Architecture Lead Analyst

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Our core activities are safeguarding assets, lending money, making payments and accessing the capital markets on behalf of our clients.

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As a part of modernization of "Bank in a box" platform, Services Technology group is looking for a dynamic person to define the architecture of its next generation Core Accounts DDA (Demand and Deposit Management) ecosystem.

Architecture Lead Analyst is a key role to define a modern target state architecture for DDA ecosystem and how the new core accounts system will interact with other strategic systems i.e. product processors, Data and finance systems and the phasing strategy. This role will also interface with broader Institutional Client Group's Engineering and Architecture teams and ensure standards and best practices.

The successful candidate is expected to have the right balance of enterprise architecture and modern engineering skills and working knowledge of agile practices. Candidate should be able to demonstrate the application of these skills while solving complex technology problems within banking, financial services context. This role will report directly to the Head of Architecture for Core Banking modernization

Responsibilities :

Define the end to end technology architecture of DDA ecosystem, target state and transition states, options for reaching target state and rationale and roadmap

Ownership of key technology decisions ranging from build vs buy decisions, benefits, evaluation of target state platforms, technology stack selection to support the new platform, integration strategy with other services systems

Foster a culture of engineering excellence by adoption of modern engineering practices, open source technologies, collaboration and efficiency

Collaborate with other Services Operations & Technology teams to ensure technology solution aligns to the standards and best practices and ensure dependencies and risks are addressed

Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions, as well as communicate with external parties as necessary

Qualifications :

10+ years of relevant experience with 3-5 years in enterprise architecture function for large scale technology transformation

Extensive experience in Core Banking domain

Extensive experience in e2e architecture definition of high performant technology platforms using modern engineering practices like microservices, event based architecture, real time streaming etc. in a banking, fintech set up

Experience of designing hybrid architecture comprising of on-premise solutions and cloud native systems hosted on public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, GCP

Experience in DevOps and CI / CD practices

Highly credible technical leader who is confident to dive deep on product, code base and conduct / support proof of concepts as required

Experience of both greenfield and brownfield legacy platform modernization

Knowledge of banking industry practices and standards like BIAN, Instant Payments, GDPR etc.

Experience with modern core banking platforms like Thought Machine, Mambu is desirable but not mandatory

Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education :

Bachelor's degree / University degree or equivalent experience

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 :

Tampa Florida United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range :

$113,840.00 - $170,760.00

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.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date :

Nov 30, 2025

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