Citigroup, Inc

Architecture Sr. Lead Analyst

Citigroup, Inc$176K — $265K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years relevant experience
  • Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
  • Management and prioritization skills
  • Ability to develop working relationships
  • Capacity to manage multiple activities and changing priorities
  • Strong performance under pressure and meeting tight deadlines
  • Self-starter with initiative and quick learning ability

Responsibilities

  • Provide architectural vision for IT systems, ensuring conformity to enterprise blueprints
  • Develop enterprise-level architecture strategies and problem-solving solutions
  • Interface across channels, defining direction for future projects
  • Maintain awareness of business and infrastructure issues to guide solutions
  • Accountable for end-to-end project results, including budgeting and technology strategies
  • Assess vendor technology to align with Citi's needs
  • Provide thought leadership on key business subjects
  • Contribute to technical direction and strategic decisions

Benefits

  • Medical, dental & vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Wellness programs
  • Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave
  • Paid holidays
Full Job Description
The Architecture Sr Lead Analyst is a strategic professional who closely follows latest trends in own field and adapts them for application within own job and the business. Typically, a small number of people within the business that provide the same level of expertise. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. 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. Accountable for significant direct business results or authoritative advice regarding the operations of the business. Necessitates a degree of responsibility over technical strategy. Primarily affects a sub-function. Responsible for handling staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project.

Responsibilities:
  • Knowledge of public cloud, API gateways, containerization, Microservices based architecture, AI/ML, domain knowledge of wealth lending products, good presentation and communication skills, ability of influence partner teams Provides architectural vision for all IT systems, including those that support Internet applications, ensuring that architecture conforms to enterprise blueprints.
  • Develops architecture, strategy, planning, and problem solving solutions on an enterprise level.
  • Interfaces across several channels, acting as a visionary to proactively assist in defining direction for future projects.
  • Maintains continuous awareness of business, technical, and infrastructure issues and acts as a sounding board or consultant to aid in the development of creative solutions.
  • Depending on project scope, may be accountable for end-to-end results including such items as: budgeting, policy formulation as well as providing future state technology strategies for an effort.
  • Interfaces with vendors to assess their technology and to guide their product roadmap based on Citi requirements.
  • Exhibits in-depth knowledge of how own specialism contributes to the business and has a good understanding of the commercial environment.
  • Provides thought leadership in subjects that are key to the business.
  • Requires sophisticated analytical thought to resolve issues in a variety of complex situations.
  • Impacts the technology function through contribution to technical direction and strategic decisions.
  • Uses developed communication skills to negotiate and often at higher levels.
  • 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:
  • 10+ years relevant experience
  • 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.

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Architecture

Time Type:
Full time

Primary Location:
Jersey City New Jersey United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$176,720.00 - $265,080.00

In 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.

Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

Anticipated Posting Close Date:
May 28, 2026

About Citigroup, Inc

Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides financial products and services. The company operates through two segments, Global Consumer Banking (GCB) and Institutional Clients Group (ICG). The GCB segment offers traditional banking services to retail customers through retail banking, commercial banking, Citi-branded cards, and Citi retail services. The ICG segment offers various banking, and financial products and services to corporate, institutional, public sector, and high-net-worth clients. This segment provides wholesale banking products and services, including fixed-income and equity sales and trading, foreign exchange, prime brokerage, derivative services, equity and fixed-income research, corporate lending, investment banking, and advisory services, private banking, cash management, trade finance, and securities services. Citi is committed to sustainability and social responsibility, and the company invests in initiatives that promote economic progress.

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