Apps Sup Tech Lead Analyst (Mainframe) - Vice President

Job description

The Apps Sup Tech 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. This is an individual contributor role. 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. We are seeking a seasoned Application Support Technical Lead Analyst at the Vice President level for our Custody Settlements functions. Responsibilities: Drive production support readiness for key client onboarding and related migration activities , providing post onboarding support for ensuring client deliverable are met per SLAs. Collaborate with technology partners, infrastructure partners, Operational stakeholders during pre and post migration phases. Enabling observability for client deliverables leveraging on existing infrastructure GCO/Open telemetry. Proactively identify and remediate stability risks, and analyze incident trends to drive long-term problem management solutions. Enforce ITIL best practices, enhance monitoring and procedural guidelines, and work to continuously improve operational scores across the application stack. Perform incident ticket resolution to support BAU user queries and system incident ticket resolution. The Apps Support Tech Lead Analyst 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 requirements 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. Persuades and influences others through strong and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills Performs other 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. Recommended Qualifications: 6 plus years of experience Practical problem solving and strategic thinking skills Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal skills and relationship building skills Service oriented attitude Knowledge of Securities Custody business is preferred Ability to work in a fast-paced environment Good interpersonal and communication skills Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles. Technical Qualifications: Mainframe Expertise: Deep knowledge of z/OS environments and proficiency in the following: Languages: COBOL, JCL Databases: DB2, VSAM Transaction Processing: CICS Debugging & Diagnostics: OMEGAMON, STROBE, INTERTEST, Xpediter. File Management: File-AID. Source Control: Changeman Strong understanding of IBM MQ Series and file transfer protocols like Connect:Direct (NDM). Scheduling: Experience with enterprise scheduling tools such as OPC, Autosys, Control-M, or CA-7 Education: Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family Group: Technology ------------------------------------------------------ Job Family: Applications Support ------------------------------------------------------ Time Type: Full time ------------------------------------------------------ Primary Location Full Time Salary Range: $120,800.00 - $170,800.00 ------------------------------------------------------ Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ Automated Processing and AI We use automated processing, including artificial intelligence, for our legitimate business interests (or our reasonable and appropriate business purposes) to identify and align the candidate's skills and abilities with a specific job opening. Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi. Importantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. Please refer to any Jurisdictional Considerations, with specific provisions for your country (where relevant) for further details. ------------------------------------------------------ This job opening is for an existing job vacancy. ------------------------------------------------------ Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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