Lead Java Developer - Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 121,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Canada is seeking a highly motivated Lead Java Developer to join our Technology team in Mississauga. You will design, develop and deploy solutions that enhance developer productivity, streamline workflows, and build cloud-ready, scalable applications using Java, Spring, Docker, and OpenShift.

You will lead technical direction, mentor engineers, collaborate with stakeholders, and uphold Agile and SDLC standards while delivering high-quality software for our internal tools and platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Cloud-ready apps and deployment pipelines on large‑scale clusters is a plus.
• Hands on Java, Spring and Docker Containers experience.
• Design patterns, coding standards and modularity.
• SOA & Micro‑services REST experience.
• Kafka experience.
• RDBMS and SQL/PLSQL experience.
• Testing with JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, RestAssured.
• Knowledge of SDLC: Agile & Waterfall.
• Monitoring with OpenTelemetry, Splunk, ELK.
• Strong written and spoken communication.
• Angular V8+ and React; TypeScript, RxJs, SCSS, HTML5.
• UI debugging, tuning and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop web applications using Angular/Java/Spring/OpenShift.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment.
• Promote agile software development practices.
• Build reliable, scalable, and maintainable applications.
• Provide leadership in researching and implementing platform improvements.
• Develop front-end interfaces with Angular and React.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Docker Containers

REST

Kafka

SQL

Angular

React

OpenShift

Education

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenTelemetry

Splunk

ELK

Job description

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

Our mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress. We strive to earn and maintain our clients’ and the public’s trust by constantly adhering to the highest ethical standards and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Lead Java Developer to join our dynamic team focused on enhancing developer productivity. Our mission is to build and maintain cutting‑edge internal tools and platforms that empower our engineering teams to deliver high‑quality software efficiently. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and deploying solutions that streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and improve the overall developer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop web‑based applications, cloud services in Angular/Java/Spring/OpenShift stack
• Work closely with our stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment
• Promote and follow solid agile software development practices
• Build for highly reliable, scalable, and maintainable Applications
• Provide leadership in research, design and implementing improvements to platform technology solutions.
• Develop front end web interfaces with Angular & React frameworks

Requirements:

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with design and implementations of cloud‑ready applications and deployment pipelines on large‑scale container platform clusters is a plus
• Hands on experience in building an enterprise scale highly componentized application using Java, Spring Framework and Docker Containers
• Proficient in industry standard best practices such as Design Patterns, Coding Standards, Coding modularity, Prototypes etc.
• Experience working with SOA & Micro‑services utilizing REST
• Experience with Kafka.
• Experienced in RDBMS and SQL/PLSQL
• Experienced in writing tests using frameworks JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, RestAssured
• Understanding of the SDLC lifecycle for Agile & Waterfall methodologies
• Experienced in using monitoring tools OpenTelemetry, Splunk, ELK
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience working with Java Script framework such as Angular V8+, Reactive Programming concepts (RxJs), TypeScript, SCSS and HTML5
• Experience in debugging, tuning and optimizing UI components

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$120,800.00 - $170,800.00

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Automated Processing and AI

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