Senior Agile Java Developer – Prime Brokerage Technology (VP) - London

Citigroup Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial institution is seeking a Senior Agile Java Developer for their Prime Brokerage Technology team. This role involves hands-on development with Java and Kotlin, providing technical leadership, and ensuring the quality and efficiency of software delivery. Candidates should have deep expertise in Java, excellent experience in Test-Driven Development, and familiarity with various cloud and database technologies, while enjoying competitive benefits and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Discretionary annual performance-related bonus

Private medical care & life insurance

Pension plan

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Ownership and delivery on components within the Core Prime Brokerage platform.
• Experience in system analysis and programming of software applications.
• Provide technical leadership and oversee production support processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, planning and estimation discussions within the team.
• Facilitate requirement gathering and translate complex business needs.
• Oversee maintenance of project and technical documentation.

Skills

Java

Test-Driven Development

Kotlin

Cloud Technologies

Database Query Technologies

Observability Technologies

Job description

Senior Agile Java Developer – Prime Brokerage Technology

What We do / The Team

Prime Brokerage Technology provides solutions that underpin the operations of our clients and traders that provide the foundation of our Prime Finance business. This is an area of great opportunity and is a major growth target for Citi – with technology providing the key to unlock this potential.

Role Overview/What will you do:

• Ownership and delivery on a variety of components (Java/Kotlin) within the Core Prime Brokerage platform. Hands-on Development.
• Provide technical leadership for an agile development team, championing 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.
• Lead design, planning and estimation discussions within the team and with partners from across the department along with business stakeholders.
• 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, maintain on-call rotations and lead post-mortems. Lead efforts to resolve root-causes and enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership and serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers, analysts and graduates.

Key Skills and Experience required

• Java & Test-Driven Development are essential.
• 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
• Experience in any number of additional technologies (listed below) is advantageous:

• Kotlin
• Cloud Technologies (Kubernetes, Open Shift)
• Messaging Technologies (Kafka, Solace, TIBCO)
• Database / Data Store / Data Query Technologies (SQL Server, Trino, Mongo, S3)
• Observability Technologies (OpenTelemetry, Elastic Stack / ELK, Grafana)

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

Visit ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

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

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

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

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