Apps Development Group Manager – SVP

Apps Development Group Manager – SVP

Requirements

• 15+ years of application development industry experience, with a minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience specializing in the leadership and hands-on development of franchise-critical applications
• Experience with complex system integration projects
• Deep understanding on design Highly Available and Highly Scalable Systems
• Rich hands-on Experience in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, J2EE Design Patterns, REST services, MicroServices, Docker/Kubernetes, messaging product like Kafka
• Front End Technologies like JavaScript and Angular version, CSS2/CSS3, HTML
• Hands-on experience in relational (Oracle/DB2), No-SQL (MongoDB), Unix commands
• Hands-on experience on working / deploying application on Cloud
• Hands-on experience in code testing tools like Junit / Mockito / Cucumber
• Deployment Acquaintance in Apache Tomcat, Open shift or public cloud environments
• Expertise in Test driven development (Junit, JMeter), CI/CD, Build, Version Control & Development tools
• Familiar using AI tools to improve the development team’s productivity
• Experience managing global technology teams
• Working knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work well independently
• Experience working with business analysts, database administrators, project managers and technical architects in multiple geographical areas
• Strong problem-solving skills, business acumen, and demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences. Skilled in customer and leadership presentations
• Experience with Agile Software Development Lifecycle methodology and related tooling. For example -JIRA, Scrum
• Experience in the Financial Services industry is added advantage

Responsibilities

• Drive the efforts on requirements gathering, strategy & solution design, roadmap, forecast, planning and build out leading the development/engineering activities
• Write high-quality code that is well-documented and easy to maintain
• Troubleshoot and debug software problems
• Ensure our software platforms are compliant with Citi’s security and SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) processes
• Work with a wide variety of business and tech teams and help them drive towards an everything-as-code and a codified controls mind-set
• Support and drive cultural change, instigating critical thinking about controls and processes and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement
• Connected to latest technologies, like Generative AI, and keen to put them in practice
• Pragmatic, and a creative approach to managing risk
• A growth mindset and willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Shows enthusiasm and develops trust through empathy
• An advocate of inclusion and diversity in every way
• Connected to latest technologies and keen to put them in practice
• A self-starter with the ability to work effectively in teams and remotely
• Manage multiple teams of professionals to accomplish established goals and conduct personnel duties for team
• Provide strategic influence and exercise control over resources, budget management and planning while monitoring end results
• Provide evaluative judgement based on analysis of facts in complicated, unique, and dynamic situations including drawing from internal and external sources
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred
• Experience in the Financial Services industry is added advantage