{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"45a2f479247e2569fa322895","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/45a2f479247e2569fa322895","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/45a2f479247e2569fa322895","title":"Java Software Applications Development Lead","description":"Discover your future at Citi\n\nWorking at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.\n\nJob Overview\n\nThe Java Software Applications Development Lead 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.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nLead the design and development of complex backend systems using Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud technologies.\n\nArchitect and implement microservices-based solutions with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.\n\nStrategically guide the integration and optimization of Oracle and MongoDB in high-performance environments.\n\nMentor junior developers and contribute significantly to a culture of continuous improvement.\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.\n\nApply TDD and test-first development practices across all development stages.\n\nImplement data access layers using Hibernate and JPA and manage caching using Redis or other caching frameworks.\n\nEnsure high quality through effective code reviews, static code analysis, and performance optimization.\n\nDesign, implement, and manage container orchestration platforms, particularly OpenShift and Kubernetes.\n\nDevelop and maintain Helm charts for packaging and deploying applications across various environments.\n\nImplement and manage CI/CD pipelines, including the use of deployment automation tools like Harness.\n\nCollaborate with development teams to ensure applications are designed for scalability, reliability, and ease of deployment.\n\nAutomate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments.\n\nMonitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability of applications.\n\nImplement and enforce best practices for Kubernetes manifests, including resource optimization, health checks (Readiness and Liveness probes), graceful shutdowns, and Pod Disruption Budgets (PDBs).\n\nContribute to the logging, monitoring, and tracing strategies for applications running on container platforms.\n\nAppropriately 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.\n\nRecommended Qualifications:\n\nExperience: 6+ years of software development experience with a strong focus on Java.\n\nSpring Ecosystem: Expert-level knowledge and proven experience in Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.\n\nMicroservices Architecture: Expert-level understanding and practical application of Microservices Architecture and best practices, including design patterns and advanced concepts.\n\nData Access & Databases: Expert-level proficiency in Hibernate, JPA, relational (Oracle), and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases, including complex query optimization and schema design.\n\nApplication Performance: Strong understanding and practical experience in application performance, monitoring, and optimization techniques, including troubleshooting and tuning.\n\nProblem-Solving: Exceptional problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to lead and resolve highly complex development challenges.\n\nProven experience with containerization technologies, including Docker.\n\nStrong expertise in container orchestration platforms: OpenShift and Kubernetes.\n\nExtensive experience with Helm for Kubernetes package management and chart development.\n\nExperience with CI/CD tools, including Harness for deployment automation.\n\nUnderstanding of Kubernetes best practices, including manifest optimization, health checks, labeling, and graceful termination.\n\nFamiliarity with secrets management using Kubernetes Secrets and/or HashiCorp Vault.\n\nExperience with monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions for distributed systems.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nKnowledge of API Gateways, Service Discovery, and Distributed Tracing (e.g., Spring Cloud Gateway, Eureka, Zipkin).\n\nFamiliarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.\n\nExperience with code quality tools (e.g., SonarQube, CheckStyle).\n\nUnderstanding of security best practices for backend development (OAuth2, JWT, Spring Security).\n\nSoft Skills\n\nCollaboration: Proven leadership and team collaboration skills across multiple teams.\n\nCommunication & Stakeholder Management: Strong communication and stakeholder management, including business communication.\n\nTechnical Depth & Business Acumen: Ability to strategically balance technical depth with long-term business priorities.\n\nCode Quality: Strong passion and advocacy for high-quality, clean, and maintainable code, driving best practices.\n\nEducation:\n\nBachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience\n\nMaster’s degree preferred\n\nThis job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.\n\n-\n\nJob Family Group:\nTechnology\n\n-\n\nJob Family:\nApplications Development\n\n-\n\nTime Type:\nFull time\n\n-\n\nPrimary Location:\nIrving Texas United States\n\n-\n\nPrimary Location Full Time Salary Range:\n$125,760.00 - $188,640.00\n\nIn 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.\n\n-\n\nMost Relevant Skills\nPlease see the requirements listed above.\n\n-\n\nOther Relevant Skills\nFor complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.\n\n-\n\nAnticipated Posting Close Date:\nSep 27, 2026\n\n-\n\nAutomated Processing and AI\n\nWe use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.\n\nImportantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.\n\nIllinois residents – AI Notice and Right\n\n-\n\nCiti 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.","company":"Citi","rawCompany":"citi","city":"Tampa","state":"FL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-31T10:59:34.827Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Java Software Applications Development Lead","description":"Discover your future at Citi\n\nWorking at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of approximately 219,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.\n\nJob Overview\n\nThe Java Software Applications Development Lead 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.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nLead the design and development of complex backend systems using Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud technologies.\n\nArchitect and implement microservices-based solutions with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.\n\nStrategically guide the integration and optimization of Oracle and MongoDB in high-performance environments.\n\nMentor junior developers and contribute significantly to a culture of continuous improvement.\n\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.\n\nApply TDD and test-first development practices across all development stages.\n\nImplement data access layers using Hibernate and JPA and manage caching using Redis or other caching frameworks.\n\nEnsure high quality through effective code reviews, static code analysis, and performance optimization.\n\nDesign, implement, and manage container orchestration platforms, particularly OpenShift and Kubernetes.\n\nDevelop and maintain Helm charts for packaging and deploying applications across various environments.\n\nImplement and manage CI/CD pipelines, including the use of deployment automation tools like Harness.\n\nCollaborate with development teams to ensure applications are designed for scalability, reliability, and ease of deployment.\n\nAutomate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployments.\n\nMonitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability of applications.\n\nImplement and enforce best practices for Kubernetes manifests, including resource optimization, health checks (Readiness and Liveness probes), graceful shutdowns, and Pod Disruption Budgets (PDBs).\n\nContribute to the logging, monitoring, and tracing strategies for applications running on container platforms.\n\nAppropriately 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.\n\nRecommended Qualifications:\n\nExperience: 6+ years of software development experience with a strong focus on Java.\n\nSpring Ecosystem: Expert-level knowledge and proven experience in Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.\n\nMicroservices Architecture: Expert-level understanding and practical application of Microservices Architecture and best practices, including design patterns and advanced concepts.\n\nData Access & Databases: Expert-level proficiency in Hibernate, JPA, relational (Oracle), and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases, including complex query optimization and schema design.\n\nApplication Performance: Strong understanding and practical experience in application performance, monitoring, and optimization techniques, including troubleshooting and tuning.\n\nProblem-Solving: Exceptional problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to lead and resolve highly complex development challenges.\n\nProven experience with containerization technologies, including Docker.\n\nStrong expertise in container orchestration platforms: OpenShift and Kubernetes.\n\nExtensive experience with Helm for Kubernetes package management and chart development.\n\nExperience with CI/CD tools, including Harness for deployment automation.\n\nUnderstanding of Kubernetes best practices, including manifest optimization, health checks, labeling, and graceful termination.\n\nFamiliarity with secrets management using Kubernetes Secrets and/or HashiCorp Vault.\n\nExperience with monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions for distributed systems.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\nKnowledge of API Gateways, Service Discovery, and Distributed Tracing (e.g., Spring Cloud Gateway, Eureka, Zipkin).\n\nFamiliarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.\n\nExperience with code quality tools (e.g., SonarQube, CheckStyle).\n\nUnderstanding of security best practices for backend development (OAuth2, JWT, Spring Security).\n\nSoft Skills\n\nCollaboration: Proven leadership and team collaboration skills across multiple teams.\n\nCommunication & Stakeholder Management: Strong communication and stakeholder management, including business communication.\n\nTechnical Depth & Business Acumen: Ability to strategically balance technical depth with long-term business priorities.\n\nCode Quality: Strong passion and advocacy for high-quality, clean, and maintainable code, driving best practices.\n\nEducation:\n\nBachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience\n\nMaster’s degree preferred\n\nThis job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.\n\n-\n\nJob Family Group:\nTechnology\n\n-\n\nJob Family:\nApplications Development\n\n-\n\nTime Type:\nFull time\n\n-\n\nPrimary Location:\nIrving Texas United States\n\n-\n\nPrimary Location Full Time Salary Range:\n$125,760.00 - $188,640.00\n\nIn 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.\n\n-\n\nMost Relevant Skills\nPlease see the requirements listed above.\n\n-\n\nOther Relevant Skills\nFor complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.\n\n-\n\nAnticipated Posting Close Date:\nSep 27, 2026\n\n-\n\nAutomated Processing and AI\n\nWe use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.\n\nImportantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details.\n\nIllinois residents – AI Notice and Right\n\n-\n\nCiti 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.","datePosted":"2026-08-31T10:59:34.827Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T10:59:34.827Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Citi","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Tampa","addressRegion":"FL","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"45a2f479247e2569fa322895"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/45a2f479247e2569fa322895"}}