Senior Applications Development Lead — Scalable Tech

Citigroup Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Life, accident & disability insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst (Vice President level) to drive senior-level software design and delivery. The role focuses on leading large-scale applications using Full Stack Java and Oracle within a collaborative technology team.

The position requires strong leadership, architecture compliance, and hands-on development, with emphasis on cloud-native solutions, CI/CD, and risk-aware decision making.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of application development leadership in financial services.
• Hands-on Full Stack Java + Oracle experience.
• Understanding of CI/CD processes and Scrum.

Responsibilities

• Partner with management teams to integrate functions and define system enhancements.
• Resolve high-impact problems by evaluating business and system processes against industry standards.
• Provide expertise in applications programming and ensure adherence to architecture blueprint.
• Use system flow knowledge to develop coding, testing, debugging, and implementation standards.
• Develop knowledge of how architecture and infrastructure integrate to meet goals.
• Provide in-depth analysis to define issues and develop innovative solutions.
• Coach mid-level developers and analysts, assigning work appropriately.
• Assess risk in business decisions and escalate control issues with transparency.

Skills

Full Stack Java

Oracle

CI/CD

Scrum

JIRA

Cloud-native development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

JIRA

Cloud platforms

Job description

Citigroup Inc. in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst (Vice President level) to drive senior-level software design and delivery. The role focuses on leading large-scale applications using Full Stack Java and Oracle within a collaborative technology team.

The position requires strong leadership, architecture compliance, and hands-on development, with emphasis on cloud-native solutions, CI/CD, and risk-aware decision making.