Messaging Infrastructure Lead(Kafka) - VP- IRVING

About Citi: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 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:TheMessaging Infrastructure Lead is responsible to partner with multiple technology teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals; identify and define necessary system enhancements; analyze existing system logic, identify problems; and recommend and implements solutions.Provides expertise in area and an advanced level of understanding of the principles of apps support.Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives for complex, high impact application enhancements and problem resolution through in-depth analysis and evaluation of complex business processes, systems and industry standards; documents requirements.Partners with multiple technology areas and management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals.Works closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts and Systems Analysts to determine and document Systems impacts and support requirementsConsiders the implications of the application of technology to the current environment.Identifies risks, vulnerabilities and security issues; communicates impact; proposes risk mitigation options.Acts as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts; allocates work.Provides in-depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions.Directly impacts the business by influencing strategic functional decisions through advice, counsel or provided services.Persuades and influences others through strong and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skillsPerforms other duties and functions as assignedAppropriately 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+ min years experienceService oriented attitudeAbility to work in a fast-paced environmentExperience working or leading requirement gathering efforts for multiple large development projects at one-timeExpert in Installing and maintaining the Confluent Platform components including Apache Kafka, Confluent Control Center, Confluent Schema Registry, connectors, Confluent Replicator, and Confluent Security PluginsStrong admin experience for Confluent KafkaExperience administering the Event Driven Architecture Components: Apache Kafka, Kafka Brokers, Zookeeper, Confluent Control Center, Confluent Schema Registry, Connect cluster etc.Experience performing Confluent Platform installation, upgrades, and maintenance.Experience in managing large scale multi-nodes Kafka cluster environments.2+ years of experience with either of the scripting technologies Ansible (preferred)Experience as senior level in an applications Development roleStakeholder and people management experienceDemonstrated leadership skills.Proven project management skillsBasic knowledge of industry practices and standardsConsistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skillsEducation:Bachelor’s/University degreeApplicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.  (Citi will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization for this position). Position is based in Irving, TX. Candidate must be located within commuting distance or be willing to relocate to the area------------------------------------------------------Job Family Group: Technology------------------------------------------------------Job Family:Infrastructure------------------------------------------------------Time Type:Full time------------------------------------------------------Primary Location:Irving Texas United States------------------------------------------------------Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:$125,760.00 - $188,640.00In 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.------------------------------------------------------Anticipated Posting Close Date:Nov 11, 2024------------------------------------------------------Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.Citigroup Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Citi”) invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. 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