Overview
SDET – JAVA Microservices Engineer (AVP) – London
Shape the Future of Financial Technology with Cutting-Edge Java Microservices. Citi is seeking a strong product integration engineer to join our HPA Tech team in London. AVP – SDET Java Engineer will combine deep Java expertise with product integration responsibilities, focusing on building and maintaining high-performant low-latency Java microservices, automation test scripts, product usage demos, and sample use cases, while integrating observability and DevOps tools. The role requires advanced technical skills and effective collaboration with Technology, Product Leads, and Business users to ensure delivery of bug-free software to Production quickly and with high stability. As a hands-on engineer and technical leader, you will guide a global team of automation and DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
* Stable and high-performance microservices development: design, develop, and maintain scalable, resilient Java microservices using TDD and BDD principles.
* Automation framework ownership: lead automation framework development for the microservice platform, defining automation processes, scripting standards, and script reviews.
* Performance testing: build and maintain the Performance Test Framework for Ambrosia, ensuring the platform remains performant under current and future loads with microsecond-level response times.
* Product integration: develop product use case samples for the platform, ensuring sound production quality.
* Collaboration: work closely with DevOps and QA teams to align with strategic initiatives and create high-performance and stable CI/CD pipelines.
* Delivery excellence: collaborate with Business and Technology leadership to ensure efficient delivery of new features and mandatory upgrades.
* Test planning and execution: define test automation to achieve automated delivery for Release on Demand.
* In-sprint automation: drive TDD/BDD automation practices for feature deliveries, championing automation best practices to enable trunk-based development and 100% CI/CD automation.
* Defect management: perform detailed root-cause analysis of defects and manage fix/retest cycles.
* Reporting: produce regular test reports and provide automated reporting to Grafana, JIRA, and internal delivery systems.
* Risk mitigation: mitigate rollout risk through runbooks and pipeline reviews.
Qualifications
* Strong Java developer with exposure to BDD/TDD-based development processes.
* Deep understanding of Markets business and finance protocols such as FIX.
* Familiarity with Java BDD/TDD tools such as Cucumber.
* Excellent analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills.
* Exceptional communication and diplomacy skills.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
* Expertise in Java and microservice technologies (e.g., Spring Boot, REST APIs).
* Experience developing stubs and drivers.
* Experience with Git for version control.
* Hands-on experience with CI tools such as Jenkins or Harness.
* Experience packaging and deploying containers using Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/OpenShift.
* Experience with ALM, Zephyr, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Docker.
* Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Why Join Citi?
Citi is a global leader in financial services, offering a broad range of products and services to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals. You will have the opportunity to:
* Work on challenging and impactful projects.
* Collaborate with talented and passionate colleagues.
* Advance your career in a dynamic and growing industry.
* Work at the cutting edge of high-performance trading systems engineering.
If you are a highly motivated and skilled Java developer with a passion for product integration and leadership, we encourage you to apply. Join Citi and help shape the future of financial technology.
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 London, you will be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), and you will receive a competitive base salary (annually reviewed) plus a range of benefits:
* 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
* Discretionary 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 learning and development resources
Visit Citi’s global benefits page to learn more.
At Citi, we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels comfortable bringing their whole self to work every day. We want the best talent to join, stay, and thrive.
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Job Family Group: Technology
Job Family: Applications Development
Time Type: Full time
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