The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst 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.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Extensive experience system analysis and in programming of software applications
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and enhance advanced web applications and services for our clients
• Work closely with product owners to develop client solutions for new and existing channels
• Grow our catalogue of common assets, such as code templates, libraries, utilities, services, etc.
• Identifying, estimating and implementing enhancements
• Shaping the future technical direction of the product
• Providing development support response to incidents and requests raised through support channels
• Communicating project progress and promoting achievements

Skills & Qualifications:

• Excellent understanding of web development frameworks and related libraries, such as React, Angular, Vue.js, etc.
• Highly proficient in web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3 of course
• You have translated many ambitious UI/UX designs to actual working code
• You have used many ways to improve time-to-glass, such as packing, profiling, etc.
• Excellent understanding of web application frameworks and related libraries, such as node.js, Vert.x, Spring Boot, etc.
• Great understanding of many types of database systems, spanning SQL, NoSQL (Graph, KV, Columnar), Object Storage, etc.
• You have developed multiple REST APIs (to RMM Level 3) and may have experimented with GraphQL
• You have used an API Gateway to manage your services, but limit their scope to the essentials
• You always serve your clients with the most appropriate, OpenAPI-documented status codes
• You have mastered cache control and reverse proxies
• Some experience in configuring web servers, such as Apache HTTP, NGINX, IIS, etc.
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming patterns, such as promises, callbacks, closures, async/await, etc.
• You know what makes a great toolchain and have upgraded over time, such as NPM, Yarn, Gulp, etc.
• You can explain where and why you would use any of ES6 vs TypeScript vs JavaScript (and may have taken the plunge with others too)
• You don’t treat security as an after-thought, having an understanding of OAuth 2 grants and scopes, strategies for the latest OWASP Top 10, etc.
• You have very high development standards, especially for code quality, code reviews, unit testing, continuous integration and deployment
• You are proficient in git, of course
• You have made a contribution, no matter how small, to open source software
• You may have stood-up an app, commercial or personal, on a cloud platform, such as AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.
• You may have containerized an app and used a container management platform, such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker Swarm, etc.
• You are very competent with your OS command line - Linux and/or Microsoft Windows
• You apply a range of logical techniques to problem-solving, such as the use of concrete examples, case analysis, brute-force, iterative refinement and reduction

• You are an adaptable, resourceful, well organised team player with a strong work ethic
• You agree that verbal and written communication skills are vital
• You are eager to grow your skills