Senior Java/Kotlin Tech Lead – Prime Brokerage Platform

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi seeks a senior Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst in Jersey City, NJ. You will lead core components for the Prime Brokerage platform, guide an agile team, and ensure quality, performance, and scalable architecture across the SDLC.

Strong collaboration with business stakeholders is essential. Required 6-10 years in apps development or systems analysis, mastery of Java, TDD, and leadership, plus experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and data technologies.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years in Apps Development or systems analysis.
• Experience in leading and implementing projects.
• SME in at least one area of Applications Development.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop core components for the Prime Brokerage platform using Java/Kotlin.
• Provide technical leadership to an agile team, mentoring developers and establishing best practices for coding, testing, and CI/CD.
• Drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement in SDLC and DevOps, using metrics like DORA to boost efficiency.
• Lead system architecture, design, planning, and estimation discussions with technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications.
• Oversee creation and maintenance of all project and technical documentation.
• Identify, mitigate, and solve complex risks throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Manage production support, analyze issue patterns, and lead efforts to improve system performance, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

Java

Test-Driven Development

Kotlin

Agile

Leadership

SDLC

DevOps

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Kafka

Solace

TIBCO

SQL Server

Trino

MongoDB

S3

OpenTelemetry

Elastic Stack

Grafana

Job description

Citi seeks a senior Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst in Jersey City, NJ. You will lead core components for the Prime Brokerage platform, guide an agile team, and ensure quality, performance, and scalable architecture across the SDLC.

Strong collaboration with business stakeholders is essential. Required 6-10 years in apps development or systems analysis, mastery of Java, TDD, and leadership, plus experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and data technologies.