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Senior Java Backend Architect - Vice President

Citi Bank

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Aug 25, 2026

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Location
TOWER B, EON FREE ZONE II, India
Workplace
Hybrid
Type
Full-time
Department
Engineering
Seniority
VP
Closing date
Sep 13, 2026
Source
Workday

Description

Job Description
The Applications Development Senior Lead is a senior developer level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities:

Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas
Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations
Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project
Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when necessary
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:
10-15 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
Experience of designing and delivering complex multi-system, distributed, highly available development projects. 
Proven experience of solution design and architecture in successful deliveries using technologies like Microservices, JAVA etc.
Experience with architectural methodologies and frameworks. Should be aware of Architectural design pattern, design principals etc
Should have strong hands-on experience on Java, Spring Boot, MicroServices,  Database, JDBC, JMS, Distributed System, Kafka
Experience using ALM and CICD tools like GitHub, TFS, Jenkins, OpenShift,  related tools in an agile methodology.
Experience in Leading project solution architecture design on various levels, including high and detailed level design.
Experience in Solution Architecture documentation and other architectural deliverables.
Experience in providing solutions for a wide range of technologies – Java, Database (Oracle/SQL Server), Mongo, Cloud and, Web Technologies, etc.
Experience in working in both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
Experience within a banking/finance environment would be preferable. 
Experience with WebSocket technology.
Experience with Elasticsearch.
Experience with OpenShift.

Bonus Points

Familiarity with Angular 14+.
Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with Agile development methodologies. 

Education:
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
Master’s degree preferred
 

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their 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 to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.

View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.

Skills

JavaAngularSpring BootAWSJenkinsCI/CDSQLElasticsearchOracleSQL ServerGitHubWebSocketAgileMicroservicesComplianceProject Management

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