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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.

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The IT Project Tech Lead is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.

Responsibilities:

• Develops detailed IT work plans, schedules; project estimates, resource plans and status reports.

• Interfaces with senior project staff and client senior management teams regarding status of projects.

• Recommends and oversees process improvements.

• Has considerable business impact through in-depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes and industry standards.

• Provides expertise in area and an advanced level of understanding of the principles of IT project leadership.

• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of how own area and others (i.e., architecture or infrastructure) collectively integrate to contribute towards achieving business objectives.

• Directly impacts the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.

• Acts as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts; allocates work.

• Provides in-depth and sophisticated analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.

• Persuades and influences others through and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills.

• 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.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years experience in a related technology role and subject matter expert in overall field

• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and use of AI tools

• Knowledge of testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito, Jest, React Testing Library).

• Understanding of secure coding practices and application security.

• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security).

• Experience with microservices architecture and RESTful API design.

• Solid understanding of database technologies (SQL, e.g., Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra).

• Experience with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, MQ Series) is a plus.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Proficiency in modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React).

• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design principles.

• Experience with build tools.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Technology Project Management:

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Tampa Florida United States:

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$113,840.00 - $170,760.00

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.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

May 02, 2026

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