Apps Sup Tech Lead Analyst - VP

Citi; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Apps Sup Tech Lead Analyst in Tampa, FL. This senior role partners with multiple tech teams to ensure integration, defines system enhancements, and guides complex support initiatives.

Strong leadership, governance, and incident management skills are essential for maintaining stability in a fast-paced financial services environment. You will influencing cross-region issues, mentoring junior staff, and driving resiliency and onboarding improvements across Custody Digital Assets

Qualifications

• 13+ years experience
• Level 2 Production Support experience
• Practical problem solving and strategic thinking skills
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal skills and relationship building skills
• Service oriented attitude
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience leading requirements for multiple large development projects
• Proficient with basic technical tools and systems
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Partner with multiple tech teams to integrate functions and define system enhancements
• Provide expertise in apps support and the technology area
• Define scope and objectives for complex enhancements and document requirements
• Collaborate with Product Owners, BAs and SAs to document impacts and support needs
• Assess implications of applying technology to the current environment
• Identify risks and propose mitigations
• Coach and guide junior analysts
• Perform incident/outage management and crisis coordination across regions
• Investigate incidents in Custody Digital Assets and Settlements apps
• Influence strategic functional decisions through advisory services
• Identify bottlenecks and drive improvements
• Lead resiliency activities including DR coordination and component tests
• Communicate outage details to stakeholders and manage expectations
• Develop onboarding guidelines and improve stability and supportability
• Persuade and influence through strong communication
• Other duties as assigned
• Escalate and report control issues with transparency

Skills

SQL Server

Oracle

Java/.NET/Python

Database tuning

Cloud & Microservices

ELK/Grafana observability

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree

Job description

The Apps Sup Tech Lead Analyst is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business, and operates as an individual contributor. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

Responsibilities:

• The Apps Support Tech Lead Analyst is responsible to partner with multiple technology teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals; identify and define necessary system enhancements; analyze existing system logic, identify problems; and recommend and implements solutions.
• Provides expertise in area and an advanced level of understanding of the principles of apps support.
• Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives for complex, high impact application enhancements and problem resolution through in-depth analysis and evaluation of complex business processes, systems and industry standards; documents requirements.
• Partners with multiple technology areas and management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals.
• Works closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts and Systems Analysts to determine and document Systems impacts and support requirements
• Considers the implications of the application of technology to the current environment.
• Identifies risks, vulnerabilities and security issues; communicates impact; proposes risk mitigation options.
• Acts as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts; allocates work.
• Performing Incident/Outage Management, pro-actively collaborate with Development and Infrastructure partners to identify and remediate stability risks, and engage in crisis management and cross region handholding of issues.
• Provides in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Investigation of incidents reported across a range of applications within our Custody Digital Assets and Settlements applications.
• Directly impacts the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.
• Operate independently to identify process bottlenecks and proactively drive improvements by engaging the appropriate teams.
• Experience in performing resiliency activities such as disaster recovery coordination from Production to Contingency site from an Application Support perspective, and Application component level resiliency tests.
• Confidently handle outage communication with stakeholders in Business and Operations.
• Actively participate in defining and implementing application onboarding guidelines and standards in line with Non Functional Requirements. Provide direct technical guidance to development teams on stability and supportability improvements for the applications.
• Persuades and influences others through strong and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills
• Performs other duties and functions as assigned
• 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.

Recommended Qualifications:

• 13+ years experience
• Level 2 Production Support experience
• Practical problem solving and strategic thinking skills
• Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal skills and relationship building skills
• Service oriented attitude
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working or leading requirement gathering efforts for multiple large development projects at one-time
• Proficient using basic technical tools and systems
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Technical Skills :

• SQL Server – SQL, Stored Procedures
• Oracle or other RDBMS
• Knowledge of Java / .Net programming / Python
• Database performance and tuning
• Cloud Technologies (e.g., Openshift) and Micro Services
• Elastic Stack (ELK), Grafana, Google Cloud Observability (GCO) preferred

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Support

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$113,840.00 - $170,760.00

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:

Sep 22, 2026

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