Senior Margin Java Tech Lead - Risk & Margin Systems

Citigroup; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup in Jersey City (NJ) is seeking a Margin Java Tech Lead - SVP to drive design and delivery of core margin systems. You will lead a team of engineers, define architecture standards, and collaborate with Risk, Quant, and Infrastructure to implement scalable, compliant solutions for OTC bilateral derivatives.

The role requires 8+ years of apps development experience, strong Java/Spring expertise, and hands-on cloud/microservices work with Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent is required.
• 8+ years of apps development experience with hands-on coding.
• Strong knowledge of OTC margining and risk models (VaR, SIMM).

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture expertise and design standards for major margin systems.
• Lead and coach mid-level developers; drive production releases.
• Ensure risk controls and governance alignment across teams.
• Collaborate with Quant and infrastructure groups on model integration.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends and emerging tech.

Skills

Java

Spring

Kafka

Distributed cache

Apache Ignite

REST

WebSocket

gRPC

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Microservices

Cloud platforms

Risk models (VaR/SIMM)

OTC Margining

Mentoring/leadership

Co-pilot tooling

Oracle RDBMS

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Co-pilot

Oracle

Apache Ignite

Job description

Citigroup in Jersey City (NJ) is seeking a Margin Java Tech Lead - SVP to drive design and delivery of core margin systems. You will lead a team of engineers, define architecture standards, and collaborate with Risk, Quant, and Infrastructure to implement scalable, compliant solutions for OTC bilateral derivatives.

The role requires 8+ years of apps development experience, strong Java/Spring expertise, and hands-on cloud/microservices work with Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift.