Hybrid Java Microservices Tech Lead – Vice President

at Citi

• Job title: Java Microservices Tech Lead – Vice President
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $113,840 - $170,760 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Docker, Hibernate, J2EE, Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, Microservices, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tampa, United States

About the role

• Technology Lead Analyst responsible for leading analysis, programming, and development efforts for application systems at Citi. Collaborating with teams to enhance systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multiple teams to integrate functions effectively, ensuring goals are met while identifying and defining system enhancements for new product deployments and process improvements.
• Address complex, high-impact issues by thoroughly evaluating business processes, system workflows, and industry standards.
• Provide subject-matter expertise in applications programming and ensure that application designs align with the overarching architecture framework.
• Leverage advanced system knowledge to establish standards for coding, testing, debugging, and deployment.
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of how different business areas, such as architecture and infrastructure, collaborate to achieve business objectives.
• Conduct in-depth analysis and develop innovative solutions to identified issues.
• Act as a mentor and advisor to mid-level developers and analysts, distributing tasks as necessary.
• Assess risks associated with business decisions, maintaining a strong focus on the company’s reputation, client assets, and compliance with laws and regulations, ensuring ethical conduct and transparency in handling control issues.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in large-scale enterprise application development using modern Java technologies ( Core Java, Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring Microservices )
• Strong understanding of OOPS (Object-Oriented Programming) principles, Data Structures, and Algorithms.
• Extensive experience in designing and developing integrated solutions with non-functional requirements such as scalability, availability, and consistency.
• Expertise in problem-solving and troubleshooting, with the ability to write “clean code” using Core Java, J2EE, Collections, and Multithreading .
• Proficiency in API and Web Services development using REST protocols.
• Strong experience in Unit testing and ensuring test coverage.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms, particularly Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience using Swagger/OpenAPI to define, document, implement, and test APIs.
• Familiarity with Standard and Enterprise Design Patterns.
• Experience with High-Speed Messaging platforms, particularly Kafka .
• Advanced knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL, and ORM technologies ( JPA2, Hibernate ).
• Expertise in Authentication, Authorization, and security protocols.
• Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Application Development.

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