Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst (Wealth Technology)

Citibank (Switzerland) AG; Singapore; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst to join our Technology team in Singapore. The role involves designing, developing, and implementing new or revised application systems with emphasis on analysis, coding, testing, and deployment.

You will coach junior analysts, work under limited supervision, and collaborate with stakeholders across the bank. Strong Java, Spring, Spark, microservices, and CI/CD skills are essential to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of relevant experience in applications development.
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications.
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects.
• Knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines or changes in requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct feasibility studies, time/cost estimates, IT planning, risk analysis, and develop new or revised application systems to meet business needs.
• Monitor and control all development phases and provide user/operational support to business users.
• Analyze complex problems, evaluate processes, and ensure alignment with standards.
• Recommend and implement security measures in post-implementation analysis.
• Consult with users and tech groups on issues and propose advanced programming solutions.
• Define operating standards and assist in process development.
• Serve as advisor to junior analysts and operate with minimal supervision.
• Act as SME to stakeholders and team members.

Skills

Java

Spring

Spark

Microservices

Kafka

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Relational/NoSQL DBs

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

CI/CD tools

OpenShift

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure Cloud

AWS S3

Job description

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst

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.

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Responsibilities:

• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, application development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised application 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 standard and processes.
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or Junior 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 judgement regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Recommended Qualifications:

• 8-10 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

Technical Qualifications:

• 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in an Engineering role, ideally within Financial Services or a large, complex, and/or global environment.
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Extremely strong command of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Java & Spring: Extensive hands‑on experience with Java, Spring Framework, and Spring Boot.
• Strong hands‑on experience in Java and Spark development
• Experience with Spring Batch for developing and supporting batch processing applications
• Knowledge and experience with business rules management and decisioning solutions, such as IBM Business Automation Manager Open Edition (BAMOE) or Drools
• Microservices: Proven experience in designing and building microservices-based architectures.
• Messaging Systems: Strong experience with Kafka implementation for building event‑driven systems.
• Containerization: Good knowledge of container technologies, with specific experience working with Red Hat OpenShift clusters.
• Database: Strong exposure working with enterprise applications using relational databases like Oracle as well as NoSQL databases like MongoDB for database development and optimization.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) and modern CI/CD practices.
• Hands‑on knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment tooling and infrastructure‑level concepts, including ELK, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Cloud, and AWS S3.
• Agile Methodologies: Solid experience working in and practicing Agile development methodologies.
• AI and Prompt Engineering: Wide exposure to and practical experience with smart AI tools and the ability to craft optimized prompts.

Leadership & Behavioral Qualifications:

• Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering technical growth and driving delivery.
• Consistently demonstrates clear, concise written and verbal communication, with the ability to take end‑to‑end ownership of projects and initiatives.
• Fully committed and authoritative, able to make decisions confidently and drive them to completion.
• Comprehensive knowledge of design metrics, analytics tools, benchmarking activities, and related reporting to identify best practices.
• Demonstrated analytic and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and partner effectively with virtual teams.
• Ability to work independently, multi‑task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements.

Education: Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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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