Application Development Group Manager

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 7,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Pune, India seeks a Group Leader for Fraud Detection & Analytical Solutions. You will direct cross-functional engineering teams, shape the technical roadmap, align with risk policies, and ensure secure, scalable fraud platforms.

Leading architecture for Java microservices, messaging with Kafka/IBM MQ, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/OpenShift) with robust CI/CD and observability will be expected. A senior leadership track record is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 6+ years in a senior management role leading multiple engineering teams or a large technology group.
• Proven track record of transitioning from hands-on developer/DevOps to strategic technology leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple cross-functional engineering teams focused on fraud detection and analytical solutions.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for fraud mitigation platforms in line with business priorities and risk policies.
• Manage resource allocation, budgeting, and capacity planning for the engineering group.
• Mentor engineering managers and leaders to foster learning, innovation, and high performance.
• Lead architecture for high-throughput Java microservices on real-time fraud detection platforms.
• Establish secure, high-performance integration rails with external fraud risk scoring platforms and credit bureaus.
• Drive cloud infrastructure strategy (AWS/OpenShift) and end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for secure deployments.
• Ensure observability, security, and enterprise-standard code quality across teams.
• Collaborate with Fraud Risk Policy, Security, Compliance, and Product to translate risk models into production-grade scoring engines.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Kubernetes

OpenShift

IBM MQ

Kafka

AWS

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

IBM MQ

Confluent Kafka

Apache Kafka

OpenShift

Kubernetes

AWS

Snowflake

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Group Leadership & Strategic Direction

• Portfolio Management: Lead and oversee multiple cross-functional engineering teams (including developers, DevOps engineers, and integration specialists) dedicated to fraud detection and analytical solutions.
• Strategic Roadmap: Define and execute the technical roadmap for the bank's fraud mitigation platforms, aligning engineering efforts with business priorities and global risk policies.
• Resource & Budget Management: Manage resource allocation, capacity planning, and budgeting for the engineering group, ensuring optimal delivery of concurrent high-priority initiatives.
• Talent Development: Mentor, coach, and develop engineering managers, tech leads, and individual contributors, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and high performance.

2. Technical Architecture & Integration Rails

• Architecture & Design: Lead the architectural design and development of high-throughput, low-latency Java Microservices tailored for real-time fraud detection and analytical scoring.
• Integration Rails: Establish secure, resilient, and high-performance integration rails with Internal/External Fraud Risk scoring platforms and credit bureaus.
• Messaging & Event-Driven Architecture: Architect and implement robust messaging solutions utilizing Kafka for real-time event streaming /IBM MQ for reliable enterprise message queuing.
• Code Quality & Standards: Set and enforce high standards for code quality, security, and performance through rigorous code reviews, automated testing, and adherence to enterprise security standards.

3. Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Engineering

• Infrastructure: Lead the design, provisioning, and management of secure, scalable cloud infrastructure (AWS/Snowflake cloud environments)/ OpenShift Clusters for application deployment and to support analytical workloads from Vendor.
• CI/CD Pipeline Automation: Establish, optimize, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, secure, and automated deployment of fraud detection services.
• Resilience & Scalability: Implement containerization and orchestration strategies (e.g. OpenShift, EKS) to guarantee high availability, auto-scaling, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Observability & Monitoring: Set up comprehensive logging, tracing, and monitoring frameworks to proactively identify and resolve system bottlenecks.

4. Holistic Fraud Mitigation & Payments Alignment

• Holistic Solutions: Drive the development of analytical fraud solutions holistically across Payments & Enterprise to mitigate transactional, identity, and emerging fraud risks.
• Payments Domain Alignment: Leverage deep payments knowledge (ACH, RTGS, Wires, IP, etc.) to ensure fraud detection engines are seamlessly integrated into core payment processing rails.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with Fraud Risk Policy, Information Security, Compliance, and Business Product owners to translate complex risk models into production-ready, real-time scoring engines.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 6+ years in a senior management role leading multiple engineering teams or a large technology group.
• Proven track record of transitioning from a hands‑on developer/DevOps engineer to a strategic technology leader.

Technical Skills & Expertise

• Core Development: Strong background in Java (8/11/17+), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and building high-performance Microservices.
• Messaging & Middleware: IBM MQ, Confluent/Apache Kafka
• DevOps & Cloud: Extensive experience with CI/CD tools, Containerization & Rrchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• Data & Analytics: Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and NoSQL/analytical databases (MongoDB, Elasticsearch) used for real-time data analysis.

Domain & Leadership Skills

• Payments Knowledge: Strong understanding of global payment processing rails (ACH, RTGS, SWIFT, Real-Time Payments).
• Fraud & Risk Domain: Prior experience delivering fraud detection, AML, or risk-scoring systems in a banking, fintech, or highly regulated environment.
• Executive Communication: Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex technical strategies to executive leadership.
• Change Management: Proven ability to drive organizational change, adopt modern engineering practices, and manage vendor relationships.

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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