Applications Development Senior Manager

Citigroup Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. is seeking a Senior Application Development Manager with a strong development background and DevOps expertise to build a Fraud Detection & Analytical Platform across Payments.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, secure integrations with risk scoring platforms and credit bureaus, and robust CI/CD pipelines in a cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering or IT.
• 10+ years of software development experience with 4+ years in technical leadership/engineering management.
• Proven experience in DevOps-centric development with cloud infra.
• Strong Java-based microservices and real-time fraud/analytics background.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of high-throughput Java microservices for real-time fraud detection.
• Design secure integration rails with risk scoring platforms and credit bureaus.
• Implement messaging solutions using Kafka and IBM MQ for live data streams.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, security, and testing practices.
• Oversee cloud infra design across AWS/OpenShift and CI/CD pipeline automation.
• Mentor teams of Java developers and DevOps engineers; drive agile delivery.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

DevOps

Microservices

Kafka

IBM MQ

CI/CD

Payments domain

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree

Tools

MongoDB

Oracle

Confluent Kafka

Apache Kafka

OpenShift

AWS

Snowflake

IBM MQ

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Application Development Managerwith a strongDevelopment background& DevOps Engineering to build Fraud Detection & Analytical Platform across Payments. Requires deep expertise inJava, Spring boot framework, Restful microservices, MongoDB/Oracle, real-time messaging systems like Confluent/Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, and modernCI/CD pipelines, combined with a solid understanding ofPayments systemsand financial risk management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Application Development

• 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.

2. 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.

3. Team Management & Stakeholder Engagement

• People Leadership:Manage, mentor, and grow a cross-functional team of Java Developers, DevOps Engineers, and Integration Specialists.
• Agile Delivery:Drive agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban), ensuring timely delivery of project milestones and continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder Communication:Act as the primary technical liaison for senior leadership, external vendors, and Business/OPS partners regarding fraud technology initiatives.

4. Domain & Soft Skills

• Payments Knowledge:Strong understanding of payment processing rails (e.g., ACH, Wires, DFT, Instant Payments).
• Fraud & Risk Domain:Prior experience building fraud detection, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), or risk-scoring systems in a banking or fintech environment.
• Analytical Mindset:Experience deploying machine learning models or analytical scoring engines into real-time production environments.
• Leadership:Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and team-building capabilities.

5. Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ yearsof professional software development experience, with at least4+ yearsin technical leadership or engineering management role.
• Proven track record of working in aDevOps-centric development environmentwith hands-on experience building cloud infrastructure.

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