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Senior Java Architect - Vice President

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, United States of AmericaFull-time$142k2026-09-18 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead the design, development, and optimization of Citi's enterprise data lake and analytics platform, building high-performance microservices and data pipelines.

Role type

Senior IC Java Architect (Data Platform)

Builds

Enterprise data lakes, lakehouses, and high-scale batch/real-time streaming data pipelines

Domain

Financial services / Big Data & Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Java, Spring Boot, Microservices Architecture, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Iceberg, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes

Preferred skills

Python, PySpark, Databricks, Machine Learning infrastructure

Technologies

Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Iceberg, Starburst, Apache Pinot, Delta Lake, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Define technical architecture and roadmap for enterprise data platforms; Design and develop scalable microservices; Build and maintain high-scale data pipelines; Optimize data storage and query performance; Mentor development teams; Collaborate with Data Scientists and business leaders to translate requirements into platform capabilities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities