The Applications Development Senior Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities:
- Manage one or more Applications Development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
- Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
- Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
- Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas
- Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
- Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations
- Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project
- Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
Additional Details -
- Java Developer with 12+ years of experience in designing, developing, and leading enterprise-grade applications. Strong expertise in modern Java technologies, cloud platforms, CI/CD, monitoring tools, and people management.
- Strong Technical leadership, team mentoring, architectural decisions, and driving best practices in software development.
- Strong expertise in Java 17+, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
- Hands-on experience with Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Expertise in CI/CD automation, including Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI. • Expertise in unit and integration testing frameworks
- Expertise in SQL Server, including database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
- Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, MQ) for event-driven architectures.
- Knowledge of API security (OAuth2, JWT, SSO) and best practices.
- Proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
- Managed team of 10+ people.
Qualifications -
- 12+ years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
- Experience as Applications Development Manager
- Experience as senior level in an Applications Development role
- Stakeholder and people management experience
- Demonstrated leadership skills
- Proven project management skills
- Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree preferred
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
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