Apps Development Sr Manager - Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company based in Tampa, Florida is looking for an Applications Development Senior Manager. The role involves managing development teams to drive application systems analysis and programming activities. Ideal candidates have 6-10 years of relevant experience, strong leadership, and project management skills. A Bachelor's degree is required, with a preference for a Master's degree. This position offers a competitive salary range of $113,840 to $170,760.

Benefits

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry.
• Experience as Applications Development Manager.
• Stakeholder and people management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more Applications Development teams to accomplish goals.
• Provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Contribute to the formulation of strategies for applications development.

Skills

Application Development Management

Leadership

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Apache Spark

Java

Python

Hadoop

JIRA

GitHub

Job description

Overview

The Applications Development Senior Manager is a senior management level position 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.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
• Experience as Applications Development Manager
• Experience as senior level in an Applications Development role
• Stakeholder and people management experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Proven project management skills
• Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards
• 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.

9+ years of application/software development/maintenance, 5+ years of experience on Big Data Technologies like Apache Spark, Hive, Hadoop is must. Knowledge of Scala, Java & Python programming language. Experience on any two languages is mandatory. Experience with JAVA (Core Java, J2EE, Spring Boot Restful Services), Web services (REST, SOAP), XML, Java Script, Micro services, SOA etc. Strong technical knowledge of Apache Spark, Hive, SQL, and Hadoop ecosystem. Experience with developing frameworks and utility services including logging/monitoring. Experience delivering high quality software following continuous delivery and using code quality tools (JIRA, GitHub, Jenkin, Sonar, etc.). Experience creating large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed applications with Hadoop and Spark. Proficiency with data storage solutions such as RDBMS (Oracle), Hive, HBase, Impala and NoSQL databases like MongoDB, HBase, Cassandra, etc. Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various analyses or reviews. Results-oriented and capable of taking ownership of engagements. Banking domain experience is a must. Strong analytical and communication skills.

Good to Have:

Work experience in Citi or Regulatory Reporting applications. Hands on experience on cloud technologies especially around data engineering. Hands on experience on AI/ML integration and creation of data pipelines. Experience with vendor products like Tableau, Arcadia, Paxata, KNIME is a plus. Experience with API development and use of data formats is a plus.

Java Spark:

• Strong technical knowledge of Apache Spark, Hive and Hadoop ecosystem

• Knowledge of Scala, Java & Python programming language. Hands-on experience on any two languages are mandatory.

• Minimum 2 product, platform or solution technical delivery experience

• Experience delivering high quality software following continuous delivery and using code quality tools (JIRA, GitHub, Jenkin, Sonar, etc.).

• Experience creating large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed applications with Hadoop and Spark

• Comfortable in Windows and Linux environments.

• Comfortable with different data storage solutions such as RDBMS(Oracle), Hive, HBase, Impala etc.

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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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Primary Location: Tampa Florida United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $113,840.00 - $170,760.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills: Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills: For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date: Aug 19, 2025

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