Applications Development Sr Programmer Analyst - C12 - CHENNAI

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst 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.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas
• 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
• 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
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems
• 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.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• 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.

Technical Proficiency:

• Strong Experience in systems design and development of software applications
• Experience in Banking Payments Solution development and implementation in large banks. 
• Strong experience to Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Kafka, MQ, Micro-Service , Oracle, Mongo, Openshift, REST, Maven, Git,  JUnit, TDD, Agile, Strong knowledge on CI CD pipeline and exposure to system design with resiliency backed by observability .
• Having Python skills and GEN AI tools knowledge is plus
• Strong experience in working with various Payments schemes, and Payments messaging formats such as ISO 8583, ISO 20022, and SWIFT MX messages
• Strong technical and functional experience in working in Banking domain under the payment space like Domestic (RTGS, GIRO, ACH etc.), International funds transfer, SWIFT/ISO20022 messaging, Currency Foreign Exchange, AML Monitoring, Sanction Screening etc
• Be hands on the technologies and contribute to Design, Implementation and Pull Request with a good quality ensuring the adequate coverage of Unit Test, Code Coverage, lesser or no code smells fostering a good refactoring, scalability, and maintainability.
• Stakeholder management and ability to liaise well with the Engineering, QA and Product/Business throughout the SDLC lifecycle.

Qualifications:

• 8 to 12+ years of experience as a Software Engineer/Developer using Java 17 or more, Spring, Springboot, microservices, design patterns, Kubernetes
• 8 to 12+ years of experience with software engineering best practices (Junit testing, automation, design patterns, peer review, etc.).
• Strong Experience in Data Structures and Object Oriented Principles using Java 17
• Experience in Cloud-native development and Container Orchestration tools (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
• Exposure to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, either on-premise or public cloud (i.e., Tekton, Harness, Jenkins, etc.).
• Hands-on working experience with Junit, Git, Jenkins, Maven.
• Should have troubleshooting skills using debuggers, logs, etc.
• Multiple years of experience with agile and iterative software delivery (SCRUM, Kanban)
• Strong Proficiency in SQL Databases, MongoDB, Oracle, Data Analysis.
• Exposure to event-driven design and architecture (i.e., Kafka, MQ, etc.)
• Exposure to Security, Observability, and Monitoring tools (Grafana Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Work proactively & independently to address project requirements, and articulate issues/challenges with enough lead time to address project delivery risks.
• Code reviews, test case reviews, and ensure code developed meets the requirements
• Good knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Python scripting experience & Experience with AI tools is added advantage

Role Responsibilities:

• Part of Payment modernization for the bank to develop and migrate payment applications on the modernized enterprise application platform.
• Design, implement, and deploy software components and solve difficult problems generating positive feedback.
• Able to work independently and with team(s) to deliver software product successfully.
• Lead deliveries that are consistently of high quality (secure, testable, maintainable, low-defects, efficient, etc.) and incorporate best practices.
• Review design and code.
• Focus on operational excellence, constructively identifying problems, identifying and building solutions, taking on projects that improve software, making it better and easier to maintain.
• Make improvements to development and testing processes.

Leaderships:

• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task
• Demonstrated sense of responsibility and capability to deliver quickly
• Excellent communication skills. Clearly articulating and documenting technical and functional specifications is a key requirement.
• Flexibility to handle multiple complex projects and changing priorities
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Promotes continuous process improvement especially in code quality, testability & reliability

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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