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. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities:
- 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 applications 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
- Has 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.
Recommended Qualifications:
- 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
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.
- Hands-on, individual contributor, Senior Java Developer role
- 8+ years of relevant experience in Apps Development role with hand on coding
- Demonstrated thought leadership in designing complex and distrusted systems
- In depth knowledge of Java, Spring, Kafka, Distributed Cache/Systems (e.g. Apache Ignite/Gemfire)
- Hands on experience on relational databases like Oracle
- Any experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB is preferred
- Experience with Python is preferred
- Great exposure to microservices architecture.
- API first design thinking and implementation using Rest, websocket and gRPC
- Experience with building applications on cloud platform such as Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift
- Proven implementation of design pattern and enterprise level architecture
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to multi-task and prioritize tasks effectively.
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- UI tech stack knowledge will be advantage
- Business knowledge of Margin, CVA, XVA, regulatory stress testing is preferred
- Understanding of Risks (Greeks), risk calculation models like VaRr/SIMM preferred and ability to work with Quant team is preferred.
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Job Family Group: Technology------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:Applications Development------------------------------------------------------
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of relevant experience in applications development with hands-on coding
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- In-depth knowledge of Java
- In-depth knowledge of Spring
- Experience with Kafka
- Experience with distributed cache/systems (Apache Ignite or Gemfire)
- Hands-on experience with relational databases such as Oracle
- Strong experience with microservices architecture
- API design and implementation using REST, WebSocket and gRPC
- Experience building applications on cloud/container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
- Proven implementation of design patterns and enterprise-level architecture
- Experience in systems analysis, programming, and managing/implementing projects
- Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to work independently and in a team
- Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB
- Experience with Python
- UI tech stack knowledge
- Business knowledge of Margin, CVA, XVA, regulatory stress testing
- Understanding of risk models (VaR, SIMM) and ability to work with Quant team
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