Jobs at Citi Group in Canada, St. John's

Responsibilities:

Provide and implement technology solutions for the Mortgage Trading and Finance business including Pricing, Structuring, Risk, Data, Analytics and Reporting.

• Develop high quality software following the Citi Standard Development Life Cycle to achieve a high level of maintainability, scalability, flexibility and fast delivery.
• Work directly with Traders, Salespeople, Quants, and Business Analysts to understand business requirements and to ensure software solutions are addressing business needs.
• Partner with multiple stakeholders across the organization to achieve deliveries.
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as 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.

Work closely with L1 and L2 Production Support and to provide L3 Support to quickly resolve production issues

Required Skills /Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of hands-on development experience inApps Development, Server Side Development
• 6-10 years of Java development experience with Kafka and Spring Frameworks.
• Familiarity with Python.
• Must have demonstrated experience in delivering systems from inception to adoption.
• Must have demonstrated experience in working with end users to solve business problems.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in distributed system architectures, especially involving streaming services, micro services, distributed caches, Restful APIs and cloud-based deployment.
• Strong knowledge and experience in modern frameworks and tools in Java development including Spring, Sprint Boot, Maven and Gradle.
• Good understanding of DevOps best practices and CI/CD pipelines. Must have experience with JIRA, Bitbucket or GitHub, Sonar Cube, Jenkins/TeamCity/Harness
• Experience in RDBMS such as MS SQL Server or Oracle. Able to write effective SQL queries and tune queries for performance.
• Experience in or knowledge of streaming systems (Kafka is preferred) and event-based architectures.
• Experience in Cloud Computing technology such as Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, ECS
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Knowledge of Behavior Driven Testing (BDD) and Testing Tools such Cucumber
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate.
• Ability to multi-task, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and be a team player with a sense of urgency in a dynamic trading environment.
• Able to think on their feet to solve problems collaboratively and in real time.
• Able to work with non-technical users e.g. Business Analysts, to refine, question and
• A strong communicator, in both verbal and written forms. Able to express ideas in concise, clear and direct terms.

Preferred but not Required:

• Financial Industry experience or Financial Product knowledge.
• Understanding of Mortgage Backed Securities or other Fixed Income products.

Bachelor's or University Degree or equivalent experrience

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• 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.

• 5-8 years of relevant experience
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

• Proficient in industry standard best practices such as Design Patterns, Coding Standards, Coding modularity, Prototypes, Object oriented programming etc.
• Thorough in-depth understanding of usage of the fundamental concepts of Java and J2EE
• Knowledge and application of Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JSP, Servlets, JDBC, Struts framework
• Experience with any SQL/No SQL databases (Oracle, Sybase, Mongo etc.)
• Strong knowledge of unit testing frameworks like JUnit, Mockito
• Experience in debugging, tuning and optimizing Java micro service components
• Expertise in technologies like JMS, Solace is a plus
• Experience working in a Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery environment and familiar with Teamcity, Jenkins, Code Quality/Style Tools -SonarLint, Blackduck etc.
• Knowledge of application servers / webservers (weblogic, Tomcat)
• Proficiency with Git for managing code versions and collaborating with other developers.
• Work experience on the transactional applications for low latency, high availability uses is a plus
• Experience with Single page application development like Angular or React is an added advantage

Time Type:

Responsibilities:

• • The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining systems within SMC ETL stream.
  • Work on Client Onboarding and managing reference data static domain tables.
  • Work directly with global application development teams, Operations teams/partners to successfully integrate application data.
  • Manage process streams assigned and work with Vendor teams(part of ETL ) to assign tasks , manage and report status.
  • Perform unit testing with proper documentation to adhere to application standards.
  • Work closely with other team members, onsite and remote to ensure consistent approach to development is used within the application.
  • Engage in architecture definition of new processes and review existing processes for improvements.
  • Provide on-going maintenance and L3 production support
  • Keep up to date with new technologies and their possible adoption within ISG
  • Work on data initiatives within ISG (Automation and utilities).

