Java and Data Engineering Technology Lead - Vice President

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi is hiring a Java and Data Engineering Technology Lead Analyst to drive the design and delivery of high-impact analytics platforms. You will lead applications development, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and ensure adherence to architecture blueprints.

The role demands 15+ years of experience, expertise in Java Spring Boot, data engineering, Kafka, cloud and containerization, and mentoring junior developers while delivering robust production systems for Citi's digital analytics

Qualifications

• 15+ years overall experience in applications development and delivery.
• Must Have (Priority) skills in Java-Spring Boot, REST APIs, and data engineering.
• Strong governance of system design, performance tuning, and mentoring junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Lead applications development and architecture for the Usage Analytics project.
• Collaborate with multiple management teams to define system enhancements and deployments.
• Drive production issues to closure while ensuring risk and compliance requirements.

Skills

Java Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Performance tuning

SQL

Data modeling

Kafka

Cloud

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

Jenkins

Autosys

ETL development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes/OpenShift/ECS

Docker

Jenkins

Job description

Java and Data Engineering Technology Lead - Vice President

Job Req Id:

26988320

Location(s):

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Job Type:

Hybrid

Posted:

Sep. 10, 2026

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Job Overview

We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions.

Our people make all the difference in our success.
We are hiring an Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst to work on our Digital Analytics/Usage Analytics project.
Project Summary: Usage Analytics
Objective: To collect, process, and analyze user interaction data from digital platforms to gain actionable insights into user behavior, platform performance, and engagement trends.

Goal: Deliver a robust analytics system that empowers stakeholders to make data-driven decisions, enhance user engagement, and optimize the performance of digital platforms, various citi applications and services

The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems and programming activities.

Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements.
Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards.
Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work 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.

Skills Set:

• 15+ years overall experience, Prior experience in deliveries, technical design
• Must Have (Priority)
• Java-Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, Performance tuning
• Data Engineering-SQL (Oracle/PostgreSQL),ETL development, Data modeling
• Kafka(Producers/Consumers, Monitoring, Troubleshooting
• Cloud & Containerization -Kubernetes/OpenShift/ECS,Docker,CI/CD
• DevOps - Git, Jenkins, Autosys

Leadership Expectations

• Technical design ownership
• Requirement clarification with BAs
• Mentoring junior developers
• Driving production issues to closure

Good to have

• Big-Data,Databrick,React,Analytics Platform Experience
• ClickHouse, Druid ,Elasticsearch (Any One of these)
• Monitoring-Splunk,Grafana,AppDynamics

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering/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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