Solutions Enterprise Principal Engineer - Director

Citi is a world-leading global bank with approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services.

Role Overview/What will you do:

This is a senior technology Director role to partner with the Markets Innovation and Investments Markets Business Controls Technology group and will report directly into the Head of this technology department.

Key Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Build and Deploy Analytical Capabilities: Build analytical capabilities that would help the Markets Business Controls function derive insights to reduce risks. This includes hands-on development and deployment of application, data pipelines, models, and analytical tools using programming languages like Java or Python.
• Lead Technical Feasibility and Development of GenAI Solutions: Lead technical feasibility reviews for Markets GenAI use cases, taking a hands-on role in prototyping and developing AI/NLP solutions.
• Define, Scope, and Implement Business Solutions: Meet with stakeholders, program sponsors, and LODs to define end-to-end business processes, scope, and roadmaps.
• Lead and Implement the Technical Strategy: Lead the technical strategy and direction for the Markets Business Controls team.
• Oversee continuous support for the Markets Investment: Provide technological assessment of the startup’s portfolio/pipeline.
• Provide continuous support to the Accelerator area: Assess scalability and technological viability of previous projects.
• Ensure all solutions within the Accelerator space are developed against best security standards: Including integrations with the Citi strategic authentication and authorization platforms.
• Partner with the UX and UI leader: Enhance user experience and align UI and user flows with the Citi standards.
• Support client connectivity initiatives: Work on existing projects to accelerate tech development.
• Own end to end technological development: Including resourcing supplement asks for the front to back business systems.
• Provide technical ownership for blockchain infrastructure development: Maintenance and integrations with the Citi systems.
• Leverage GenAI and AI/ML solutions: Facilitate testing automation and promote enterprise applications.

Key Skills and Experience required:

• Willingness to stay hands on; this role will suit an engineer that actively reads and writes code.
• Experience as a solution architect or enterprise architect within a Trading Organisation, Investment Bank or similar environment.
• Proficient in Java or Python with strong understanding of microservices frameworks.
• Experience in the design of end-to-end technical solutions that address complex business challenges.
• Experience in executing a cross-functional architectural vision for IT systems.
• Experience developing technology road maps and keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies.
• Experience providing technical leadership and developing components of systems design.
• Experience in translating complex business problems into sound technical solutions.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environments.

Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience:

• Architectural certifications – TOGAF, ArchiMate etc would be beneficial but not a pre-requisite.

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

What we’ll provide you:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• A discretional annual performance related bonus.
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Pension Plan.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends.
• Access to an array of learning and development resources.

Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day.