Lead Automation Analyst Vice President

Overview of the Role:

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides 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.

As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients' best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services.

Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We'll enable growth and progress together.

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:

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  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

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  Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards

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  Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint

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  Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation

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  Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals

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  Provide in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions

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  Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary

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  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.

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Required Skills and Qualifications:

Technical Skills :

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  6-10 years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role

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  Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, VB Script or JavaScript.

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  Extensive experience with test automation tools like Selenium, Playwright or UFT.

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  Proficient Experience with tools such as ALM, JIRA, Zephyr, advanced excel features.

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  Experience in Oracle and SQL queries for test data mining, data generation & conditioning

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Automation/GenAI Expertise :

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• Experience in BDD/TDD, Cucumber framework development Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins. Hands on experience in API testing tools like Postman or SOAPUI. Understanding of deep learning fundamentals, RAG and LLMs Experience of API development and integration of models through APIs.
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Banking Domain Knowledge :

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• Strong understanding of banking workflows, financial products, and regulatory requirements. Experience testing banking applications such as loan management systems, payment gateways, or risk management platforms. Experience in using mainframe for testing and automation
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Education:

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  Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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  Master's degree preferred

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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:

Irving Texas United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$125 760,00 - $188 640,00

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:

sept 11, 2025

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