Solutions Enterprise Principal Engineer - Director | London, UK (London)

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have 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, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.

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 providing technological assessment of the startup's portfolio/pipeline.
• Provide continuous support to the Accelerator area, assessing scalability, technological viability of the previous projects as well as serve as a technology SME on the best delivery and development practices for the Accelerator team.
• Ensure all of the solutions within the Accelerator space are developed against best security standards.
• Partner with the UX and UI leader within the org to enhance user experience and align UI and user flows with the Citi standards.
• Support client connectivity initiatives via working on existing projects to accelerate tech development.
• Own end to end technological development, including resourcing supplement asks, for the front to back business systems to enable new digital assets products.
• Provide technical ownership for the blockchain infrastructure development, maintenance and integrations with the Citi systems.
• Leverage GenAI and AI/ML solutions to facilitate testing automation.

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 the execution of a cross functional architectural vision for IT systems.
• Experience developing technology road maps, while keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies.
• Experience providing technical leadership and is responsible for developing components of, or the overall systems design.
• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms, and processing environments but specifically around Banking technologies.

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 an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.