Java Developer

Citigroup Inc.; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Chennai seeks an Applications Development Intermediate Programmer Analyst to contribute to design, development and deployment of finance applications. You will join a global development team and work across Java, Angular and C#, on Linux and cloud containers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with business stakeholders, ownership of development phases, and delivering maintainable code, with opportunities to lead initiatives and strengthen DevOps practices.

Qualifications

• Strong core Java skills with JDBC/JPA and RESTful services.
• Experience with Hibernate, Junit and Spring Boot/Microservices is a plus.
• Hands-on AI tools and platforms usage for feature design.
• Relational databases like Oracle, MSSQL experience.
• Build tools: Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, UDeploy.
• Cloud architecture experience on OpenShift/Kubernetes is a plus.
• Messaging and caching: Kafka, GemFire/Ignite experience helpful.
• Unix/Linux experience and testing distributed apps.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a suite of applications as part of a global team.
• Deliver high-quality software with focus on simplicity and reuse.
• Document requirements and propose solutions with internal teams.
• Lead all phases of development: analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment.
• Provide L3 support for production flows and user operations.
• Improve DevOps CI/CD pipelines and strategic architecture.
• Collaborate with partner tech teams and coordinate testing and rollouts.
• Mentor junior analysts and operate with limited supervision.

Skills

Java

JDBC/JPA

REST APIs

Spring Boot

Hibernate

JUnit

Maven/Gradle

Jenkins

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Kafka

GemFire/Ignite

SQL

Unix/Linux

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

4+ years of experience in Application Development

Tools

OpenShift

Jenkins

UDeploy

Oracle

MS SQL

Job description

The Applications Development Intermediate 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.

Finance Desk Technology is part Citi’s Markets Technology. The Team works closely with the Citi Global Finance Desk. The suite of Finance Desk applications provides position management, trade capture, electronic trading, market risk processing and reporting. This is supported by a mixed technology environment consisting of client-server applications, developed in Java, Angular and C#, with services running on Linux servers and Cloud Containers. This provides unique opportunity to work closely with the business stakeholders while building towards the strategic technology roadmap. We are looking for technically strong candidates who can work as team players and capable of taking ownership and leading the initiatives when needed.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and maintaining suite of applications asa part of global development team.
• Production of high-quality software, emphasizing simplicity, maintainability and reuse, using standard development process.
• Understands business priorities, documents requirements and determines solutions in partnership with other internal teams.
• Accountable for all phases of development process—analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation; provides user and operational support on applications to business users.
• Ensures essential procedures are followed and helps to define operating standards and processes.
• Participating in key business initiatives involving multiple workstreams.
• Coordinate global testing and schedule application rollouts.
• Contribute towards improving the Dev Ops CI/CD Pipelines and Strategic Architecture.
• Work closely with partner technology teams and to collaborate effectively.
• 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.
• Provide L3 support for production flows.
• 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
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science / Information Technology or a related field, or substantial practical experience of software delivery.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in Application Development

Technical Skills Required:

• Strong core Java skills, JDBC/JPA, Restful web services
• Experience with frameworks like Hibernate, Junit, Spring Boot/Microservice-style application development is a plus.
• AI Tools & Platforms Usage: Hands-on experience using AI tools and platforms to design, build, test, and enhance application features.
• Good experience with Relational Databases like Oracle, MSSQL.
• Experience with build tools like Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, UDeploy
• Experience with cloud based architectures on OpenShift Kubernetes is a plus
• Experience with Messaging and Caching frameworks such as Kafka and Gemfire/Ignite is a plus.
• Testing experience with distributed software applications.
• Experience with Unix or Linux.

Non-Technical Skills Required:

• Experience in working with distributed teams situated globally in different time-zones is a plus.
• Flexible and adaptive, team player.
• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to take ownership, drive strategy and well organized.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

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