Senior Java Developer – Vice President

Citi; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Applications Development Senior Manager in Pune District, India. This senior management position involves overseeing applications systems analysis and programming within the Technology team, with a strong focus on Java development, AI tools, and achieving strategic goals.

The ideal candidate will possess over a decade of experience in the Financial Services industry, excellent leadership abilities, and a robust technical background, including extensive knowledge in Java, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems. Citi fosters innovation and efficiency with an emphasis on team management.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of relevant experience in the Financial Services industry.
• Experience managing Applications Development teams.
• Strong understanding of Java, Spring MVC, and Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Manage Applications Development teams to achieve established goals.
• Provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects.

Skills

Java development expertise

Leadership skills

Project management skills

Stakeholder management experience

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems understanding

AI tools knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred

Tools

BitBucket

GitHub

Jenkins

Oracle

Sybase

Job description

Overview

The Applications Development Senior 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 one or more Applications Development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
• Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations
• Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when 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

• 12 -15 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
• Experience as Applications Development Manager
• Experience as senior level in an Applications Development role
• Stakeholder and people management experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Proven project management skills
• Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Java Development Expertise

• Extensive hands‑on experience in Java development, with a deep understanding of core Java concepts and design patterns.
• Hands‑on experience in Java, Spring MVC, Spring Batch and Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Deep understanding and hands‑on experience in RESTful APIs.

Relational Databases

Solid experience with relational databases such as Oracle and Sybase.

DevOps Practices

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated testing.
• Working experience in using DevOps Tools like BitBucket, GitHub, Jenkins, TeamCity, Tekton, Harness and uDeploy.

AI Tools

Usage of AI Tools such as Copilot, etc. in IDE in SDLC processes like development, SONAR fixes, addressing CVM issues, etc.

Preferred Skills

• Messaging & Event Platforms: Hands‑on experience in messaging and event platforms such as Solace, Kafka. Experience designing and implementing event‑driven architectures.
• RESTful APIs & Microservices: Deep understanding of RESTful APIs and microservice architecture. Experience building and deploying microservices in a cloud environment.
• Distributed Systems Experience: Experience in working on complex, distributed systems in a global context. Hands‑on experience in Distributed Cache like Redis, Hazelcast, etc. and Streaming frameworks like Apache Flink, Apache Spark, etc. Understanding of distributed system concepts like fault tolerance and scalability.
• AI Adoption: Working Knowledge of any AI Tools using established AI Models like Gemini, GPT, Claude, etc. Involved in AI Adoption strategy and standardization of best practices in SDLC (Ex: Creating / Using AI Playbooks). Experience in developing AI Agents.

Education

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

Additional Information

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced candidate for the development, implementation, and maintenance of our core applications. This role requires a strong technical background in Java/Spring, Angular, and Oracle PL/SQL, coupled with proven leadership abilities in managing technical teams and engaging with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be a forward‑thinker, with a passion for leveraging emerging technologies, including AI tools and agents, to drive efficiency and innovation.

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