Sr. Java Developer Programmer Analyst - C12 - CHENNAI

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities.
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
• 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 mid-level advisor or coach to Junior developers and analysts, guiding their work as necessary
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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.
• You will solve difficult problems, applying appropriate technologies and best practices.
• You are proficient in a broad range of design approaches and know when it is appropriate to use them (and when it is not)
• You consider the legacy of the code you produce and write code that a Software Developer unfamiliar with the system can understand
• You limit the use of short-term workarounds
• You do things with the proper level of complexity the first time (or at least minimize incidental complexity)
• You create flexible software without over-engineering
• Your expertise will be instrumental our state-of-the-art AI system, and ensuring seamless Client experiences across Citi Data platforms
• As a key member of our team, you'll play a vital role in developing and maintaining the systems that power near real-time / Batch, information retrieval (IR), and grounding (RAG) services
• In addition to your work on generative AI projects, you'll have the opportunity to design, develop, and maintain highly scaled systems that empower Citi ability to understand and interact with data.
• Your expertise and drive will be invaluable assets as we continue to revolutionize the way customers engage with our services
• Design and build highly scalable web crawling and data extraction systems capable of acquiring structured and Unstructured data across Citi systems efficiently
• Continuously optimize the data extraction architecture to ensure peak performance, scalability, resilience, and cost-effectiveness
• Develop robust systems to process vast volumes and extract meaningful insights through advanced data processing techniques
• Design and implement high-throughput data pipelines and infrastructure to handle petabyte-scale datasets seamlessly
• Collaborate closely with data scientists and cross-functional engineering teams to rapidly prototype, iterate, and deploy state-of-the-art algorithms and models
• Craft high-quality, thoroughly tested production-ready code using languages such as Python, Java, and Scala, adhering to industry best practices
• Continuously explore and implement innovative solutions to complex technical challenges, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in data storage and processing.
• You will be part of a team of talented engineers to enhance and modernize our Client experience and Data Platform analytics capabilities.  Teamwork, collaboration and Agile define the way we work together.
• You will be on the user interface team that monitors performance and improves certain things to make the ideal environment for the user.
• You must meet the targets for successful sales growth and evaluate Client experience, identifying their needs in a take-charge manner.
• You must sell through other organizations to put customers/users in unity and completeness and guide the enhancement of Client experience by elucidating the necessary components. 
• You must guarantee the concurrence of agreements between partners and push the use of programs within the company with the partners. 
• You must arrange the participation of the company executive with the end-user appropriately. 
• It is essential to have a thorough understanding of the concepts of data, entitlement, security, and governance. Your role will involve identifying and developing opportunities to ensure the retention of data and related aspects.
• You will make contributions to the ideal architecture of the software
• Drive adoption of capabilities across regions by partnering with regional business and technology teams
• You will contribute to the microservice architecture development including RESTAPI and Graphql
• Develop approaches to integrate data into the DataHub (EAP) and prototype methods of developing insights on that data with our business analytics teams and digital product teams.
• Assist in troubleshooting Data and Client experience issues by leveraging our capabilities and / or working with other teams to dive into root cause analysis.
• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture,
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and Cloud ‘big data’ technologies.
• Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.
• Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
• Keep our data separated and secure across national boundaries through multiple data centers and AWS/GCP regions.
• Create data tools for analytics and data scientist team members that assist them in building and optimizing our product into an innovative industry leader.
• Work with data and analytics experts to strive for greater functionality in our data system.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis  and Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Experience with LLM is preferred
• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 3+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 3+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 3+ years in technology/engineering roles within medium to large financial enterprises
• 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
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
•   Experience or knowledge with integration of these tools with web, mobile and assisted channels.
• Understanding or ability to dive into data and analyze for quality, consistency, conformity and become an SME / data steward of the Citi client datasets
•  Strong interpersonal and communication skills; proven ability to engage and influence technology and business stakeholders at most levels within an organization on complex technical solutions.
• Experience in Java, JVM and python languages primarily, but familiarity with other modern languages is a huge plus.
• Experience with Hadoop, Python, Spark, analytic methods and frameworks is a plus.
• Experience with real-time streaming and stream processing frameworks is a plus
• Experience with cloud architectures including Google Cloud, Amazon AWS is a plus
• Strongly developed strategic, analytical and communication skills evidenced by experience in formulating strategic scenarios, evaluating trade-offs within a robust commercial framework and designing practical execution plans. 
• Prior experience in financial industry is a must.
•  Proven ability to assist in attracting, developing, engaging and sustaining world-class engineering/technical talent; foster a culture of innovation and excellence.

Software - Must to have

• HBase
• Mongo DB
• Oracle
• CICD
• Light speed
• OpenShift
• ML /AL

• ·Java
• Java Microservice
• Python
• PySpark
• Hadoop
• Google
• AWS

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Computer science
• Master’s degree preferred

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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