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in Abinitio, SQL and Unix
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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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Responsibilities:

• Perform the analysis and submission of reports for Basel RWA Reporting based on OSFI Canada Regulatory requirements. Primary focus will be on performing activities in the analysis of the RWA results and processes / procedures to ensure quality control of deliverables.
• Execute procedures to ensure that Basel rules are adhered to for business initiatives, new product offerings and for changes in Basel requirements.
• Research and develop supporting materials in response to regulatory requests and line of business queries.
• Work directly with key business and technology and operations personnel to address day-to-day delivery and execution tasks and to ensure throughput and process execution is optimized.
• Utilize adopted frameworks, methodologies and tools aligned to the strategy of the group in production of the RWA results.
• Execute internal controls and document effectiveness of the control structure used in the RWA analysis.

Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) / Master in business administration (MBA)/ Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent combination of education.
• 6-10 years of experience in accounting management with commensurate stakeholder management experience

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree and/or CFA/FRM preferred

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Responsibilities:

• Support direct manager for the analysis and submission of reports for Basel RWA Reporting. Perform the calculation and submission of reports for Basel RWA Reporting (BCAR) and Leverage Reporting (LRR) based on OSFI Canada Regulatory requirements. Primary focus will be on performing activities in the calculation, analysis and reporting of the RWA/Leverage results and processes / procedures to ensure quality control of deliverables.

• Support subject matter experts on the team to ensure that Basel rules are adhered to for business initiatives, new product offerings and for changes in Basel requirements. Learn industry specific knowledge and use critical thinking skills to ensure stability of process.
• Support team lead to perform analysis of the RWA results; support respond to regulatory requests and line of business queries.
• Support direct manager in working with key business and technology and operations personnel to address delivery and execution obstacles and to ensure throughput and process execution is optimized.
• Utilize adopted frameworks, methodologies and tools aligned to the strategy of the group in production of the RWA results.
• Support the execution and documentation of the controls used in the RWA analysis.

