Senior Vice President – Java Application Development Architect

Citi

C14 Application Development Architect providing architectural leadership for Citi's CitiRisk Credit system leveraging advanced technologies and AI. Requires significant hands-on involvement with coding and system design.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeChennai • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and champion the architectural vision, strategy, and roadmap for the CitiRisk Credit system, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards and business objectives.
Lead the design of robust, scalable, high-performance, and secure credit risk applications, employing modern architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven architectures, serverless).
Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship to development teams and other architects, fostering a culture of architectural excellence and innovation.
Collaborate effectively with technical architects, product development teams, and other key stakeholders to translate complex functional and non-functional requirements into clear, actionable architectural designs and technical specifications.
Oversee the continuous evolution and optimization of the CitiRisk Credit system for maximum resilience, performance, and maintainability, ensuring it meets current and future business demands.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
15+ years of progressive experience in software development, with at least 7+ years hands on Java development & enterprise architectural leadership role (e.g., Principal Architect, Enterprise Architect, Chief Architect).
Strong experience in the financial services industry, particularly in credit risk, market risk, or a related trading/risk domain, with a deep understanding of financial products and risk methodologies.
Proven deep understanding of software architecture patterns, data structures, algorithms, and system design for large-scale, distributed applications.
Extensive hands-on experience and architectural leadership in modern tech stacks and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including microservices, APIs, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless computing.
Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing AI/ML tools ( such as Devin, Co-Pilot etc) for software development.
A deep understanding of runtime environment, performance optimizations and memory management.
Proficiency with various databases (SQL and NoSQL) and complex data integration/streaming technologies.
Strong background in CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation package and benefits
The opportunity to drive the architectural direction of a critical enterprise system at Citi, leveraging a cutting-edge tech stack and innovative AI tools.
A highly collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment where your architectural contributions will directly impact Citi's global risk management capabilities.
Challenging and high-visibility projects that will push your technical boundaries and provide significant exposure to complex financial systems and strategic initiatives.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Javasoftware architecture patternsdata structuresalgorithmssystem designmicroservicesAPIscontainerizationAI/ML toolsCI/CD

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipcollaborationcommunicationinnovation