24790390 Senior Java Engineer (VP) – Belfast
Role Overview/What will you do:
- Ownership and delivery on a variety of components (Java/Kotlin) within the Core Prime Brokerage platform. Hands-on Development.
- Provide technical leadership for an agile development team, championing best practices in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). Foster a culture of quality through developer-led automated testing initiatives. Drive continuous improvement in SDLC, agile and DevOps processes using key performance indicators, including DORA metrics, to enhance team efficiency and software delivery.
- Lead design, planning and estimation discussions within the team and with partners from across the department along with business stakeholders.
- Conduct high-level system analysis and architecture design, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technical standards and the overall architecture blueprint.
- Facilitate requirement gathering and translate complex business needs into technical specifications.
- Oversee the creation and maintenance of project and technical documentation.
- Identify and mitigate risks throughout the SDLC, proposing solutions to complex problems.
- Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
- Oversee production support processes, collaborating with operations and business stakeholders. Analyze issue patterns to drive improvements. Guide documentation efforts, maintain on-call rotations and lead post-mortems. Lead efforts to resolve root-causes and enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Provide technical leadership and serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers, analysts and graduates.
Key Skills and Experience required
- Relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
- Java & Test-Driven Development are essential.
- 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
- Experience in any number of additional technologies (listed below) is advantageous:
- Kotlin
- Cloud Technologies (Kubernetes, Open Shift)
- Messaging Technologies (Kafka, Solace, TIBCO)
- Database / Data Store / Data Query Technologies (SQL Server, Trino, Mongo, S3)
- Observability Technologies (OpenTelemetry, Elastic Stack / ELK, Grafana)
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 London, 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
Additional Responsibilities:
- Ownership and delivery on a variety of components (Java/Kotlin) within the Core Prime Brokerage platform. Hands-on Development.
- Provide technical leadership for an agile development team, championing best practices in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). Foster a culture of quality through developer-led automated testing initiatives. Drive continuous improvement in SDLC, agile and DevOps processes using key performance indicators, including DORA metrics, to enhance team efficiency and software delivery.
- Lead design, planning and estimation discussions within the team and with partners from across the department along with business stakeholders.
- Conduct high-level system analysis and architecture design, ensuring alignment with business requirements, technical standards and the overall architecture blueprint.
- Facilitate requirement gathering and translate complex business needs into technical specifications.
- Oversee the creation and maintenance of project and technical documentation.
- Identify and mitigate risks throughout the SDLC, proposing solutions to complex problems.
- Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation.
- Oversee production support processes, collaborating with operations and business stakeholders. Analyze issue patterns to drive improvements. Guide documentation efforts, maintain on-call rotations and lead post-mortems. Lead efforts to resolve root-causes and enhance performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Provide technical leadership and serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers, analysts and graduates.
Technical Experience:
- Java & Test-Driven Development are essential.
Experience in any number of additional technologies (listed below) is advantageous:
- Kotlin
- Cloud Technologies (Kubernetes, Open Shift)
- Messaging Technologies (Kafka, Solace, TIBCO)
- Database / Data Store / Data Query Technologies (SQL Server, Trino, Mongo, S3)
- Observability Technologies (OpenTelemetry, Elastic Stack / ELK, Grafana)
Applications Development
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