Business Lead Analyst - C13 Mississauga jobs at Citi Group in Canada

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Responsibilities:

• Provide input during development and implementation phases, including formulation and definition of systems scope, objectives and necessary system enhancements for complex, high-impact projects

• Identify and communicate risks and impacts and propose risk mitigation options, considering business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment

• Consult with business clients to determine system functional specifications and partner with multiple management teams and other units to meet organizational objectives

• Evaluate new IT developments and evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems by analyzing business processes, systems and industry standards

• Provide in-depth and sophisticated analyses with interpretive thinking to define problems, develop innovative solutions and influence strategic functional decisions

• Supervise day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management, work allocation, mentoring/coaching and other duties and functions 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.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of experience

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint) with extensive experience using Excel for data analysis

• Experience with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle

• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of business analysis

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.

Other Relevant Skills

Responsibilities:

• 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.

Qualifications:

• 3-7 years of relevant experience
• Experience as a DevOps engineer or in a similar software engineering role
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub workflows
• Good knowledge of Ruby or Python
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL
• 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

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.

Other Relevant Skills

Responsibilities:

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• 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.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Experience with Microservices architecture and building scalable streaming and batch applications.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies – ART (Agile release Train)
• Familiarity with data processing using Kafka streams, spark and storing and consuming from Hive.
• Hands on knowledge of using consumption tools like Starburst and Tableau.
• Deep understanding of data management concepts and self service capabilities.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with Bigdata.
• Experience with data governance principles and practices.
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

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.

Other Relevant Skills

The Lead Data Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing distributed data processing jobs to handle large-scale data in Hadoop Distributed File System(HDFS) and S3 Storage using Apache Kafka, Flink Java and Flink SQL, Apache Spark and Python. This role requires deep understanding of data engineering principles, proficiency in Java, Python and hands-on experience with Kafka and S3 ecosystems. Developer will collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to process, transform and drive insights and data driven decisions.Responsibilities:

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Finance and Risk data with experience in data processing jobs to handle large-scale data in Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), S3 Storage using Apache Spark, Apache Kafka Streaming, Apache Flink Java, Flink SQL and Python.
• Good programming skills in Java, SQL and Python
• Distribute data to downstream systems by generating feeds or publishing to Kafka topics
• Required to support situations in which end user consultation is required to identify system function specifications and incorporate them into overall system design and delivery. Additionally, utilize comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas within technology to achieve technological objectives.
• Expected to effectively communicate those risks to the business owners, so that they can make informed decisions.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Hadoop Distributed File System(HDFS) using Apache Spark, Python, Java and SQL
• 2+ years of relevant experience in S3 Storage using Apache Kafka, Flink Java and Flink SQL with minimal latency, monitor and optimize the performance of Kafka clusters, troubleshoot and resolve issues related to Kafka and data processing, implement best practices for Kafka architecture and operations
• 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
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail and accuracy.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Prior Financial industry experience will be a plus

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

Additional Responsibilities:

Data Processing and Transformation:

• Design and implement big data warehouse application to process and transform large datasets
• Develop ETL Pipelines with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, Python for data Ingestion, cleaning, aggregation, and transformations.

Data Distribution:

• Send data to downstream systems by generating feeds or publishing to Kafka topics

Performance Optimization:

• Optimize ETL jobs for efficiency, reducing run time and resource usage.
• Finetune memory management, caching, and partitioning strategies for Optimal performance

Data Engineering with Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Flink:

• Load data from different sources into S3 Storage, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Testing and debugging:

• Troubleshoot and debug Kafka Job failures, monitor job logs, and Kaka UI Manager to Identify Issues.

Coding standard adherence:

• Coding vulnerabilities identification and addressing. Enforcement of the coding standard to eliminate code vulnerabilities.
• Bigdata best practice adherence including small files elimination, Hive SRE scan success and archival implementation for ideal architecture utilizations.

