The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst is a senior-level position responsible for establishing, designing, and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead application systems analysis, architecture alignment, and software engineering activities for high-throughput, enterprise-scale platforms.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Collaboration: Partner with multiple engineering, architecture, and business management teams to ensure seamless integration of functions, define system enhancements, and support the rollout of new products and process improvements.
- Complex Problem Resolution: Resolve high-impact, mission-critical technical challenges through in-depth evaluation of complex business flows, distributed system processes, and industry best practices.
- Architecture & Standards: Provide advanced technical expertise in application programming; ensure design and implementation strictly adhere to enterprise architecture blueprints, security standards, and coding best practices.
- Engineering Excellence: Utilize deep understanding of end-to-end system flows to develop, standardize, and govern processes for coding, testing, debugging, CI/CD, and deployment.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Maintain comprehensive knowledge of how business domains, architecture, and infrastructure integrate to accomplish strategic organizational goals.
- Analytical & Innovative Solutions: Provide in-depth analysis and innovative technical solutions to complex functional and non-functional requirements.
- Mentorship & Leadership: Serve as a technical mentor and advisor to mid-level developers and software engineers, allocating tasks and guiding technical execution.
- Governance & Risk Management: 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.
Required Qualifications
- Overall Experience: 6+ years of professional software engineering and applications development experience.
- Core .NET / C# Development: 5+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using C# and .NET / .NET Core.
- Database Engineering: 5+ years of solid experience in database design, optimization, and querying using Microsoft SQL Server.
- Microservices & Architecture: Demonstrated experience architecting and developing event-driven microservices architectures.
- High-Performance & Concurrency: Proven experience building multithreaded, low-latency, and high-performance applications.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and managing applications in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift).
- Architecture Patterns & Version Control: Strong foundation in software design patterns, Clean Architecture/SOLID principles, and enterprise source control management with Git.
- Enterprise System Design: Proven track record designing secure, scalable, resilient, and highly available enterprise applications.
- Project & Technical Leadership: Proven ability to manage technical deliverables, implement complex projects, and adapt priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Desired / Preferred Qualifications
- Agile Delivery: Experience working in fast-paced Agile environments (Scrum preferred).
- Messaging & Middleware: Hands-on experience with enterprise messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka and IBM MQ.
- Financial Messaging Standards: Familiarity with financial market messaging standards, including SWIFT ISO 20022 and ISO 15022.
- Financial Market Protocols: Working knowledge of financial protocols and connectivity mechanisms, such as FIX protocol, FileAct, and InterAct.
- API & Protocol Standards: Strong experience designing and integrating services using gRPC, RESTful APIs, and modern communication protocols.
Education
- Required: Bachelor’s degree / University degree or equivalent work experience.
- Preferred: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
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Job Family Group: Technology------------------------------------------------------
Job Family:Applications Development------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:Full time------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location:Tampa Florida United States------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:$113,840.00 - $170,760.00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
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Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------
Other Relevant Skills .NET Micro Framework, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Microsoft .NET Development, Microsoft SQL Server, Structured Query Language (SQL).------------------------------------------------------
Anticipated Posting Close Date:Oct 27, 2026------------------------------------------------------
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Skills Required
- 6+ years of professional software engineering and applications development experience
- 5+ years of hands-on enterprise application development using C# and .NET or .NET Core
- 5+ years of database design, optimization, and querying using Microsoft SQL Server
- Experience architecting and developing event-driven microservices architectures
- Experience building multithreaded, low-latency, high-performance applications
- Experience developing, deploying, and managing applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Red Hat OpenShift
- Knowledge of software design patterns, Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and Git
- Experience designing secure, scalable, resilient, and highly available enterprise applications
- Ability to manage technical deliverables, implement complex projects, and adapt priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Experience in Agile environments, preferably Scrum
- Experience with Apache Kafka and IBM MQ
- Familiarity with SWIFT ISO 20022 and ISO 15022
- Working knowledge of FIX protocol, FileAct, and InterAct
- Experience designing and integrating gRPC and RESTful APIs
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
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Retirement Support — The retirement plan offers a $1-for-$1 match up to 6% of eligible pay. New employees are eligible for the plan, with automatic enrollment after 90 days if they do not enroll themselves.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Benefits highlight fertility treatment coverage, adoption/surrogacy reimbursement up to $30,000, and disability coverage. Coverage extends to spouses and domestic partners regardless of gender identity or sexuality, with gender-affirming care-related support noted.
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