Senior Lead Software Engineer Digital Solutions Vice President

Citi; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Citi in Jacksonville, Florida is seeking a seasoned technology professional to lead large-scale development projects. You will be responsible for guiding teams and making critical decisions to meet business goals. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in application development methodologies and a deep understanding of cloud platforms, especially AWS.

In addition to a bachelor’s degree, a master's degree is preferred. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off. Join Citi to be part of an innovative team that drives change in the financial industry.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or Enterprise Architecture role.
• Expertise in technology, particularly with Citi's internal and external cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of automating code quality and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead development efforts on large-scale projects.
• Mentor teams and provide architectural guidance.
• Conduct design and code reviews ensuring adherence to best practices.

Skills

Application development methodologies

Cloud platforms (AWS, PCF, Akamai)

Distributed systems

Algorithms and data structures

Technical judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

AWS

CI/CD tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Accountable for executing and driving results on large‑scale efforts or multiple smaller efforts and serving as a development lead for most medium and large projects. This includes expertise with application development methodologies and standards for program analysis, design, coding, testing, debugging and implementation.
• Accountable for exhibiting a strong understanding of client core business functions.
• Required to support situations in which end‑user consultation is required to identify system function specifications and incorporate them into overall system design and delivery. Additionally, utilize comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas within technology to achieve technological objectives.
• Independent work style, requiring little or no guidance by more senior developers. Decisions will make a significant, measurable impact on the business goals for the client organization.
• Assist in the planning and managing of application development assignments generally involving large budgets, cross‑functional projects or multiple projects, understanding and analyzing both technical and business risks and impact.
• Expected to effectively communicate those risks to the business owners so that they can make informed decisions.
• Accountable for providing guidance on architecturally significant efforts during the preplanning phase, ensuring principles and best practices are followed before work begins.
• Publish design review extensions and provide documented guidance aligned to sprint plans and timelines.
• Be part of the design review board focusing on the design process, searching for generic patterns and sharing best practices across the organization.
• Publish design patterns across lines of business and domain commonalities. Drive design reviews for Next Gen Architecture (NGA) and Plan of Record (POR) projects, supporting design principles and best practices.
• Participate in micro‑services and NGA code reviews.
• Empower SDEs and their teams through mentoring and coaching.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of the business domain, the systems, and the products in your space, including accountabilities, boundaries, limitations, scale factors and the reasons behind architectural decisions.
• Provide a long‑term perspective for business and technology choices, using technical judgment to vet architecture as required.
• Lead teams on how to develop and deliver systems that are efficient with resource usage such as hardware, runtime, performance, load and memory requirements.
• Responsible for broader design decisions and development of long‑term strategies that significantly influence the development process and standards.
• Accountable for Design Reviews of Agile and Plan of Record (POR) projects as well as Code Reviews of Next Gen Architecture (NGA) projects, elaborating, promoting and communicating Design Patterns applicable to NGA architectures and solutions.
• Accountable for providing architectural guidance to the SDEs based on best practices and in alignment with CTO guidelines and platform.
• Drive clarity and work with complete independence as business and/or technical strategy is not defined.
• Conduct design reviews and code reviews based on the projects assigned to your LOB. The product definition and technical planning are out of scope.
• Accountable for the overall strategy and for driving the teams inside and outside of your organization to deliver expected results, driving discussions that lead to timely decisions.
• Create plans that have a clear path to delivery, solving for dependencies between agile and waterfall delivery efforts, and helping teams maximize resources for the greater good of the Digital organization.
• Understand engineering best practices and apply them to the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Elaborate, bring and communicate clear metrics on Design Reviews, Code Reviews, CI/CD and Design Patterns adoption.
• Communicate progress, anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, identify, assess, track and mitigate issues/risks at multiple levels, and resolve discordant views through constructive dialogue.
• Implement continuous improvement and introduce new technology, demonstrating influence in scrum teams beyond your own area focus.
• Assess risk appropriately when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citi, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, applying sound ethical judgment and reporting control issues with transparency.

Recommended Qualifications

• 6‑10 years of relevant experience in an Apps Development role or senior level experience in an Enterprise Architecture role with subject‑matter expertise in one or more areas.
• Expertise in all aspects of technology with a deep understanding of broader patterns and techniques as they apply to Citi’s internal and external cloud platforms (AWS, PCF, Akamai).
• Lead resources and serve as a functional SME across the company through advanced knowledge of algorithms, data structures, distributed systems, networking and the use of knowledge and experience to lead, architect and drive broader adoption forward.
• Acquire relevant technology and financial industry skills (AWS PWS) and understand all aspects of NGA technology – including innovative approaches and new opportunities.
• Demonstrate knowledge on automating code quality, code performance, unit testing and build processing in CI/CD pipelines.

Education

Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred.

Benefits

In addition to salary, Citi offers competitive employee benefits and incentive awards. Benefits include medical, dental, vision coverage, 401(k), life, accident and disability insurance, wellness programs, paid time off, vacation, sick leave and holidays. For additional information, please see Citi’s benefits portal.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Citi is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation, please contact our accessibility team.

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