Solutions Architect, Director C15 – Pune

The Engineering Sr Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to drive a variety of engineering activities including the design acquisition and deployment of hardware software and network infrastructure in coordination with the Technology team The overall objective of this role is to lead efforts to ensure quality standards are being met within existing and planned framework Responsibilities Develop solution design options for enterprise-wide initiatives evaluate the art of the possible and devise recommendation options across several evaluation dimensions Recruit build and manage a high-performance team of business analysts data analysts and solution architects Establish collaborative partnerships with local and global teams to deliver enterprise-wide innovative but pragmatic solutions Define and maintain cohesive front-to-back system architecture across Central Operations to reduce fragmentation support shared services automate controls and reduce manual touch points Serve as a technology subject matter expert for internal and external stakeholders and provide direction for all firm mandated controls and compliance initiatives all projects within the group and in creating a technology domain roadmap Lead architecture governance process including architecture review boards technology assessments and conformance to key design principles Partner with SMEs across the CTO organization to understand emerging engineering architecture standards and apply them across critical initiatives Evaluates and tests potential architecture solution designs to ensure they meet functional and non-functional requirements Ensure that all integration of functions fulfill business goals Define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process enhancements Identify problem causality business impact and root causes Exhibit knowledge of how own specialty area contributes to the business and apply knowledge of competitors products and services Strong experience in data structures and its impact on design principles as well as proposals Advise or mentor junior team members Impact the solution design by influencing decisions through advice counsel or facilitating services 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 15 years of relevant experience in an engineering and architectural role in Cash Management Intra-day Liquidity Payments Financial Ledger Regulatory reporting areas in Financial Services 10 years experience in leading teams to deliver large scale enterprise architecture initiatives within banking financial services industry Strong understanding of banking systems financial services platforms core banking data platforms market infrastructure providers and regulatory frameworks Experience working on large technology projects using industry-standard delivery methodologies e g Agile Scrum Kanban Experience working in enterprise architect and technology strategy roles Ability to develop working relationships Management and prioritization skills Strong decision making forward thinking and creative problem-solving skills to anticipate and respond quickly to technological market influences Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication Comprehensive knowledge of design metrics analytics tools benchmarking activities and related reporting to identify best practices Demonstrated analytic diagnostic skills Ability to work independently multi-task and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in requirements Ability to build and manage strong teams Education Bachelor s degree University degree or equivalent experience Master s degree preferred Job Family Group Technology Job Family Systems Engineering Time Type Full time 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 If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and or apply for a career opportunity review View Citi s and the poster