Java Apps Developer Lead Analyst - Vice President

Job Description:

Are you a highly skilled and motivated Senior Application Developerlooking to make a significant impact in the dynamic world of finance? Join our cutting-edge technology team and play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing our proprietary “Margin Calculations and Reporting” Platform, a critical component of our Prime Finance Services organization. This is an exceptional opportunity to apply your technical expertise to complex, computing-intensive financial solutions within a collaborative and globally connected environment.

This role is at the heart of our Prime Services division, where you will contribute to the evolution of a sophisticated margin calculation engine. This engine leverages a complex model and intricate business logic to provide leverage to clients and reduce risk for Citi, directly impacting our financial operations. As a Senior Application Developer, you will be instrumental in delivering end-to-end software solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, and robustness for our critical financial systems globally.

Responsibilities:

As a key member of our global development team, you will:

• Innovate & Develop: 
  • Design, develop, and implement robust and scalable application systems and programs for the Margin Calculation Services and reporting, aligning with strategic technology initiatives.
  • Partner closely with project managers, business stakeholders, and senior managers to translate complex business requirements into well-architected technical solutions. Consult with users and other technology groups, providing advanced programming insights and support.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration with diverse management teams to ensure seamless integration of functions, aligning efforts to achieve strategic organizational goals.
  • Proactively identify, define, and implement necessary system enhancements to facilitate the successful deployment of new products and process improvements.
• Complex Problem Resolution:
  • Lead the resolution of high-impact problems and critical projects through in-depth evaluation of intricate business processes, complex system architectures, and relevant industry standards.
  • Employ advanced analytical and interpretive thinking to define issues, uncover root causes, and develop innovative, sustainable solutions.
  • Consult with users, clients, and other technology groups on issues, and recommend programming solutions. Analyze complex technical and business challenges, and propose innovative solutions that enhance system functionality and business processes.
• Technical Architecture & Standards Leadership:
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in application programming, ensuring that all application designs rigorously adhere to the overall architectural blueprint and strategic technology roadmap.
  • Leverage an advanced understanding of system flow to develop and enforce robust standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation across development teams.
• Mentorship & Talent Development:
  • Act as a trusted advisor and coach for mid-level developers and analysts, providing guidance, fostering skill development, and judiciously allocating work to maximize team potential and project success.
• Operational Excellence: Ensure adherence to best practices and essential procedures.
• Autonomy & Ownership: Operate with a high degree of independence and judgment, taking ownership of critical initiatives and driving them to successful completion.
• Risk Management: Proactively assess and manage technical risks, demonstrating a strong commitment to regulatory compliance, ethical judgment, and transparent reporting of control issues.

Qualifications:

We are seeking a talented individual with:

• Experience: 6-10 years of progressive experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications, with a proven track record of implementing successful projects.
• Technical Expertise :
  • Strong proficiency in Java application technologies, including deep experience with TDD (Test-Driven Development), Spring framework, and Microservices architecture.
  • Excellent knowledge of algorithms and data structures, design patterns. Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
  • Strong Java experience : Java core, collections, concurrency, streams  
  • Frameworks and APIs:  Spring (Core, Batch, Integration, MVC, Boot, Data), Hibernate, Jackson , JAX RS, JPA, JAXB
  • Experience with distributed caches like Apache Gemfire will be a plus
  • Messaging: JMS, Kafka
  • Testing: JUnit, Mocking frameworks (Mockito, Power Mock)
  • Experience in perfor