Software Engineer Assistant Vice President jobs at Citi Group in United Kingdom, Belfast

Overview of Citi:

You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast’s iconic Titanic Quarter.

The Senior Executive Assistant provides support to another individual or group of individuals by handling correspondence, managing calendars and appointments, arranging conferences and conference calls, making travel arrangements and providing other administrative tasks.Responsibilities:

• Completing Travel & Expense providing high-quality, end-to-end support for business travel, expense processing in Concur and corporate card administration

• Ensure compliance with in-policy rates for travel bookings

• Coordinate with employees for expense reimbursements

• Identify cost reduction opportunities based on spend activity

• To ensure all invoices are approved and adhere to policies

• Build relationship with business finance team

• Process invoices through Procure to Pay system including supplier set up

• Ensure suppliers are accurately paid and on time

• Invoice matching

• Prepares, reconciles, and tracks expense reports through Travel and Entertainment Expense system

• Trains, coaches or guides other administrative staff when required

• 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:

• Previous office administration experience preferably within a large and complex financial services or similar organization

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to quickly gain command of new systems

• Self-motivated and detail oriented

• degree or equivalent experience

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.

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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

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

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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Serves as a senior compliance risk analyst for Independent Compliance Risk Management (ICRM) responsible for establishing internal strategies, policies, procedures, processes related to monitoring and fostering awareness of sanctions regulatory requirements that Citi must comply with; assessing related sanctions risk exposure, overseeing the quality of sanctions control processes and setting global standards to manage and mitigate those sanctions risks and protect the franchise. In addition, provides support for the collation of potential breaches of sanctions from across the firm and work with contacts in the Business and Compliance to ensure consistent and effective application and implementation of, and controls to evidence adherence to, relevant sanctions related global standards, policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing comparative data, preparing and presenting regional and global reports related to sanctions risk assessments, and monitoring of sanctions related issues and escalations with senior management and global partners.
• Supporting a specialized team of Independent Compliance Risk (ICRM) officers responsible for program execution activities.
• Contributing to the design and maintenance of a comprehensive written ICRM Sanctions Framework (standards and policies).
• Partnering with functional partners and key stakeholders – regionally and globally, as applicable, to ensure potential risks are identified during due diligence, or escalated on an ad hoc basis, are appropriately vetted and addressed. Identifying and escalating to the Chief Sanctions Officer material risks and significant instances of not adherence to the Framework by accountable front line units; directs investigations in coordination with GIU, CSIS, Legal, HR, or as appropriate.
• Monitoring adherence to Citi’s Global Sanctions Policy and relevant procedures; staying current on key Sanctions regulatory changes, key enforcement actions and related industry trends.
• Overseeing adherence to procedures and processes, to ensure compliance with policies ensuring that front line units meet required standards.
• Interacting with relevant teams to raise awareness of Sanctions trends, emerging issues, remedial actions or enhancements to the program.
• Supporting efforts in connection Internal Audit and functional regulators in Program exams and evaluations; tracks and challenges remedial actions from the front line units.
• Drafting and editing sanctions-related reference materials; support the various electronic record-keeping logs for sanctions licenses, voluntary disclosures; subpoenas etc.; participate in sanctions training programs.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• Preferably expertise of AML and Sanctions regulations, risks and typologies
• Knowledge of Compliance laws, rules, regulations, risks and typologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative and adaptive
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively and with people at all levels of the organization
• Work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units; ability to navigate a complex 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

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree; experience in compliance, legal or other control-related function in the financial services firm, regulatory organization, or legal/consulting firm, or a combination thereof; experience in area of focus; Advanced degree preferred

Additional responsibilities and requirements include:

• Monitoring and analysing regulatory developments and assessing their impact on the business.
• Assisting in the development, enhancement and implementation of compliance frameworks policies and procedures.
• Managing and prioritising multiple concurrent tasks ensuring deadlines are met without compromising quality or accuracy.
• Maintaining accurate documentation of compliance decisions risk assessment and advisory activities.
• Experience performing investigations of potential breaches of policy/regulation is desirable.
• Proven ability to understand complex business systems, processes and products.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and delivering a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of compliance tools and systems for example transaction monitoring and regulatory reporting tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, delivers clear messaging in a constructive manner and ensures messaging is understood.
• A strong understanding of financial regulations and compliance frameworks is required, and a good understanding of contemporary UK Sanctions regulation is recommendable.
• Proven track record in managing stakeholder relationships across various departments and liaising with regulators and Sanctions enforcement bodies is also desirable.

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The Software Engineer role leads and participates in solving business problems by building robust, high-performance large-scale enterprise applications. You will leverage your deep technical knowledge to design and code scalable and easily maintainable solutions as well as mentor other more junior engineers as needed. You will promote a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvements within the team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and engineer solutions within multiple agile software delivery teams, working to collaboratively deliver sprint goals, write code, and participate in the broader Citi technical community and team-level Agile and Scrum processes.
• Engage in the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including planning, development, testing, and deployment ensuring adherence to best practices in CI/CDpipelines
• Foster relationships with end users and stakeholders and influence product design evolution and delivery strategies

Required Qualifications

• Experience as a Software Engineer/Developer using Java and/or Python
• Clear understanding of Data Structures and Object-Oriented Principles
• Experience building horizontally scalable software using Cloud-native development or Container Orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
• Spring Framework including Core, Integration, Batch, JDBC, Hibernate.
• Databases - RDBMS preferably Oracle, NoSQL preferably MongoDB.
• Familiarity with Linux environment including scripting skills.
• SDLC/Dev Ops - Git/BitBucket, CI/CD pipeline frameworks such as Jenkins, SonarQube, JIRA, Any secure coding toolkits.
• Experience using Generative AI tools such as CoPilot
• Demonstrated clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership, project and stakeholder management skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree in software or computer engineering

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By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

The Reporting & Consolidation Manager will be an experienced professional, with oversight over reporting, system maintenance, and scheduling-related changes.

