Apps Development Group Manager - Sr. Vice President

Citi; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Applications Development Group Manager in Tampa, FL to lead multiple teams and drive strategic initiatives across development efforts. The role emphasizes budget oversight, resource planning, and cross-functional influence within the technology function.

The position requires 10+ years in applications development, strong Java/Python OO skills, and extensive experience with agile delivery, cloud-native tools, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in applications development and software engineering.
• Experience in managing and delivering complex applications projects.
• Strong understanding of data structures and OOP principles (Java or Python).
• Extensive experience with agile/iterative delivery (SCRUM, Kanban).
• Exposure to cloud-native development and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern automation tooling.
• Exposure to event-driven design (Kafka, Spark, IBM MQ).
• Experience in management and leading global technology teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple teams to achieve goals and handle personnel duties.
• Influence budgeting, planning, and resource allocation to drive results.
• Apply deep knowledge of development concepts to resolve complex issues.
• Define and uphold technical standards and procedures.
• Align applications development with broader technology objectives.
• Provide sound judgment in dynamic situations and escalate risks as needed.
• Interact with senior leaders and external partners as needed.
• Demonstrate compliance with laws, regulations and Citi policies.

Skills

10+ years exp

Applications development

Software engineering practices

OOP: Java/Python

Agile delivery

Databases

Cloud-native

CI/CD pipelines

Event-driven design

Management experience

Global teams

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Tekton

CircleCI

CloudBees Jenkins

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kafka

IBM MQ

Job description

The Applications Development Group 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 multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results
• Utilize in-depth knowledge of concepts and procedures within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
• Integrate in-depth knowledge of applications development with overall technology function to achieve established goals
• Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as 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:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in applications development
• Multiple years of experience with software engineering best practices (unit testing, automation, design patterns, peer review, etc.)
• Clear understanding of Data Structures and Object Oriented Principles using Java or python
• Multiple years of experience with agile and iterative software delivery (SCRUM, Kanban)
• Exposure to Database technologies (RDBMS, NoSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Mongo)
• Multiple years of experience with Cloud-native development and Container Orchestration tools (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.).
• Exposure to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, either on-premise or public cloud (i.e., Tekton, Harness, CircleCI, Cloudbees Jenkins, etc.)
• Exposure to event-driven design and architecture (i.e., Kafka, Spark Flink, IBM MQ, etc.)
• Experience in management
• Experience managing global technology teams
• Working knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to architecture experience in building horizontally scalable, highly available, highly resilient, and low latency applications
• Exposure to Cloud infrastructure both on-premise and public cloud (i.e., OpenShift, AWS, etc.)
• Exposure to API Management tools
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools (i.e., Terraform, Cloudformation, etc.)
• Exposure to Security, Observability, and Monitoring tools (i.e., Grafana Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Experience mentoring and providing technical leadership for teams of 5 or more developers
• Exposure to Job Schedulers (i.e. Autosys, Cloudwatch, etc)
• Experience in finance domain with knowledge in the area of Compliance Risk Management is a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$141,440.00 - $212,160.00

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.

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Aug 27, 2026

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