Java Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst

This role will be part of our Application Development/Engineering team, and as an  Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst , will fulfill responsibilities inclusive of, and not limited to below  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 Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes Serve as advisor or coach to new or junior analysts Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision. Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy. Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members. 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. Job Qualifications:

Graduate/Post Graduate degree in engineering or computer science streams  Demonstrable analytical and quantitative skills  10-12 years of hands on experience in technical design and delivery of enterprise applications especially in the Cards and Payments space  Demonstrable experience of having led and directed engineering teams  Core Technical competencies :  Past roles as a technical/engineering lead with demonstrable experience having led and directed software development teams in a cards or retail bank eco-system Engineering talent with working knowledge and experience integrating and/or transforming enterprise Mainframe systems to modern event driven, distributed & cloud technologies, forward-compatible and open to continuous learning will be a big plus  Extensive experience in having led technical teams, implemented innovative solutions and been responsible for delivery of enterprise solutions in any one of the following technologies:   Core Java (1.7 or higher), J2EE, Spring framework, Spring boot, RHEL OpenShift  IBM z/OS, COBOL, JCL, CICS, VSAM, DB2 with hands on experience in a SYSPLEX/CICSPLEX environment and experience with modernizing Mainframe applications Hands on experience wiring with microservices architecture, API gateway. Good exposure to various Database technologies (DB2/Oracle/MongoDB)  Experience in designing applications that produce/consume SOAP/Rest web services and/or Open APIs  Experience working with modern messaging pub/sub technologies like, Kafka, Solace etc.  Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) and modern CI/CD practices. Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment tooling and automated testing. Agile Methodologies: Solid experience working in and practicing Agile development methodologies. AI and Prompt Engineering: Wide exposure to and practical experience with smart AI tools and the ability to seamlessly embed AI tooling in daily workflows.