Senior Java Tech Lead - Agile, Citi

Citi

Location:
United States, Jersey City

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

142320.00 - 213480.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Prime Brokerage Technology provides solutions that underpin the operations of our clients and traders that provide the foundation of our Prime Finance business. This is an area of great opportunity and is a major growth target for Citi – with technology providing the key to unlock this potential. This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join Citi at this exciting time.

Job Responsibility:

Ownership and delivery on a variety of components (Java/Kotlin) within the Core Prime Brokerage platform. Hands-on Development
Provide technical leadership for an agile development team, championing best practices in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
Foster a culture of quality through developer-led automated testing initiatives
Drive continuous improvement in SDLC, agile and DevOps processes using key performance indicators, including DORA metrics, to enhance team efficiency and software delivery
Lead design, planning and estimation discussions within the team and with partners from across the department along with business stakeholders
Conduct high-level system analysis and architecture design, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technical standards and the overall architecture blueprint
Facilitate requirement gathering and translate complex business needs into technical specifications
Oversee the creation and maintenance of project and technical documentation
Identify and mitigate risks throughout the SDLC, proposing solutions to complex problems
Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Oversee production support processes, collaborating with operations and business stakeholders
Analyze issue patterns to drive improvements
Guide documentation efforts, maintain on-call rotations and lead post-mortems
Lead efforts to resolve root-causes and enhance performance, scalability, and reliability
Provide technical leadership and serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers, analysts and grads

Requirements:

6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
Master’s degree preferred
Java & Test-Driven Development are essential

Nice to have:

Kotlin, Java, Kafka Streams
Cloud Technologies (Kubernetes, Open Shift)
Messaging Technologies (Kafka, Solace, TIBCO)
Database / Data Store / Data Query Technologies (SQL Server, Trino, Mongo, S3)
Observability Technologies (OpenTelemetry, Elastic Stack / ELK, Grafana)

What we offer:

medical, dental & vision coverage
401(k)
life, accident, and disability insurance
wellness programs
paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
August 12, 2025

Expiration:
August 18, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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