Lead Java Engineer, VP

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.

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.

The Engineering Lead Analyst, VP is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within their field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in their job and the business. They are recognized technical authority for an area within the business and provide advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Their work impacts an entire area which affects the overall performance of the sub‑function/job family.

• Accountable for executing and driving results on large‑scale efforts or multiple smaller efforts and serving as a development lead for most medium and large projects.
• Exhibit a strong understanding of client core business functions.
• Support situations in which end‑user consultation is required to identify system function specifications and incorporate them into overall system design and delivery.
• Work independently with little or no guidance by more senior developers; make decisions that significantly impact business goals.
• Assist in the planning and managing of application development assignments involving large budgets, cross‑functional projects or multiple projects.
• Communicate risks to business owners so they can make informed decisions.
• Provide guidance on architecturally significant efforts during the pre‑planning phase and ensure principles and best practices are followed.
• Publish design review extensions and documented guidance aligned to sprint plans and timelines.
• Be part of the design review board, search for generic patterns, and share best practices across the organization.
• Publish design patterns across lines of business and support design principles for Next‑Gen Architecture (NGA) and Plan of Record (POR) projects.
• Participate in microservices and NGA code reviews.
• Mentor and coach SDEs and their teams.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of the business domain, systems, and products in your space.
• Provide a long‑term perspective for business and technology choices; use technical judgement to vet architecture.
• Direct teams on how to develop and deliver efficient systems.
• Responsible for broader design decisions and development of long‑term strategies that influence the development process and standards.
• Accountable for design reviews of Agile and POR projects and code reviews of NGA projects.
• Drive clarity and work independently as business and/or technical strategy is not defined.
• Conduct design reviews and code reviews based on assigned projects.
• Accountable for overall strategy and to drive teams inside and outside the organization to deliver expected results.
• Create plans with a clear path to delivery, solve dependencies between agile and waterfall delivery efforts, and maximize resources.
• Implement continuous improvement and the induction of new technology.
• Assess risk when making business decisions, demonstrating consideration for the firm’s reputation and complying with laws, rules, and regulations.

• 6‑10 years of relevant experience in an Apps Development role or senior‑level experience in an Enterprise Architecture role with…