Controls Tech - EIM - Java Full Stack Tech Lead

Citigroup; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup is seeking an experienced Java Fullstack Tech Lead (C13 - Vice President) to steer the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical, enterprise-scale applications. You will lead engineering squads, architect robust microservices and modern UI solutions, and drive cloud-native DevOps best practices across Citi's infrastructure.

You will collaborate with product management, business stakeholders, and enterprise architecture teams to ensure resilient, high-throughput financial

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end enterprise software design and delivery.
• Strong expertise in Java 17/21, Spring Boot 3.x, and microservices.
• Proficient in frontend with React/Angular/TypeScript.
• Cloud-native architecture and containerization with Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift.
• Knowledge of API design (REST/GraphQL/gRPC) and security (OAuth2/mTLS).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical solution architecture, translating complex business and regulatory requirements into scalable, fault-tolerant designs.
• Lead backend and frontend engineering in Java and modern UI stacks.
• Drive migration to cloud platforms and containerization strategies.
• Design and govern RESTful APIs, GraphQL endpoints, and gRPC interfaces.
• Lead DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automated testing and security scanning.
• Implement observability and SRE practices across squads.

Skills

Java

Software architecture

Cloud-native

DevSecOps

UI frameworks

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

API design

Security & compliance

Tools

Java 17/21

Spring Boot 3.x

Spring Cloud

Hibernate/JPA

React/Angular/TypeScript

OpenShift/AWS/GCP

REST/GraphQL/gRPC

OpenAPI/Swagger

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Java Fullstack Tech Lead (C13 - Vice President) to lead the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical, enterprise-scale applications within Citi. In this role, you will lead high-performing engineering squads, architect robust microservices and modern UI solutions, drive adoption of cloud-native and DevOps best practices, and collaborate closely with product management, business stakeholders, and enterprise architecture teams to deliver resilient, high-throughput financial systems.

Responsibilities & Core Expectations

• 1. Architectural Design & Technical Leadership Own end-to-end technical solution architecture, translating complex business and regulatory requirements into scalable, fault-tolerant, and maintainable software designs. Champion modern software paradigms including event-driven architectures (EDA), domain-driven design (DDD), asynchronous messaging, and reactive systems. Ensure all technical designs strictly align with Citi's enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity principles, and non-functional requirements (NFRs).
• 2. Fullstack Engineering Excellence (Java & Modern UI) Architect and lead the implementation of resilient backend services using Java 17/21, Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Cloud, Hibernate/JPA, and microservices patterns. Drive modern, modular, accessible, and responsive frontend applications using React, Angular, or TypeScript, enforcing component reusability and high UI performance. Set rigorous engineering standards across the tech stack, ensuring clean code, SOLID principles, optimal algorithm design, and minimal technical debt.
• 3. Cloud-Native Architecture & Containerization Drive migration and modernization of services toward cloud platforms (OpenShift / AWS / GCP / Private Cloud / Hybrid). Oversee containerization strategies using Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes / OpenShift (ECS), ensuring auto-scaling, high availability, and disaster recovery readiness. Architect multi-region, active-active, or active-passive deployment patterns to guarantee business continuity (COB/DR).
• 4. API & Integration Engineering Design and govern enterprise-grade RESTful APIs, GraphQL endpoints, and gRPC interfaces following OpenAPI/Swagger specifications. Architect asynchronous, event-driven data streaming pipelines leveraging Apache Kafka, Solace, or IBM MQ. Implement secure API gateway controls, rate-limiting, mutual TLS (mTLS), token-based authentication (OAuth2/OIDC), and circuit-breaking patterns.
• 5. Data Architecture & Persistence Engineering Lead database design, query optimization, indexing, and data modeling across relational engines (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL/Document databases (MongoDB, Cassandra). Implement distributed caching mechanisms using Redis or Hazelcast to optimize response latencies and system throughput. Ensure strict adherence to data governance, lineage, retention, and masking policies for sensitive financial data.
• 6. DevSecOps, CI/CD, & Quality Engineering Automation Champion automated continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using platforms like Tekton, Jenkins, GitLab/GitHub Actions, and Harness. Enforce automated test-driven development (TDD), behavior-driven development (BDD), and integration testing using JUnit 5, Mockito, Cypress, Playwright, or Jest. Mandate static and dynamic security scanning (Snyk, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Black Duck) with zero-tolerance policies for high-severity vulnerabilities.
• 7. Observability, Resiliency, & Site Reliability Implement comprehensive telemetry, metrics, distributed tracing, and centralized logging utilizing OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or ELK/Loki. Drive site reliability engineering (SRE) practices, setting and monitoring Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and error budgets. Lead root-cause analysis (RCA) for production incidents, conducting blameless post-mortems and implementing preventative corrective actions.
• 8. Engineering Governance, Risk, & Regulatory Compliance Ensure all software deliverables comply with Citi's internal development lifecycle standards, Citi Information Security Policies (CISP), and regulatory compliance guidelines (e.g., SOX, Basel, GDPR). Prepare applications for internal and external audits, architecture review boards (ARB), and threat modeling assessments. Manage risk identification, remediation tracking, and technical mitigation across all owned repositories and systems.
• 9. Team Leadership, Mentorship, & Talent Development Function as technical mentor and coach for engineers (C09-C12), conducting rigorous code reviews, pair programming, and technical workshops. Foster a culture of innovation, psychological safety, continuous learning, and engineering excellence across geographically distributed squads. Partner with Engineering Managers on technical hiring, skill assessments, performance reviews, and career development roadmaps.
• 10. Agile Execution &