Citi Group Senior Java Engineer VP – Belfast 

United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast 

865952136

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)

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