Senior Java Developer (Senior Vice President)

citi.com; Ontario; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank seeks a Senior Technical Lead to manage strategic reference data platforms. This role requires in-depth knowledge of software development, architecture, and team management within an agile environment. Ideal candidates possess strong skills in Java and relevant technologies while ensuring compliance with company standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with modern versioning and build systems.
• Expertise in Java and application infrastructures.
• Preference for experience in the financial industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects in the SDLC including development and testing.
• Oversee junior developers and ensure architectural compliance.
• Enhance existing components for performance and scalability.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Time management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

Jenkins

SQL

Tomcat

Job description

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Senior, hands-on technical lead focused on building out the firm’s strategic reference data platforms used by the Institutional Clients Group of Citibank. The successful applicant will take ownership of key projects and components and will be responsible for all phases of the SDLC including analysis and design, development, testing and deployment. As a technical lead, the candidate will be responsible for providing technical guidance to junior developers, including overseeing their deliverables, providing architectural guidance, enforcing Citi best practices, and conducting code reviews. A potential candidate will need to understand system and enterprise architecture concepts and will be expected to understand how all components fit together and affect one another. They will work with a global and diverse team of peers as well as liaise closely with Business Analyst, Production Support, and Infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and Deliver assigned development projects within agreed schedule, quality and scope expectations
• Participate in all stages of the SDLC within an agile Scrum environment.
• Interact with senior management to define and drive architectural direction
• Enhance / Re-architect existing components to satisfy new performance and scalability requirements
• Provide level 3+ (escalation) support for the application
• Ensure all components in the platform are fully compliant with Citi technology standards
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes

Qualifications :

• Solid understanding of application infrastructures, including hardware, storage, network, databases, disaster recovery
• Strong grasp of algorithms and data structures and how to best apply them to build optimal software solutions
• Expert level experience with modern versioning and build systems like Git, Jenkins or TeamCity
• Logical thinking, Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; innovative and solutions oriented
• Effective time management skills in order to manage multiple priorities with flexibility on time zones and timelines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to prepare and deliver effective presentation
• Preference of experience working in financial industry

Technical Skills and Experience :

• Experience with the following technologies :

Java, full stack

• RDBMS, SQL, PL / SQL, Oracle DB
• XML / XSD / XSLT and JSON
• Modern source control, build and continuous integration solutions
• Tomcat or Weblogic application server
• Rabbit MQ or other message oriented middleware
• Autosys or other scheduling systems
• Oracle and other RDBMS with strong SQL
• Experience in Cloud concepts and technologies : container build and orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, horizontal scaling
• Experience using – JIRA, uDeploy, SonarQube, TeamCity, Artifactory, BitBucket, Groovy, Maven / Gradle.

Education :

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering (Computer Engineering) Computer science or information technology

Job Family Group : Technology

Job Family :

Applications Development

Time Type : Full time

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