Java Lead Application Developer

Citi; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in India seeks an Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst to contribute to design, development, and implementation of scalable applications. You will work across microservices, APIs, data stores, and cloud-ready stacks, driving quality and operations.

Strong collaboration with stakeholders and guidance to junior staff are essential. The role emphasizes Java (17/21), Spring Boot, distributed systems, and robust testing practices, with a focus on delivering reliable, secure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in feasibility studies, estimates, planning, risk assessment, and implementation of new or revised systems.
• Monitor and control all phases of the development process and provide user/support on applications.
• Analyze complex problems, evaluate processes, and recommend solutions.
• Define operating standards and processes; mentor junior analysts.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and technology groups on issues and solutions.
• Ensure compliance with policies, control issues and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Kafka

JMS

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

SQL/Oracle

MongoDB

OpenAPI/Swagger

DDD/SOLID

TDD/BDD

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Java 17/21

Spring Boot

OpenAPI/Swagger

Apache Kafka

JMS

Oracle

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

OpenTelemetry/Micrometer

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:

• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• 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
• 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.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• 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.

Recommended Qualifications:

• 8-12 years of relevant experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• 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

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.

Design & Development

• Microservices Development: Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-throughput, low-latency microservices usingJava (17/21), Spring Boot , and cloud-native frameworks.
• API Architecture: Build and document robust RESTful APIs and event-driven interfaces adhering to enterprise API standards, OpenAPI/Swagger specifications,
• Event-Driven & Messaging Systems: Design asynchronous workflows and event streaming pipelines using Apache Kafka or JMS.
• Database & Data Management: Implement efficient data persistence layers using relational databases ( Oracle) and NoSQL stores (MongoDB), ensuring optimized indexing, query execution, and transactional integrity.

Engineering Excellence & DevOps

• Code Quality & Best Practices: Enforce clean code principles, SOLID design patterns, domain-driven design (DDD), and test-driven development (TDD/BDD).
• Automated Testing: Author comprehensive unit, integration, and contract tests utilizing JUnit 5, Mockito maintaining high automated test coverage (>85%).
• CI/CD & Cloud Integration: Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines and containerize services using Docker and Kubernetes / OpenShift.
• Observability & Reliability: Integrate logging, metrics, and tracing instrumentation into microservices using frameworks such as OpenTelemetry, Micrometer, Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk/ELK.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Agile Participation: Actively participate in Scrum/Kanban ceremonies (sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, retrospectives).
• Peer Reviews & Mentorship: Conduct rigorous code reviews and provide constructive feedback to junior engineers
• Production Support & Incident Management: Partner with Level 3 (L3) support teams for triage, root-cause analysis (RCA), and remediation of critical production incidents during release rollouts and business hours.

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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