Full Stack Developer - Vice President

Citibank (Switzerland) AG; Belfast City District; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Learning resources

Job summary

Citi is seeking a lead developer to drive business book of work delivery with a focus on future state architecture. You will champion CI/CD, automated testing, and quality improvements across the SDLC, collaborating across teams and stakeholders to translate complex business needs into scalable software solutions.

You will engage in design, planning, and estimation discussions, mentoring mid-level developers and ensuring alignment with architecture standards while managing production support and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Master’s degree preferred for advanced roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead development with focus on future state architecture.
• Champion CI/CD and automated testing.
• Drive SDLC improvements using KPIs including DORA metrics.
• Translate business needs into technical specs and design.
• Oversee documentation and risk mitigation.
• Guide junior developers and ensure production readiness.

Skills

Java

Test-Driven Development

React Front End

SDLC

DevOps

CI/CD

Architecture Design

Client Interaction

New Technologies

Cloud Technologies

Kafka

Kubernetes

OpenShift

SQL Server

Mongo

S3

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Kafka

SQL Server

MongoDB

S3

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.

What We do / The Team

Markets Business Risk and Control Technology Inventory team provides solutions that underpin the documentation and regulatory obligations for everything relating to e-trading within Citi. The application facilitates Inventory and Workflow solutions to 1LOD to make changes in the e-trading space with 2LOD responsible for check and challenge functions.

Role Overview/What will you do

A lead developer on the application responsible for business book of work delivery with a closer view on future state architecture. Champion best practices in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). Foster a culture of quality through developer-led automated testing initiatives. Drive continuous improvement in SDLC, agile and DevOps processes using key performance indicators, including DORA metrics, to enhance team efficiency and software delivery. Participate in design, planning and estimation discussions within the team. Conduct high-level system analysis and architecture design, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technical standards and the overall architecture blueprint. Facilitate requirement gathering and translate complex business needs into technical specifications. Oversee the creation and maintenance of project and technical documentation. Identify and mitigate risks throughout the SDLC, proposing solutions to complex problems. Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation. Oversee production support processes, collaborating with operations and business stakeholders. Analyze issue patterns to drive improvements. Guide documentation efforts.

Key Skills and Experience required

• Java & Test-Driven Development are essential.
• React Front End Development
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development Competencies: Experience delivering successful projects into production that can be maintained within strict operational margins
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate and have experience working in fast paced development environments
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to interact with clients and deliver results, taking ideas to production
• You have an appetite for taking on challenges and leveraging new technologies
• You have experience working in fast paced development environments
• You agree that verbal and written communication skills are vital
• Experience in any number of additional technologies (listed below) is advantageous:
• Cloud Technologies (Kubernetes, Open Shift)
• Messaging Technologies (Kafka)
• Database / Data Store / Data Query Technologies (SQL Server, Mongo, S3)

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

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 judgement regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

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.

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

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