Senior Big Data Engineer: Real-Time Pipelines & Scale

Citigroup Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Senior Big Data Developer in Tampa, FL to design and scale high-performance data platforms powering critical decisions. You will lead Java-based data engineering, real-time processing with Kafka and Flink, and containerized workloads on ECS/OpenShift.

Requires 6+ years in big data and strong leadership, with Cloud/container experience. The role offers full-time work in Tampa with a competitive salary and extensive Citi benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on software or application development with a focus on big data.
• Deep expertise in Java development for large-scale data applications.
• Experience with Confluent Kafka and Apache Flink or Spark Streaming.
• Strong Kubernetes and enterprise container platforms such as ECS or OpenShift.
• Ability to lead complex technical projects and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable big data pipelines and distributed systems using Java and Kafka.
• Architect and implement data solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
• Deploy and manage containerized big data workloads on ECS or OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to enable new capabilities.
• Define and enforce coding, testing, and deployment standards.

Skills

Java

Confluent Kafka

Apache Flink

Spark Streaming

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Data pipelines

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/Engineering)

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Red Hat OpenShift

Docker

ECS

Job description

Citi is seeking a Senior Big Data Developer in Tampa, FL to design and scale high-performance data platforms powering critical decisions. You will lead Java-based data engineering, real-time processing with Kafka and Flink, and containerized workloads on ECS/OpenShift.

Requires 6+ years in big data and strong leadership, with Cloud/container experience. The role offers full-time work in Tampa with a competitive salary and extensive Citi benefits.