The Architecture Lead Analyst 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:
- Executes the architectural vision for all IT systems through major, complex IT architecture projects; ensures that architecture conforms to enterprise blueprints.
- Develops technology road maps, while keeping up-to-date with emerging technologies, and recommends business directions based on these technologies.
- Provides technical leadership and is responsible for developing components of, or the overall systems design.
- Translates complex business problems into sound technical solutions.
- Applies hardware engineering and software design theories and principles in researching, designing, and developing product hardware and software interfaces.
- Provides integrated systems planning and recommends innovative technologies that will enhance the current system.
- Recommends appropriate desktop, computer platform, and communication links required to support IT goals and strategy.
- Exhibits good knowledge of how own specialism contributes to the business and good understanding of competitors products and services.
- Acts as an advisor or mentor to junior team members.
- Requires sophisticated analytical thought to resolve issues in a variety of complex situations.
- Impacts the architecture function by influencing decisions through advice, counsel or facilitating services.
- Guides, influences and persuades others with developed communication and diplomacy skills.
- Performs other job duties and functions as assigned
- 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:
- 13+ years relevant experience Design and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance system architectures using Java, Python, and .NET technologies.
- Lead and contribute to cloud-native architecture implementations on AWS and Google Cloud, ensuring reliability and cost optimization.
- Create and maintain UML diagrams and architectural artifacts to clearly communicate system design, data flows, and integration patterns.
- Apply experience across multiple architectural styles (microservices, event-driven, layered, and hybrid architectures) to solve complex business problems.
- Continuously evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI/ML, to drive innovation and future-ready solutions.
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
- Management and prioritization skills
- Ability to develop working relationships
- Ability to manage multiple activities and changing priorities
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
- Self-starter with ability to take the initiative and master new tasks quickly
- Methodical, attention to detail
Education:
- Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
- Demonstrate deep, hands-on expertise in architecting and deploying complex solutions on public or internal Cloud platforms.
- Proven ability to design and develop cloud-native, scalable, and resilient applications from the ground up, applying modern architectural patterns.
- Possess a comprehensive understanding of various compute options and services available in the cloud to ensure optimal design choices.
- Apply a keen eye for identifying and mitigating risks related to security, design flaws, and operational resiliency, ensuring robust and secure solutions.
- Exhibit a strong understanding of modern database technologies and design principles.
- Be a dedicated team player with excellent communication skills, capable of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to drive architectural excellence.
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Architecture
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Time Type:
Full time
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Most Relevant Skills
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Other Relevant Skills
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