Senior Java Technology Lead - Vice President at Citi

Location: Pune, Maharashtra
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Sep 16, 2026

Description

Citi is hiring a full-time Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities for Finance Desk technology. The role owns end-to-end solution architecture, scalable enterprise application design, APIs, integrations, testing, deployment, and engineering standards, while mentoring developers and collaborating with product, architecture, QA, and DevOps teams. It requires extensive application development and technical leadership experience, strong Java and related technology expertise, and experience with distributed systems, cloud architectures, and Linux environments.

Required Skills

Java
Spring Boot
API Architecture
Kubernetes
Linux
Kafka
Distributed Testing

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or university degree, or equivalent experience; master’s degree preferred
Required Previous Experiences: 12+ years of relevant application development technology experience, including at least 3 years in technical leadership
Extensive system analysis and software application programming experience
Experience implementing and delivering successful projects
Hands-on experience using AI tools and platforms to design, build, test, and enhance application features
Preferred Qualifications: Subject matter expertise in securities financing transactions processing
Experience with Kafka and Gemfire/Ignite messaging and caching frameworks
Experience working with globally distributed teams across different time zones