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.
General within Team:
- Development of the Global Market Data platform to meet the requirements of the Global Equities business.
- Support for deployed market data systems in conjunction with Equities Production Support teams.
- Implementation and enhancement of new/altered systems.
- Working with a business group who are committed to technology and receiving low latency market data.
Specific to role:
- Design and development of the Global Market Data platform (C++, JAVA).
- Design and development of system functionality.
- Coordination of Exchange mandatory changes as they pertain to the Global Market Data platform.
- Application functionality improvements driven primarily by the Electronic Trading Desk.
- Support for existing Market Data applications and clients.
Key Relationships:
- Global Market Data Team
- Electronic Trading Business
- Equities Business Management
- Other Equities Technology development teams
- Technology Infrastructure Teams.
- Feed Handler Vendors i.e. VELA, Exegy etc.
- Exchanges / Alternative Trading Venues
Development Value:
On-going development of new functionality for the Global Market Data platform. The Global Market Data platform is evolving rapidly, offering many opportunities to exercise and improve technical skills in the area of low latency. The role also offers the opportunity to learn the Equity Trading business.
Knowledge/Experience:
- Good working knowledge of C++ or Java. Also Perl/Shell Scripting.
- Knowledge and experience in building ultra-low latency market data platform will be a big plus.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines as part of a team.
- Ability to work with floor traders, production support and others in diagnosing and troubleshooting real-world issues.
- Candidate must be able to work effectively as part of a larger team and be able to communicate at an appropriate level depending on the types of people involved.
- Good understanding of Network Protocols – Multicast/TCP/IP.
- Functional testing
Desired Skills
- Low Latency Market Data Skills – VELA or any other low-latency platform.
- Working knowledge of containerization platforms e.g. OpenShift.
- Experience of algorithmic trading and electronic trading business or technology would be beneficial, but not essential.
- Experience of working in the finance industry would be beneficial but not essential.
- Sound programming approach with unit test testing, code reviews and following agile methodology.
- Red Hat Linux OS Tuning
- Low latency, network concurrency, multicast, and server configuration knowledge are additional useful skills. Including configuration of 10GB Network Interfaces such as SolarFlare using OnLoad.
- Knowledge of Equities products (stock, futures, options, swaps etc) would be beneficial.
- JIRA, Confluence, GIT, uDeploy all beneficial to know.
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Applications Development
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Time Type:
Full time
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