26960142 Applications Development Sr Programmer Analyst - Assistant Vice President

Citi•Mississauga, ON

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is responsible for participation in the establishment and implementation of new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to applications systems analysis and programming activities. Responsibilities: Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision. Advocates for continuous improvement, particularly in code quality, testability, reliability, and operational excellence Enthusiastic about rapid technological change and comfortable adopting new tools, platforms, and methodologies Capable of working across a broad technology spectrum, from legacy systems to modern big‑data and distributed platforms 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.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience
Hands-on experience with Ab Initio or any other ETL tools (required) on Unix/Linux and Windows platforms
Strong knowledge of Data Warehouse and ETL architecture, design principles, and development methodologies
Broad cross‑functional IT experience, including application integration and interface design
Experience managing and resolving complex issues across ETL processes, SQL workloads, and Unix scripts
Hands-on database application development using Oracle and/or MySQL
Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Proficient in Oracle databases (preferred)
Strong working knowledge of Linux environments
Advanced expertise in Unix shell scripting, SQL and PL/SQL development, and troubleshooting ETL pipelines
Proven experience in performance tuning, benchmarking, throughput analysis, and capacity planning
Experience designing and building shared frameworks and utility services, including logging, monitoring, and error‑handling
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban preferred)
Experience with change and release management processes
Exposure to the Financial Services domain is strongly preferred
Experience developing applications using Spark, Scala, Java or Python is a plus
Working knowledge of messaging and streaming technologies such as JMS, MQ, or Kafka is preferred

Responsibilities

Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation
Provide user and operational support on applications to business users
Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues
Provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement
Operate with a limited level of direct supervision
Advocate for continuous improvement, particularly in code quality, testability, reliability, and operational excellence
Adopt new tools, platforms, and methodologies
Work across a broad technology spectrum, from legacy systems to modern big‑data and distributed platforms
Assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets
Drive compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations
Adhere to Policy
Apply sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices
Escalate, manage and report control issues with transparency