Lead Python Developer

Citigroup; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst to spearhead innovative application systems and programming initiatives. This pivotal role involves collaborating with management teams to enhance system functionalities, resolve complex business challenges, and mentor mid-level developers. Candidates should possess advanced knowledge in data pipeline development, big data infrastructure, and programming languages such as Python or Scala. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will drive significant improvements and shape the future of technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Proficiency in data processing frameworks and cloud data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.
• Develop standards for coding, testing, and implementation.

Skills

Data Pipeline Development

Big Data Infrastructure

Python

Scala

Apache Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

AWS

SQL

Apache Airflow

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Apache Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

AWS Glue

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements

• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards

• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint

• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation

• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals

• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions

• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary

• 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.

Qualifications:

• Data Pipeline Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and load data from multiple sources.

• Big Data Infrastructure: Develop and manage large-scale data processing systems using frameworks like Apache Spark, Hadoop, and Kafka.

• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, or Scala.

• Strong expertise in data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, or Flink.

• Experience with cloud data platforms like AWS (Glue, EMR, Redshift), Azure (Synapse), or GCP (BigQuery).

• Expertise in SQL and database technologies (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).

• Experience with data orchestration tools like Apache Airflow or Prefect.

• Experience is building large scale document processing applications using supervised learning models (Spacy, NLTK) and LLMs

• Experience in building applications with Agentic RAG framework (LangChain, CrewAI and Vector Databases)

• Supervised models evaluation, tuning and continuous monitoring using "Ray Tune" and MLFlow

• Knowledge in fine tuning open source LLMs is a plus

• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

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