Java Engineering Lead - Senior Vice President

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Applications Development Group Manager in Pune to lead multiple software teams responsible for delivering complex application systems and programs. You will align resources, budgets and actions across the technology function to meet ambitious goals while ensuring standards and compliance.

The role demands 15+ years of experience in applications development and management, strong leadership, and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in applications development and management.
• Strong leadership of global technology teams and stakeholder alignment.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly, in writing and verbally.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams to deliver complex application systems and programs.
• Strategize resource, budget planning, and risk management with senior leaders.
• Define standards and ensure compliance with policy and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with technology function to meet goals and drive results.
• Provide executive guidance and decision-making in dynamic environments.

Skills

Experience in applications development

Experience in management

Experience managing global technology?

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Python

pytest

numpy

pandas

scikit-learn

LangChain

LlamaIndex

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Tekton

Jenkins

MLflow

Kubeflow

Job description

• Experience in applications development

The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
• Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals
• Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary
• 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Recommended Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in applications development
• Experience in management
• Experience managing global technology teams
• Working knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Technical Proficiencies

• Programming & Scripting: Strong proficiency in Python and standard data/testing ecosystems (e.g., pytest, numpy, pandas, scikit-learn).
• AI/LLM Evaluation Frameworks: Deep practical experience with tools and libraries such as Ragas, DeepEval, Promptfoo, TruLens, Giskard, LangSmith, or Weights & Biases.
• Model Frameworks & APIs: Familiarity with foundation model APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Azure OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, Hugging Face) and orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex).
• MLOps & CI/CD: Hands‑on experience integrating model test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Tekton, Jenkins) and MLOps platforms (MLflow, Kubeflow).
• Adversarial & Safety Testing: Demonstrated knowledge of OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, prompt injection defense testing, safety guardrails (e.g., NeMo Guardrails, Llama Guard), and PII masking validation.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

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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