Application Production Support

Citigroup Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Chennai seeks an Apps Support Intmd Analyst to provide technical and business support for Citi applications, coordinating with technology partners and handling incident lifecycles.

The role emphasizes proactive production management with Site Reliability Engineering, automation with SQL and Python, and AI-assisted diagnosis across infrastructure and development teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in production management with proactive, predictive modeling using SRE principles.
• Strong experience in SRE, Observability, Data Engineering, and incident management.
• Automation-focused with scripting in SQL and Python; AI tools knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and business support for Citi applications and coordinate with tech partners.
• Participate in incident lifecycle, post-mortems, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Contribute to disaster recovery, releases, and post-release validation.
• Develop and maintain technical support documentation.

Skills

SRE

Observability

Data Engineering

Incident Management

Automation

Unix

Shell Scripting

Log Analysis

Databases

Stored Procedures

Autosys

Performance Monitoring

AI Tools

Distributed Systems

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Python

Automation Tools

Job description

The Apps Support Intmd Analyst is a developing professional role. Deals with most problems independently and has some latitude to solve complex problems. Integrates in-depth specialty area knowledge with a solid understanding of industry standards and practices. Good understanding of how the team and area integrate with others in accomplishing the objectives of the subfunction/ job family. Applies analytical thinking and knowledge of data analysis tools and methodologies. Requires attention to detail when making judgments and recommendations based on the analysis of factual information. Typically deals with variable issues with potentially broader business impact. Applies professional judgment when interpreting data and results. Breaks down information in a systematic and communicable manner. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to exchange potentially complex/sensitive information. Moderate but direct impact through close contact with the businesses' core activities. Quality and timeliness of service provided will affect the effectiveness of own team and other closely related teams.

Responsibilities:

• The Apps Support Intmd Analyst provides technical and business support for users of Citi Applcations.
• Utilizes good understanding of apps support procedures and concepts and basic knowledge of other technical areas to field issues and queries from stakeholders, provide short-term resolutions and work with relevant technology partners for long term remediation.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of how areas of apps support collectively integrate to contribute to achieving business goals.
• Act as a liaison between users/traders, interfacing internal technology groups and vendors
• Participates in disaster recovery testing
• Participate in application releases, from development, testing and deployment into production.
• perform post release checkouts after application releases and infrastructure updates. Develop and maintain technical support documentation.
• Considers implications of the application of technology to the current environment.
• Analyzes applications to identify risks, vulnerabilities and security issues.
• Makes evaluative judgments based on analysis of factual information; resolves problems by identifying and selecting solutions Cooperation with Development colleagues to prioritize bug fixes and support tooling requirements.
• Directly impacts the business by ensuring the quality of work provided by self and others; impacts own team and closely related work teams.
• Exchanges ideas and information
• Active involvement in and ownership of Support Project items, covering Stability, Efficiency, and Effectiveness initiatives.
• Performs other duties and functions as assigned in a concise and logical manner.
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years experience

• The role will be focused on shifting Production Management towards a proactive, predictive model using Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.

• Key experience required in areas like SRE, Observability, or Data Engineering, along with a strong understanding of incident management, automation (using tools like SQL and Python).

• The roles will leverage AI to improve issues escalation and diagnosis.

• Incident Management: Deep understanding of incident response, recovery processes, and engineering operations in enterprise environments & the related KPIs

• Automation: Champion automation initiatives to streamline operational tasks, improve efficiency, and reduce manual intervention. This includes scripting for automated health checks, alerting and remediation.

• Collaboration: Work closely with development, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure seamless communication and collaboration throughout the incident lifecycle. Participate in post-mortem analysis and contribute to continuous improvement efforts

• Skillset - Distributed systems experience, Unix, Shell Scripting, log analysis, Databases, Stored procedures ,Autosys, performance monitoring, Certificates renewals and Servers /file systems issues trouble shooting .

  Ability to adapt to AI tools and/or experience in AI tools and methodologies is preferred

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Support

Time Type:

Full time

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