Senior Java Developer (AVP) at Citigroup · Belfast

Senior Java Developer (AVP) Location: Belfast United Kingdom Discover your future at Citi Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact. Job Overview Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance – we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech. The Senior Java Developer is an intermediate level position responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities. Finance Desk Technology is part of Markets Technology. The Team works closely with the Citi Global Finance Desk and Markets Treasury Desks. The suite of Finance Desk applications provides position management, trade capture, electronic trading, market risk processing and reporting.  This is supported by a mixed technology environment consisting of client-server applications, developed in Java, Angular and C#, with services running on Linux servers and Cloud Containers. This provides unique opportunity to work closely with the business stakeholders while building towards the strategic technology roadmap. We are looking for technically strong candidates who can work as team players and capable of taking ownership and leading the initiatives when needed. Job Responsibilities / Role: Responsible for developing and maintaining suite of applications as a part of global development team. Production of high-quality software, emphasizing simplicity, maintainability and reuse, using standard development process. Understands business priorities, documents requirements and determines solutions in partnership with other internal teams. Accountable for all phases of development process—analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation; provides user and operational support on applications to business users. Ensures essential procedures are followed and helps to define operating standards and processes. Participating in key business initiatives involving multiple workstreams. Coordinate global testing and schedule application rollouts. Contribute towards improving the Dev Ops CI/CD Pipelines and Strategic Architecture. Work closely with partner technology teams and to collaborate effectively. 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. Provide L3 support for production flows. 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 Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision. Qualifications Bachelor degree in Computer Science / Information Technology or a related field, or substantial practical experience of software delivery. Proven relevant experience in Application Development role. Experience in managing and implementing successful projects. Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements. Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Securities Financing Transactions Processing is a big plus. Technical Skills Required: Strong core Java skills, JDBC/JPA, Restful web services Experience with frameworks like Hibernate, Junit, Spring Boot/Microservice-style application development. Experience in event‑driven and API-led architecture. AI Tools & Platforms Usage: Hands-on experience using AI tools and platforms to design, build, test, and enhance application features. Strong experience with Relational Databases like Oracle, MSSQL. Experience with build tools like Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, UDeploy Experience with cloud based architectures on OpenShift Kubernetes. Experience with Messaging and Caching frameworks such as Kafka and Gemfire/Ignite is a plus. Testing experience with distributed software applications. Strong experience with Unix or Linux. Non-Technical Skills Required: Experience in working with distributed teams situated globally in different time-zones is a plus. Flexible and adaptive, team player. Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently. Ability to take ownership, drive strategy and well organized. What we’ll provide you By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) A discretional annual performance related bonus Private Medical Care & Life Insurance Employee Assistance Program Pension Plan Paid Parental Leave Special discounts for employees, family, and friends Access to an array of learning and development resources Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more. Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive. ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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