Application Development Senior Manager – Dot Net

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Pune invites an Applications Development Senior Manager to lead a team delivering regional and global applications, guiding design, architecture, and timely delivery within an agile framework.

You will mentor juniors, collaborate with Project Managers, Business Analysts and Operations, ensure risk and control compliance, and maintain application hygiene while driving quality and performance across the stack.

Qualifications

• 13 years of experience in software design and development, with a focus on .NET.
• Strong knowledge of system integration and various integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and tools.
• Expertise in SQL Server design, optimization and performance tuning.
• Experience with microservices architecture and related technologies.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills; strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Technical Lead to manage development of regional/global applications.
• Provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Write high-quality code based on requirements and agile deadlines.
• Review proposed technical solutions for projects.
• Contribute to concept models, design and system architectures.
• Build, deploy, and test components in development environments.
• Offer expertise in technical analysis and issue resolution during delivery.
• Maintain application hygiene and address Risk & Control items.
• Manage senior stakeholders and communicate effectively.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Business Analysts and Operations.
• Provide technical and functional guidance to the team; mentor juniors.
• Address project requirements proactively and raise issues early to mitigate risks.
• Assess risk in business decisions, ensure compliance with laws, policies, ethics, and escalation when needed.

Skills

Software design and development

.NET technologies

Multi-threaded applications

System integration

DevOps practices and tools

SQL Server

Microservices architecture

Leadership and mentoring

Communication and interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

DevOps pipelines

CI/CD tools

SQL Server tooling

Job description

The Applications Development Senior Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities

• Technical Lead to manage development of regional/global applications
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
• Write excellent-quality code based on functional requirements, while meeting agile implementation deadlines.
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
• Contribute to concept models, design and system architectures
• Build, deploy, and test application components in a development environment during the implementation phase working with all layers of the application stac
• Providing expertise in technical analysis and solving technical issues during project delivery
• Maintain application hygiene and address any Risk & Control items
• Manage Senior Stake holders and always communicate effectively and professionally
• Work closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts and Operational users / Product mangers to deliver projects
• Provide technical and functional expertise to the team
• Mentor and Coach junior team members
• Work proactively & independent to address project requirements, and articulate issues/challenges with enough lead time to address project delivery risks
• 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 judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Recommended Qualifications

• 13 years of experience in software design and development, with a focus on .NET technologies. Proven experience in developing and optimizing multi-threaded applications.
• Strong knowledge of system integration and experience with various integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and tools.
• Expertise in SQL Server, including database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience with microservices architecture and related technologies
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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.

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Applications Development

Time Type: Full time

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