What you’ll do

• Support definition and integration of scheduling processes across Internal Audit
• Partner with IA stakeholders across Digital Solutions, Methodology and Planning to assess impact of any changes to scheduling
• Engage with third party scheduling tool vendor and Citi technology to investigate and resolve system issues
• Provide day-to-day oversight for the creation of scheduling-related reports/analysis that embeds/supports an informed scheduling culture within Internal Audit.
• Consolidate department-level scheduling/timesheet data and effectively communicate drivers of trends/analytics across key IA stakeholders.
• Partner with relevant teams to develop and deliver automated reporting
• Provide day-to-day oversight for the maintenance of the scheduling tool, including but not limited to configurations, bulk data imports, mapping tables.
• Ensure workflows, processes, and data within the scheduling system are accurate and current.
• Lead change management efforts, collaborating effectively to ensure both proactive and upstream changes are managed appropriately.
• Ensure relevant controls are in place while adhering to applicable data quality standards.
• Proactively identify and embrace continuous improvement opportunities as it relates to relevant processes and reporting.
• Support efforts that rely on scheduling data, e.g., demand-capacity work.

What we’ll need from you

• Previous experience in a related role or experience in business, human capital, and resource management; other related areas include Financial Planning & Analysis and Business Planning and Analytics.
• Analytical skills, with the ability to think creatively to find strategic solutions or troubleshoot problems.
• High level of proficiency with the MS Office Suite
• Experience creating visual representations of data through Tableau preferred
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills with a proven ability to operate in a manually intensive data environment, extracting large volumes of data from disparate sources, cleansing, and validating it, and transforming it into high quality, insightful reporting.
• Ability to work well under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Intellectually curious, consistently evaluating “what is the data telling me?” and “why does it matter?"
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to clearly articulate analytics requirements and results and make practical recommendations for analytics enhancements.
• Proven ability to develop ideas from concept to an executable plan.
• Effective negotiation skills, a proactive and 'no surprises' approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent views. This individual must be an articulate and effective communicator, both orally and in writing, with an energetic, charismatic, and approachable style.
• Strong coordination and project management skills

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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Position Overview

As a Senior QA Analyst, you will be an integral part of our agile delivery team, driving the development and execution of high-quality functional testing in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will work closely with product owners, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure that our applications meet both functional and non-functional requirements. Your expertise in Behavior-Driven Development (BDD), agile methodologies, and deep understanding of functional domains will be key to ensuring the success of our projects.

Agile QA Practices

• Actively participate in all Agile ceremonies, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and development teams to understand project requirements and define comprehensive test strategies.
• Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts aligned with Agile methodologies.

Functional Domain Expertise

• Leverage in-depth knowledge of financial products and services to design effective test scenarios.
• Ensure test coverage for functional and non-functional requirements, focusing on areas such as trade processing, confirmation, settlement, and margin.
• Conduct thorough root cause analysis for defects and implement preventative measures to enhance production stability.

Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)

• Implement and advocate for BDD practices within the QA process.
• Provide test scenarios and maintain automated test scripts using BDD tools such as Cucumber, ensuring efficient regression testing and maximum test coverage.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to write clear and concise Gherkin scenarios that accurately reflect business requirements.

Team Collaboration

• Foster a collaborative environment by working closely with developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Mentor junior QA team members, providing guidance and support to enhance their professional growth.
• Communicate effectively with global teams, demonstrating strong attention to detail and the ability to organize and prioritize work effectively.

Experience

• Hands-on experience in software quality assurance, with a focus on Agile methodologies.
• Proven experience in leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles for business-critical applications
• Strong financial product knowledge, with a distinct advantage in derivatives.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks, particularly those supporting BDD such as Cucumber.
• Solid understanding of UNIX, shell scripting, and SQL.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and test requirements
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools, with the ability to generate and interpret associated reports.

Soft Skills

• Self-motivated individual with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within global teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to multi-task and prioritize effectively.

A good understanding of capital markets, trade lifecycle, OTC derivatives and settlements and payments would be a clear advantage.

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Role Overview/What will you do:

• Utilize knowledge of applications development procedures and concepts, and basic knowledge of other technical areas to identify and define necessary system enhancements, including using script tools and analyzing/interpreting code
• Apply fundamental knowledge of programming languages for design specifications.
• Ability to work within the global tech team adopting an agile way of working
• Analyze applications to identify vulnerabilities and security issues, as well as conduct testing and debugging
• Identify problems, analyze information, and make evaluative judgements to recommend and implement solutions
• 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.

Key Skills and Experience required

• Experienced skills in Java, Angular & Oracle databases
• Advanced level experience in Applications Development role
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements

Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience:

• Relevant experience in the Financial Service industry preferably in Asset Servicing processing

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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