Senior Java Tech Lead – Backend & Data Systems
Citi Group
A complete application in a minute
Tailored resume and cover letter, ready to send.
Job summary
Citi Group in Belfast is seeking a high-caliber Applications Development Technical Lead (C13 / Vice President) to spearhead backend architecture and technical execution of our Enterprise Vendor & Market Data Services Registry Platform.
You will act as the senior technical anchor for the Belfast engineering team, guiding strategy, architecture, and hands-on development with Java microservices and data pipelines.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of hands-on software engineering experience in Java
- Expertise with Java 21/25 and Spring ecosystem
- Experience designing relational data models and data pipelines
- Proven track record delivering enterprise RESTful APIs and microservices
- Experience with CI/CD, containers, and cloud-native patterns
- Active practitioner of AI coding assistants in development workflow
Responsibilities
- Architect and deliver high-performance Java/Spring Boot microservices
- Lead design of data ingestion, deduplication, and reconciliation engines
- Define and maintain secure REST APIs for internal and analytical use
- Champion cloud-native deployment with Docker/OpenShift/Kubernetes and CI/CD
- Mentor engineers and shape technical roadmaps
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and global peers
- Drive AI-assisted development tooling adoption across lifecycles
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
Citi Group in Belfast is seeking a high-caliber Applications Development Technical Lead (C13 / Vice President) to spearhead backend architecture and technical execution of our Enterprise Vendor & Market Data Services Registry Platform.
You will act as the senior technical anchor for the Belfast engineering team, guiding strategy, architecture, and hands-on development with Java microservices and data pipelines.
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
