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VP Senior Core Java Lead
Citi Canada Technology Services ULC
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Source date: 11/3/2026
About this role
The Senior Core Java Lead is responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities. Responsibilities: * Manage one or more Applications Development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions) * Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications * Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects * Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas * Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals * Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations * Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project * Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards. Must Have Skills: * Strong knowledge on Core Java, Spring(Core, Boot etc), * Strong knowledge of Docker / Kubernetes / OpenShift.. * Strong knowledge of distributed messaging platforms like (Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ etc) * Good communication skills . Should be able to interact with business Recommended Qualifications: * 6-10 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry * Experience of Agile development and scrums * Good understanding of Linux or Unix operating systems. * Strong knowledge on build (Ant/Maven), continuous integration (Jenkins), code quality analysis (SonarQube) and unit and integration testing (JUnit) * Exposure to SCM tool like bitbucket/Git. * Proven experience integrating and leveraging Generative AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance developer productivity and application capabilities. * Good understanding of Trino will be a plus. * Hands on coding experience in python is a plus. 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. ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $170,800.00 ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Automated Processing and AI We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. 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