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of previous experience required
• Structured Query Language (SQL) and/or Statistical Analysis System (SAS) experience preferred
• Self-motivated and detail oriented
• Working knowledge of related industry practices and standards
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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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• Reviews and analyzes surveillance and trading activity data and assists with developing, maintaining, and performing surveillance reviews and reports as necessary.
• Identifies potential risks and escalates the issue to a designated supervisor/manager and the respective product coverage areas, as appropriate.
• Provides troubleshooting support on a wide variety of projects, including ad-hoc projects and regulatory exams directed by other organizations within the compliance and legal departments, to ensure they remaining compliant with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Monitors adherence to ICRM’s risk policies and relevant procedures and remains abreast of any changes to regulations and or policies to prevent risk and protect the organization.
• Assists with editing and maintaining ICRM program related materials and interacts with other areas within Citi in a collaborative manner to provide best-in-class surveillance support.
• Influences senior managerial decisions by advising, counseling, and contributing to team deliverables and projects that impact both the team and the business.
• Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) to senior stakeholders and/or other team members.
• Assumes both formal and informal leadership roles within team and assists in training and mentoring new team members upon their arrival.
• Assesses and mitigates risks to ensure that team projects and deliverables are uninterrupted, and that Citigroup’s reputation is safeguarded when business decisions are made.
• Appropriately assesses risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the company's reputation and safeguarding Citi, 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
• Raise issues with IT on gaps identified as part of processing/interacting with Personal Trading team or employees
• Provide support to employees and LATAM Personal Trading team as required
• Participate in the execution of the Canada MCA program in accordance with applicable Citi policy documents.
• Conduct required MCA activities, conduct monitoring and document evidence of completion of activities and monitoring as per MCA requirement.
• Identifying potential risks for the Firm and escalating the matter to a designated manager and to the legal representative and the respective product coverage areas as appropriate.
• Generating reports, performing data analysis, and providing troubleshooting support on multiple projects. Supporting aspects of planning and executing projects to assist the Firm in complying with regulatory and legal requirements.
• Participating in ad-hoc requests, special projects and regulatory exams directed by other organizations within the compliance or legal departments.
• Other responsibilities include: overseeing the monitoring to adherence to ICRM’s Risk Policies and relevant procedures; preparing, editing and maintaining ICRM program related materials; Interacting and working with other areas within Citi, as necessary; and Keeping abreast of regulatory changes, new regulations and internal policy changes in order to further identify new key risk areas.
• Onboarding new Covered Persons and applicable Covered Accounts
• Reviewing Covered Persons’ personal trading account statements monthly to identify potential breaches of the PTIP
• Sending breach notifications to Covered Persons for policy breaches and provide breach notification statistics to HR monthly
• Conducting a quarterly reconciliation process to identify outstanding statements and following up with Covered Persons
• Conducting the annual PTOA attestation process and providing results to the Chief Country Compliance Officer and SVP, Private Bank and Employee Trading
• Providing ad hoc training to Covered Persons on the PTIP and ODBI
• Reviewing new Outside Business Activities and documenting the analysis performed including any required checks.
• Presenting new Outside Business Activities with a recommendation to the Chief Country Compliance Officer and SVP, Private Bank and Employee Trading
• Ensuring the MCA for PTOA is completed on a timely basis
• Streamlining the PTOA processes in Canada including moving statement reviews from hardcopy to electronic
• Providing KRI and information related to PTOA in Canada for various governance meetings (Board, BRCC)
• Collaborate with compliance counterparts to ensure where possible there is a consistent approach in resolving PTOA issue
• Assisting with regulatory inquiries and/or examinations. This may include coordination with regulators and other parties
• Other responsibilities include: Conduct daily Markets and Prudential monitoring and surveillance in the event of an absence in the ICRM Canada Markets team; reviewing CPB marketing material when necessary.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of experience
• Knowledge of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies
• A general understanding of securities trading and corresponding regulations with proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities
• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as subject matter expert (SME) to senior stakeholders and/or other team members.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization, as well as the ability to navigate a complex organization.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization
• Excellent project management and organizational skills and capability to handle multiple projects at one time
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge in area of focus
• Work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units; ability to navigate a complex organization
• Adaptable to change and willing to work in a fast paced environment with a positive attitude

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience

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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Responsibilities:

• Assisting senior staff in the design, development, delivery and maintenance of best-in-class Compliance programs, policies and practices, and standards for ICRM.
• Helping to compile and maintain compliance documentation.
• Tracking policy, training, and other initiatives.
• Assisting in the preparation, editing and maintenance of Compliance program related materials.
• Performing data entry and assisting in the creation and maintenance of reports for control, tracking.
• Additional duties as assigned
• 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.
• Committment to a 2 year apprenticeship

Qualifications:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies
• Experience in compliance, legal or other control-related function in the financial services firm, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm

Education

• You have been resident in UK 3 yrs prior to starting apprenticeship with the right to work in UK
• Minimum A-C or 4-9 in Level 2 Maths and English or equivalent

lqualities:

• Demonstrate motivation for joining both the programme and Citi
• Demonstrate aptitude for problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Interested in technology and innovation
• Attention to detail, organising and planning abilities
• Appetite to learn new skills and work towards a qualification
• Enthusiastic team worker who will contribute confidently in a team environment

What We Offer

We’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and allow you to choose which benefits suit you and your personal life best.

Highlights to our core benefits include:

• Award winning pension
• On-site health services
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Paid parental leave
• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 Days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

We review applications on a rolling basis and therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The role will be based in a Citi Office in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

All offers made to potential apprentices are conditional on applicants having achieved the minimum qualification requirements, inline with the University/Training provider.

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