java or Scala, Microservices
Hands-on development and architecture experience in big-data ecosystem – Hadoop, Hive, Impala, NOSQL
Hands-on development, architecture and leadership experience in distributed computing technologies – Spark, Flink
Hands-on development, and architecture experience in caching, In-memory databases, messaging infra (Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ, etc.)
Relevant Risk domain experience within Financial Services (Market/ Credit Risk)
Demonstrated leadership, management, communication and development skills

What we offer:

27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
A discretional annual performance related bonus
Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Pension Plan
Paid Parental Leave
Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
Access to an array of learning and development resources

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 03, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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