Agile Java Developer – Belfast (AVP)

Citigroup Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Agile Java Developer – Belfast (AVP)

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide 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.

What We do / The Team

The DevOps team within Markets Architecture are a technical team responsible for building and deploying solutions and supporting tooling that improves developer productivity and the overall developer experience at Citi. We are based in London, Belfast and Tampa, and our user base is the developer community across Citi.

Role Overview/What will you do:

• You will work on the build out of tooling for the Citi developer community using a range of technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Linux, OpenShift and Renovate.
• You will consult with developers across Citi globally, helping them onboard and use the tools that we build and ship.
• You will act as an SME to both senior stakeholders and other team members, role modelling engineering excellence and openly sharing your knowledge and experience with colleagues.

Key Skills and Experience required

• You will be a highly motivated self-starter who is comfortable taking on new challenges and picking up and learning new technologies.
• You will be a competent Java developer who drives with tests, and understands the importance of writing clean, testable code.
• You will have a strong understanding of core Java and have experience building apps using Spring.
• You will have experience working with build tools such as Gradle and Maven.
• You will be comfortable working with Linux and be familiar with standard developer tooling, such as Git, BitBucket/GitHub, Jira, Confluence, etc.
• You will have a knowledge of build pipelines, CI/CD and the pathway to production.

Any Beneficial / Nice to have skills and experience:

• Working knowledge of app containerisation and deploying applications on cloud platforms (e.g. OpenShift, AWS, GCP) with Docker or Podman.
• Working knowledge of using tools like Renovate or Dependabot to repave dependencies at scale.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle.

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

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.