Time Type:

• The Apps Support Intmd Analyst provides technical and business support for users of Citi Applcations.
• Utilizes good understanding of apps support procedures and concepts and basic knowledge of other technical areas to field issues and queries from stakeholders, provide short-term resolutions and work with relevant technology partners for long term remediation.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of how areas of apps support collectively integrate to contribute to achieving business goals.
• Act as a liaison between users/traders, interfacing internal technology groups and vendors
• Participates in disaster recovery testing
• Participate in application releases, from development, testing and deployment into production.
• perform post release checkouts after application releases and infrastructure updates. Develop and maintain technical support documentation.
• Considers implications of the application of technology to the current environment.
• Analyzes applications to identify risks, vulnerabilities and security issues.
• Makes evaluative judgments based on analysis of factual information; resolves problems by identifying and selecting solutions Cooperation with Development colleagues to prioritize bug fixes and support tooling requirements.
• Directly impacts the business by ensuring the quality of work provided by self and others; impacts own team and closely related work teams.
• Exchanges ideas and information
• Active involvement in and ownership of Support Project items, covering Stability, Efficiency, and Effectiveness initiatives.
• Performs other duties and functions as assigned in a concise and logical manner.
• 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.

• 3 - 5 years experience
• Basic knowledge or interest about apps support procedures, concepts and of other technical areas.
• Participation in some process improvements.
• Previous experience or interest in standardization of procedures and practices.
• Basic Business knowledge/ understanding of financial markets and products.
• Knowledge/ experience of problem Management Tools.
• Understands of how own sub-function integrates within the function and commercial awareness
• Evaluates (sometimes complex) situations using multiple sources of information Developed communication and diplomacy skills to persuade and influence
• Good customer service, communication and interpersonal skills
• Good knowledge of the business and its technology strategy
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of issue tracking and reporting using tools
• Good all-round team member
• Effectively share information with other support team members and with other technology teams
• Ability to plan and organize workload
• Ability to communicate appropriately to relevant stakeholder

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Time Type:

Individuals in Quality Assurance, Monitoring & Testing are responsible for the assessment of outcomes from activities and processes against conformance with applicable requirements to strengthen risk management quality such as quality testing performed for business function quality control and transformation lead quality control post completion of an activity/process. This includes the development and execution of Monitoring and Testing for controls, such as control design assessment, design of operational effectiveness for monitoring & testing tools, monitoring/testing design assessment, and execution of monitoring/testing tools to assess the effectiveness of key controls designed to address defined risks

Responsibilities:

• EUC/ITeSS Delegate Accountable Business Owner for DART (Risk Data, Analytics, Reporting and Technology, reporting directly to the Acountable Business Owner (ABO)
• Responsible for governing EUC Risk Reduction planning, ITeSS (IT enabled Smart Solutions) migration efforts as well as monitoring the active control environment around (inclusive of metrics based reporting) registered EUCs and ITeSS Use Cases within DART
• ABO Delegate will also be responsible for ensuring all EUC/ITeSS Champions and Owners are familiar with their requirements and responsibilities under the EUC Policy and Standard
• Responsible for the quality, completeness, and accuracy of the implementation of the Control Framework, including Risk Control Policy, Control Standard, Issue Management
• Policy, Lesson Learned Policy and Control Inventory
• Lead the assessment of activities and processes as per required Policies, Standards and Procedures to strengthen risk management quality
• Conduct routine testing of internal activities and processes to ensure adherence to established quality standards and identify areas of risk or non-compliance
• Review stakeholder/client feedback and respond to any quality assurance complaints or issues in a timely and efficient manner
• Support quality testing performed for business function quality control and transformation lead quality control post completion of an activity/process
• Drive assessment of activities and processes as per required Policies, Standards and Procedures to strengthen risk management quality.
• Conduct routine testing of internal activities and processes to ensure adherence to established quality standards and identify areas of risk or non-compliance.
• Integrate stakeholder/client feedback and respond to any quality assurance complaints or issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Oversee quality testing performed for business function quality control and transformation lead quality control post completion of an activity/process.
• Develop and execute Monitoring and Testing for controls, including control design assessment and design of operational effectiveness for monitoring & testing tools, monitoring/testing design assessment, and execution of monitoring/testing tool.
• Regularly report on quality control outcomes and control effectiveness to top management and relevant stakeholders.
• Proficient knowledge of regulatory guidance specific to quality assurance and monitoring/testing lifecycle.
• 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 teams and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in operational risk management, compliance, audit, or other control-related functions in the financial services industry.
• Ability to identify, measure, and manage key risks and controls.
• Track record leading Control related projects and programs • Ability to see the big pictures with high attention to critical details.
• Develop and implement strategy and process improvement initiatives.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Citi’s businesses and functions and their risk profiles.
• Developing new ideas and improving current processes to proactively mitigate risks.
• Requires an ability to provide challenge and make recommendation for risk and controls remediation.
• Expert knowledge in the development and execution for controls.
• Proven experience in control related functions in the financial industry.
• Proven experience in implementing sustainable solutions and improving processes.
• Expert understanding of compliance laws, rules, regulations, and best practices.
• Deep understanding of Citi’s Policies, Standards, and Procedures.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate complex risk and control activities and processes.
• Ability to deliver compelling presentations and influence executive audiences.
• Strong sense of accountability and ownership, with strong results orientation.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to engage and inspire across stakeholder groups.
• Exceptional command in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Education:

Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

Anticipated Posting Close Date:

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The IA Centralized Analytics functionensures that members of Internal Audit are equipped with right technology, governance and analytics platform to increase the effectiveness and performance of audit activities,expand coverage, and by thisenable robust audit assurance

In this role, you're expected to:

• Participates in designing and delivering the innovative tools for Auditors
• Has subject matter expertise in the optimization of audit processes and tools improvements.
• Defines data needs, designing, and coordinating audit solutions development in accordance with professional standards.
• Pro-actively develops automated routines to help Auditors with Audit Testing and Audit Lifecycle.
• Provides coaching to Audit team members regarding the use of solutions and supporting provision of appropriate trainings / guidelines.
• Provides support to other members of the IA Centralized Analytics team, and wider Digital Solutions and Innovation team.
• Applies understanding of business processes to identify opportunities to enhance audit efficiencies and effectiveness through the design and delivery of automated processes.
• Has strong verbal and written communication skills to clearly articulate business requirements and results and make practical recommendations for technology teams to develop solutions.
• Develops professional relationships with audit teams to assist in the definition of Audit Solution and Automation opportunities.
• Develops effective working relationships with technology and business management of the area being audited, to facilitate understanding or processes and sourcing of data.
• Promotes continuous improvement in all aspects of audit automation activities (e.g., technical environment, software, operating procedures).

As a successful candidate, you’d ideally have the following skills and exposure:

• At least 5 years of business / audit analyst experience in providing analytical techniques and automated solutions to business needs.
• Excellent technical, programming, project management, Agile and coordination skills
• Excellent analytical ability to understand business processes and related risks and controls and design innovative audit solutions based upon audit needs.
• Strong interpersonal and multicultural skills for interfacing with all levels of internal and external audit and management.
• Self-driven, problem-solving approach. Understanding and optimization of procedures, and following these to keep quality and security of processes.
• Work experience in global environment and in large company.
• Work experience in stakeholder management and Senior Management reporting
• Detail oriented approach, consistently performing diligent self-reviews of work product, and attention to data completeness and accuracy.
• Data literate, with the ability to understand and effectively communicate what data means to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Proficiency in two or more of the following technical skills is:

• SQL, Python
• Hadoop ecosystem (Hive, Impala, PySpark etc).
• Alteryx, KNIME
• SDLC, Agile
• Appian

Experience of the following areas would be preferred:

• Experience as an Application Manager, Developer or Agile Product Owner of Software Development.
• Gathering Business Requirements and Designing Technology Solutions
• Driving process / technology changes (proof of concept, adoption, migration)
• Knowledge of Gen-AI and prompt engineering.
• Working with non-structured data such as PDF files.
• Providing analytics / technology training to business users.
• Understanding technology architecture
• Banking Businesses (i.e., Institutional Clients Group, Consumer, Corporate Functions) or areas of expertise (i.e. Anti-Money Laundering, Regulatory Reporting)
• Big Data analysis including big data dedicated use like HUE, Hive
• Project Management / Solution Development Life Cycle / Scaled Agile Framework

What we offer:

• A chance to develop in a highly innovative environment where you can use the newest technologies in a top-quality organizational culture.
• Professional development in a truly global environment
• Inclusive and friendly corporate culture where gender diversity and equality is widely recognized
• An enjoyable and challenging learning path, which leads to a deep understanding of Citi’s products and services.

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