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Senior Architect - Java and Generative AI - Vice President

Citi

Full time
Experience
10+ years
Location
Chennai
Work mode
Not stated
Salary
₹11L – ₹24L a year estimatetypical for IT Jobs in India, 962 posts
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Role at a glance

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  • Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define…
Experience
10+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree (preferred)
Must-have skills
AWSAgileCI/CDDockerEvent-Driven ArchitectureGitHub Actions

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Job description

Location: Chennai, India

The Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:
Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as 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.
Recommended Qualifications:
Core Java & Microservices Architecture:
10+ years of hands-on software development experience with mastery of Java (Java 17/21), Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, reactive programming, and designing scalable, fault-tolerant microservices architectures. Deep LLM & Architecture Understanding: Comprehensive knowledge of Large Language Models (transformer architectures, tokenization, context windows, embeddings, fine-tuning vs. prompt-tuning trade-offs) across major frontier and open-source models. Advanced Prompt Engineering: Proven experience designing, testing, and optimizing complex system prompts using structured techniques (Few-Shot, Chain-of-Thought, ReAct) to reliably produce deterministic, structured outputs (JSON/Pydantic/XML) Cloud-Native & Container Orchestration:
Extensive experience architecting and containerizing applications using Red Hat OpenShift / Kubernetes (K8s), Docker, and Helm , with solid exposure to hybrid and public cloud infrastructure (AWS / GCP). Event-Driven Architecture & Messaging:
Deep practical experience implementing distributed, event-driven systems using Apache Kafka / Confluent Kafka, IBM MQ, and pub/sub patterns for real-time, low-latency transaction processing. Enterprise Data & Storage Systems:
Strong proficiency with modern DBaaS environments, relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle), NoSQL data stores (MongoDB), and distributed caching solutions (Redis), including schema design and performance optimization. CI/CD Automation & Modern DevOps:
Demonstrated expertise in continuous integration and automated deployment pipelines (Lightspeed / Tekton / Harness / Jenkins / GitHub Actions), automated test frameworks (JUnit, Testcontainers), and GitOps delivery models. Enterprise Security & Secrets Management:
Strong adherence to enterprise security governance, OAuth2/OIDC, mTLS, HashiCorp Vault secrets management, and automated vulnerability scanning (SonarQube, Checkmarx, Snyk). Technical Leadership & Agile Delivery:
Proven leadership capabilities to guide cross-functional engineering teams, drive technical blueprints, enforce rigorous code review standards, mentor junior engineers, and translate complex business requirements into robust solution architectures.
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 ------------------------------------------------------
Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------
Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------
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.

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Key skills

Required

AWSAgileCI/CDDockerEvent-Driven ArchitectureGitHub ActionsGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)JSONJUnitJavaJenkinsKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBPostgreSQLPrompt EngineeringPub/SubReactRedisSecrets ManagementSonarQubeSpring BootXML

Soft skills

Leadership

Job market insights

146active AWS jobs in Chennai
127active Agile jobs in Chennai
143active CI/CD jobs in Chennai
₹11L – ₹24L advertised yearly salary for IT Jobs in India (middle half of 962 posts that show a salary; median ₹17L)
33 more open jobs at Citi

Most IT Jobs posts in Chennai ask for 3–6 years of experience (43% of 472 that say).

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In Chennai.

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