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Hybrid Head Director – Microservices, Big Data, Payments, Data Transformation
Posted 2 months ago
About the role
- Senior Group Manager responsible for applications development in fintech. Leading teams for payments data transformation and system architecture as part of Citi's tech initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Manage/develop multiple teams of technology professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
- Develop vision for team around roles and responsibilities, and structure team to ensure greatest impact, efficient use of resource, and alignment to business structures
- Prepare and present regular team/project reviews to senior technology management and business leaders
- Drive the design and development of system architecture based on latest technology stack, work with end-users of the systems, and enhance the quality of deliverables.
- Ensure staff follows Citi documented policy and procedures as well as maintain desktop procedures and supporting documentation for filings on a current basis and in comprehensive manner
- Work with a wide variety of business and tech teams and help them drive towards an everything-as-code and a codified controls mind-set
- Support and drive cultural change, instigating critical thinking about controls and processes and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement
- Monitor and manage approach/end results, budgeting, planning, policy formation, and contribute to future strategy of the area(s)
- Ensure change is managed with appropriate controls, documentation, and approvals including implementation of new and revised regulatory reporting requirements
- Research and resolve issues, provide recommendations, and escalate to senior management as needed
- Manage and maintain all disaster recovery plans, oversee appropriate testing, and provide permit-to-operate for new applications
- Lead and deliver local staff forums, present global, regional, and location news and updates to engage team in the progress of organization
- Contribute to defining and implementing best practices and processes for the department and ensure transparency and consistency across teams
- 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.
Requirements
- 15+ years experience of application development industry experience
- 10+ years of hands-on experience specializing in the leadership and hands-on development of franchise-critical applications
- 10+ years experience leading large technology transformation initiative
- 8+ experience in large technology development experience
- 8+ years experience in Big Data
- 5 + years Microservices experience
- 5+ years hands-on experience in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, J2EE Design Patterns, REST services, MicroServices, Docker/Kubernetes, messaging product like Kafka
- Deep understanding on design Highly Available and Highly Scalable Systems
- Front End Technologies like JavaScript and Angular version, CSS2/CSS3, HTML
- Hands-on experience in relational (Oracle/DB2), No-SQL (MongoDB), Unix commands
- Hands-on experience on working / deploying application on Cloud
- Hands-on experience in code testing tools like Junit / Mockito / Cucumber Deployment
- Acquaintance in Apache Tomcat, Open shift or public cloud environments
- Expertise in Test driven development (Junit, JMeter), CI/CD, Build, Version Control & Development tools
- Familiar using AI tools to improve the development team’s productivity
- Experience with Scaled Agile is a must
- Knowledge of Agentic AI is a plus
- Experience managing global technology teams
- Payments Messaging and Payments Data knowledge is paramount
- Working knowledge of industry practices (ISO 20022, Sanctions, AML)
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work well independently
- Experience working with business analysts, database administrators, project managers and technical architects in multiple geographical areas
- Strong problem-solving skills, business acumen, and demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Skilled in customer and leadership presentations
- Experience with Agile Software Development Lifecycle methodology and related tooling. For example -JIRA, Scrum
- Experience in the Financial Services industry is required.
Benefits
- medical, dental & vision coverage
- 401(k)
- life, accident, and disability insurance
- wellness programs
- paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays
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