Senior Director, CitiDirect Payments Platform & Engineering

Citigroup Inc.

Jersey City (NJ)

On-site

USD 170,000 - 300,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

Citi in Jersey City, New Jersey seeks a hands-on software leader to modernize CitiDirect’s Payment flow, mentor engineers, and drive design of scalable microservices across channels. You will champion CI/CD, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and AI-enabled tooling, partner with architects and product managers, and help set technical strategy while managing debt and delivering reliable services.

Join Citi to influence a globally used platform and grow in a culture of innovation,

Qualifications

15+ years of experience in software development lifecycle and API design.
5+ years experience with DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures.
Demonstrated leadership in engineering teams and project execution.

Responsibilities

Mentor junior developers, lead code reviews, and contribute to AI standards and best practices.
Implement and champion CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Stand up automated testing frameworks for CI/CD integration with testing teams.
Collaborate with architects to design scalable microservices and drive technology strategy.