Java Microservices Tech lead- Vice President

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

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. is looking for a senior Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst in Chennai, India. The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of software development experience with a strong emphasis on Java, Spring Boot, and React. Responsibilities include leading systems analysis, developing robust web applications, and implementing high-performance APIs. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and experience with cloud-native technologies as well as agile methodologies. Extensive experience with CI/CD and a deep understanding of database technologies are key.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of proven software development experience.
• Expertise in modern application architecture, data structures, and object-oriented principles.
• Experience with cloud-native development and container orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.
• Design, develop, and maintain both front-end and back-end components.
• Implement high-performance RESTful APIs leveraging appropriate frameworks and technologies.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

Oracle

Kafka

MongoDB

Microservices

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Agile methodologies

GitHub Enterprise

Testing Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

JIRA

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Maven

Gradle

Job description

The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Requirements

• Extensive Experience: Minimum of 10 years of proven software development experience, specializing in Java, Spring Boot, React, Oracle, Kafka, MongoDB.
• Modern Application Development:
  • In-depth knowledge of modern application architecture. Clear understanding of Data Structures and Object‑Oriented Principles using Java principles.
  • Multiple years of experience architecting and building horizontally scalable, highly available, highly resilient, and low latency applications.
  • Practical experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for enhancing development workflows.
  • Proficiency in Microservices frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot), Event‑Driven Services, and Cloud‑Native Application Development. Multiple years of experience on Service Oriented and Microservices architectures, including REST and GraphQL implementations.
  • Multiple years of experience with Cloud‑native development and Container Orchestration tools (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.).
  • Proficiency with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools for building (e.g., Maven, Gradle) and deploying code (e.g., Docker, Jenkins, OpenShift).
  • Experience with AWS is considered a significant advantage.
• Full Stack Proficiency: Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and maintain both front‑end and back‑end components of robust web applications.
• Front‑End Development: Strong expertise in developing intuitive user interfaces using contemporary JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React), HTML5, and CSS.
• Back‑End Development: Solid experience in developing server‑side logic and APIs using languages such as Java, Python, or similar.
• Database Expertise: Strong knowledge of NoSQL best practices in MongoDB or other document DBs in the area of modeling and scaling. Proficient knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, with a solid understanding of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS).
• API Development: Proven capability in designing, developing, and implementing high‑performance RESTful APIs leveraging appropriate frameworks and technologies.
• CI/CD and DevOps:
• Agile Methodologies: Practical experience working within Agile development methodologies and utilizing project management tools such as JIRA.
• Testing Automation: Ability to develop and automate comprehensive unit, integration, and end‑to‑end tests to ensure code quality.
• Version Control: Solid understanding and practical experience with code versioning tools, including GitHub Enterprise and Bitbucket.

Education

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

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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