Java Engineering Lead Analyst - Vice President
Citi
Software Engineering, IT
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
The Digital S/W Eng Lead Analyst is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.
Responsibilities:
- Lead design and development of Java and Spring Boot–based applications with a strong focus on microservices architecture.
- Design, build, and manage RESTful APIs using Apigee, ensuring security, scalability, and performance best practices.
- Implement and manage NGINX configurations for routing, load balancing, and traffic management across environments.
- Collaborate with product owners, architects, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Drive application modernization initiatives, including legacy migration to microservices and cloud‑ready architectures.
- Ensure adherence to Citi’s engineering standards, security controls, and governance frameworks.
- Perform code reviews, enforce best practices, and mentor junior developers and senior engineers.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, release management, and production stability, including L3 support when required.
- Proactively identify performance bottlenecks, scalability issues, and operational risks, and implement corrective actions.
- Partner with global teams across regions to deliver high‑quality, enterprise‑grade solutions
Required Qualifications:
- 12–14 years of professional experience in application development within large‑scale enterprise environments.
- Strong hands‑on expertise in Java (J2EE) and Spring Boot frameworks.
- Solid experience in API management platforms, specifically Apigee.
- Proven experience with NGINX for reverse proxy, routing, and traffic control.
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture, REST APIs, and distributed systems.
- Experience working in agile development methodologies (Scrum / Kanban).
- Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to work independently on complex technical issues.
- Excellent communication skills with experience collaborating with global and cross‑functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Maven) and DevOps practices.
- Exposure to containerization and cloud platforms (Docker, OpenShift, PCF, or equivalent).
- Experience in financial services or banking domain preferred.
- Prior experience in application support and regulatory‑driven environments is a plus.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
- Relevant certifications in Java, Cloud, or API technologies are an advantage.
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