Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst - Assistant Vice President

Citigroup; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup in Chennai, India is seeking an Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst to participate in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems in coordination with the Technology team. The role emphasizes data engineering with Hadoop/Spark, Scala/Java/Python, Ab Initio, and CI/CD, plus mentoring and independent problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, manage deadlines, and contribute to secure, scalable

Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Big Data engineering with Scala/Java/Python for designing and developing data pipelines and REST API.
• Deep knowledge of Spark and Scala API.
• Hands-on Ab Initio experience (graphs, plans, PDL, DML) and ETL pipelines.
• Strong data processing at scale; Kafka integration.
• CI/CD with Git-based workflows and automated testing.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control all phases of development from analysis to deployment.
• Analyze complex problems and provide evaluation of processes and standards.
• Develop security measures in post-implementation analysis.
• Consult with users and technology groups on issues and solutions.
• Provide coaching to new or junior analysts.
• Operate with limited supervision and exercise independent judgement.
• Act as SME to senior stakeholders and team members.

Skills

Big Data

Scala

Java

Python

Spark

Kafka

Git CI/CD

AI engineering tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ab Initio

Job description

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• Good experience in Hadoop Big Data Hadoop centric schedulers
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• 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.

Qualifications

• 7 years of relevant experience
• Experience in Big Data Engineering Using Scala or Java Python to have Designing and developing scala related data pipelines and REST API
• Deep knowledge in Spark and Scala API experience required
• Good experience in Hadoop Big Data Hadoop centric schedulers
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• Hands-on Ab Initio experience (graphs, plans, PDL, DML) and a track record designing and developing ETL pipelines/services. Experience in Migrating from Abinitio to Python workloads
• Strong with data processing at scale both file based and streaming pipelines with Kafka Integration
• CI/CD expertise: Git-based workflows, automated testing, artifact/version management, environment promotion.
• Practical use of AI engineering tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, code assistants/agents) in daily development and reviews.
• Excellent communication -clear, concise, audience-appropriate; strong stakeholder management.

Education

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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

Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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