Lead and architect full-stack Java applications, solve complex system problems, define coding/testing standards, integrate with business stakeholders, mentor mid-level developers, and ensure compliance and risk-aware delivery of production-grade systems.
The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst with 12+ years of experience is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.
Responsibilities:
- 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 advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work 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.
Technical Skill Requirements:
1. Frontend (Client-Side)
- HTML5/CSS3: The foundational languages for structuring and styling web content.
- JavaScript/TypeScript: Essential for interactive and dynamic web pages.
- Frontend Frameworks/Libraries:
- React: A declarative, component-based JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
- Angular: A comprehensive, opinionated framework for building complex web applications.
- Vue.js: A progressive framework that is approachable, performant, and versatile.
- Build Tools:
- Webpack/Vite: Module bundlers for JavaScript applications.
- NPM/Yarn: Package managers for JavaScript.
2. Backend (Server-Side)
- Programming Language:
- Java: The primary language for backend logic and APIs.
- Frameworks:
- Spring Framework (especially Spring Boot): The most popular and comprehensive framework for building enterprise-grade Java applications, including RESTful APIs, microservices, and web applications. Spring Boot simplifies application development and deployment.
- Jakarta EE (formerly Java EE): A platform for developing enterprise applications, though less commonly used for new microservices architectures compared to Spring Boot.
- Quarkus: A Kubernetes-native Java framework tailored for GraalVM and OpenJDK, optimizing Java for microservices, containers, and serverless environments.
- Web Servers:
- Apache Tomcat: A widely used open-source web server and servlet container for Java applications.
- Jetty: A lightweight and flexible web server, often embedded in Spring Boot applications.
- Undertow: A flexible, performant web server from JBoss.
- API Development:
- RESTful APIs: Common architectural style for designing networked applications.
- GraphQL: An API query language and runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data.
3. Databases
- Relational Databases:
- PostgreSQL: A powerful, open-source object-relational database system.
- MySQL: A popular open-source relational database management system.
- Oracle Database: A widely used commercial relational database.
- SQL Server: Microsoft's relational database management system.
- NoSQL Databases:
- MongoDB: A popular document-oriented NoSQL database.
- Cassandra: A highly scalable, distributed NoSQL database.
- Redis: An in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache, and message broker.
- Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) / Data Access:
- Hibernate: A robust ORM framework for Java.
- Spring Data JPA: Simplifies data access layer development with Spring and JPA.
- MyBatis: A persistence framework that maps SQL statements to Java objects.
4. DevOps & Cloud
- Version Control:
- Git: Distributed version control system (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
- Build Tools:
- Maven: A powerful project management and comprehension tool.
- Gradle: A flexible build automation tool.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
- Jenkins: An open-source automation server for CI/CD pipelines.
- GitLab CI/CD: Integrated CI/CD within GitLab.
- GitHub Actions: Workflow automation directly in GitHub repositories.
- ArgoCD / Spinnaker: For continuous delivery to Kubernetes.
- Containerization & Orchestration:
- Docker: For packaging applications into portable containers.
- Kubernetes: For automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
- Cloud Platforms:
- AWS (Amazon Web Services): EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, EKS, ECS.
- Azure (Microsoft Azure): Azure App Service, Azure SQL Database, AKS, Azure Functions.
- GCP (Google Cloud Platform): Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, GKE, Cloud Functions.
- Monitoring & Logging:
- Prometheus & Grafana: For metrics collection and visualization.
- ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana): For centralized logging.
- Splunk: Enterprise platform for collecting, searching, and analyzing machine data.
5. Other Important Technologies
- Caching: Redis, Ehcache, Caffeine.
- Message Brokers: Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ.
- Testing: JUnit, Mockito, Selenium, Cucumber.
- Security: Spring Security, OAuth2, JWT.
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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