Applications Development Sr Programmer Analyst - KYC Transformation - Assistant Vice President

Job Overview

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. This role focuses on contributing to applications systems analysis and programming activities. The overall objective of this role is to support software development, analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation, and to provide user and operational support to business users.

• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Have the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and/or other team members.
• 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.
• Design, develop, and implement new features and functionalities for web applications using Java and related frameworks.
• Develop and maintain robust back‑end services, APIs, and databases, with a strong emphasis on the Spring Boot framework.
• Implement engaging and responsive user interfaces using modern front‑end technologies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Stay up‑to‑date with emerging technologies and industry trends.

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• 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

• Back‑End Expertise:
  • Strong proficiency in Java and deep, hands‑on experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, reactive Spring).
  • Proven experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and designing microservices with Spring Boot.
  • Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and No
    
    SQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
  • Solid understanding of data access layers and ORM frameworks like Spring Data JPA/Hibernate.
  • Experience with build tools like Maven or Gradle.
• Front‑End Expertise:
  • Proficiency in modern front‑end technologies (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/Type Script).
  • Experience with…