Fullstack Data Engineer (Hybrid)

Job Description

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 Fullstack Data Lead is accountable for delivery of critical data management capabilities at the enterprise level in Citi. Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions, with accountability for delivery to one or more businesses / geographic regions. Excellent communication skills required to successfully articulate industry best practices that align with Citi Data Governance policies and standards to a diverse group of senior leaders, technologists and operations subject matter experts. Shall be responsible to develop high level architecture and designs, develop data models and ability to create quick proto-types or conduct POCs to demonstrate solutions. Involved in short- to medium-term planning of actions and resources for own area and shall be responsible to coordinates actions by a team or multiple teams.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the product roadmap, and clearly communicate goals, roles, responsibilities and desired outcomes throughout the company
• 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.
• Develops strategies and guidelines for the definition and maintenance of Data Profiling, Data Quality Rules, configuration, and implementation of Data Quality controls.
• Develop strategies for effective monitoring, dispositioning and remediation of DQ breaks using automation based on trends and predictive triggers
• Fully understands strategies and guidelines for the definition and maintenance of Business Glossaries, and Data Quality Requirements (DQR).
• Fully understands strategies and guidelines around data ownership, data at rest and in motion, and data models including Conceptual, Logical and Physical views.
• Fully understands strategies and guidelines around the designation of Authority Roles for Systems of Record and Authorized Redistributors (SOR/AR) for data offerings.
• Directs and approves the development of business requirements for line of business (LOB) specific and enterprise-wide capabilities supporting DQ and communicates such requirements to appropriate technology teams via key business requirements, or related means including agile methodology.
• Develops training programs to assist LOB groups in utilization and adoption of tooling capabilities addressing DQ.
• Oversees data integration and metadata migration activities and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for DQ tooling functionality delivery.
• Approves moderately complex dashboards and reports to satisfy management oversight of DQ within the rollout of the Data Operating Model (DOM).
• Applies comprehensive understanding of concepts and procedures around Enterprise Data Taxonomy and Controlled Vocabularies within own area and basic knowledge of other areas to resolve issues that have impact beyond own area.
• Works with Project Management Office (PMO) to maintain, create and signoff of program plan and charter, benefits management plan, stakeholder management plan, acceptance plan, and central program issue log.
• Responsible for reporting findings, and recommending appropriate technology interventions, where needed.
• Make appropriate tradeoffs to optimize time-to-market
• Appropriately assesses risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating 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.
• Performs other job duties and functions as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of experience in software development and data engineering roles. Experience in implementing data-driven applications and data quality controls is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Demonstrated experience leading data initiatives within engineering teams, preferably in the financial services or healthcare services
• Hands on programming experience (5+ years) developing application using Java, Python or Scala
• Strong experience in building and deploying containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift
• Proficiency in big data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, Databricks, or equivalent technologies
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket) for automated testing, integration, and deployment
• Experience or exposure to APIs and Data Streaming using Kafka etc.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and cloud certifications (preferred but not required)
• Familiarity with AI/ML tools and ability to apply them in data quality and data management contexts
• Strategic, results-driven leader who is passionate about designing best-in-class digital experiences and staying at the forefront of cutting-edge technology in the servicing space
• Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively engage with technical teams and stakeholders

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

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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.

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