Applications Development Group Manager

National Black MBA Association; Rutherford (NJ); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an Applications Development Group Manager for its Rutherford, NJ location. The role involves ensuring data accuracy, leading application software development for finance and risk data platforms, and managing senior client relationships while implementing technology innovations. Candidates should have extensive experience with Big Data tools and a proven track record in application management.

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k) plans

Life and accident insurance

Paid time off packages

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in application development and Big Data tools.
• Experience with ETL processes and data quality checks.
• Strong understanding of application architecture and system enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Manage data profiling and integration for risk and finance use cases.
• Develop and implement data federation layer applications.
• Drive technology modernization efforts and manage product development relationships.

Skills

Big Data platforms

Extract Transform Load (ETL)

Data Integration

Application Development

Data Quality Checks

Agile Methodology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Applied Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Hive

Apache Spark

Kafka

Python

SQL

ORAAS (Oracle)

Job description

Citibank, N.A. seeks an Applications Development Group Manager for its Rutherford, NJ location.

Duties: Ensure completeness and accuracy of data profiling needs on a data platform for risk and finance business use cases. Responsible for Data Integration of multiple data flows. Own and maintain end-to-end Data Flow and Architecture of Global Finance and Risk Data specifically on Big Data platform and its toolsets. Develop and implement customized data federation layer transformation (Extract Transform Load -ETL) application software to support the data acquisition and consumption requirements via baseline through a change control process. Ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals, identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements and provide status on a periodic basis and associated risk/issues/mitigation reporting including EOL (End of Life), EOVS (End of Vendor Support), Upgrade of core third party and vendor software specifically the Cloudera Big Data Platform. Responsible for business and client relationships with senior business leaders. Provide an overall status, risk/issues reporting related to application software. Responsible for changes to requirements and baseline through change control process for all CSI (Citi System Inventory) related to retail data acquisition for Genesis application. Drive engineering effort with product development-based mindset, optimized server resources utilization, and modernizing technology stacks via Reengineering for optimal storage, applying industry standard design patterns and requirements, and drive timely implementation. A telecommuting/hybrid work schedule may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite in accordance with Citi policies and protocols.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Applied Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field, and seven (7) years of experience in the role offered, or in a related IT occupation developing applications within the IT industry. Seven (7) years of experience must include: Building enterprise-level application software using Big Data platform tools including, Hive, oozie, sqoop and Apache Spark, Kafka, Scala, and Python; Maintaining audit and metadata entries in RDBMS; Preparing high level detailed architecture diagrams; Using ORAAS (Oracle), JDBC, Spring MVC, and ExtJS; Identifying change/enhancement required for impacted module and documenting change in JIRA; Performing data quality (DQ) checks on data being acquired for record counts against control files, integrity and business checks; and Preparing test plans and application guides for User Acceptance Testing (UAT). In the alternative, employer will accept a Master’s degree and five (5) years of experience. 40 hrs./wk. Applicants submit resumes at https://jobs.citi.com/. Please reference Job ID #25845969. EO Employer.

Wage Range: $185,882.00 to $264,985.00

Job Family Group: Technology

Job Family: Applications Development

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Primary Location:

Rutherford New Jersey United States

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In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Aug 01, 2025

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