Full-Time

Solutions Architecture Lead Analyst Vice President

Posted on 7/23/2025

Citi

Citi

10,001+ employees

Global financial services including banking, investment

Compensation Overview

$113.8k - $170.8k/yr

+ Incentive Awards + Retention Awards

Tampa, FL, USA + 1 more

More locations: Irving, TX, USA

In Person

Primary location is Tampa, Florida; secondary location is Irving, Texas.

Category
Sales & Solution Engineering (1)
Required Skills
NoSQL
Apache Kafka
Java
RDBMS
.NET
Microservices
C#
AWS
Requirements
  • 6+ years in a Solutions Architecture role in a large enterprise environment
  • 6+ years of overall relevant banking, financial services experience
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Expertise in developing architecture vision and strategic solutions
  • Experience with modernizing and migrating applications to strategic architectures
  • Expertise in building solutions with domain driven design (DDD), API, microservices, event-driven architecture and cloud native principles
  • Expertise in modern languages (e.g. Java, C#), messaging, integration and data streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka, MQ etc.), caching & database (RDBMS and NoSQL) tools, application development framework (e.g. Spring boot, .NET), well architected framework, data integration solutions, software architecture patterns, and tools
  • Expertise in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines
  • Awareness of industry trends and leveraging new technologies as appropriate
  • Experience in collaborating and influencing cross-functional teams
  • Passion to innovate with open-source mind set to improve products
  • Experience with technology control framework, compliance, regulatory and audits
  • Ability to create solutions at conceptual, logical, and physical levels
  • Consistently demonstrate concise written and verbal communication
  • Cloud certification (AWS, Microsoft Google, etc.) is a plus
  • Demonstrated facility to interact and work effectively with diverse teams
  • Ability to lead projects with multiple counterparts across organizations
  • Ability to work under pressure, facilitate discussions and conduct group meetings
  • 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
Responsibilities
  • Accountable for management of complex/critical/large professional disciplinary areas
  • Leads and directs a team of professionals
  • Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact in order to achieve the objectives of the function
  • Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions
  • Generally accountable for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/geographic regions
  • Create solution architecture artifact that are consistent with architecture principles, methodologies, and best practices with a goal of resilient and scalable cloud-based solutions
  • Provides thought leadership in subjects that are key to the business and lead portfolio simplification strategies to rationalize application landscape
  • Interfaces with vendors to assess their technology and to guide their product roadmap based on Citi requirements
  • Lead design sessions with engineers and stakeholders to create innovative solutions
  • Conduct proof of concept and proof of analysis on potential solutions with a failure fast mindset to drive target state
  • Design common business functions and capabilities within the GRC ecosystem to simplify technology footprint and faster time to market
  • Own and drive solution evaluation and build vs buy/partner analysis
  • Communicate technology vision, strategies and solution across communities and cross functional teams
  • Provide expert knowledge of architecture and serve as SME to cross functional teams
  • Provide architectural leadership and conduct assessment to adopt cyber, risk and control patterns and solutions
Desired Qualifications
  • Banking/Financial/Payment experience is a plus
  • Cloud certification (AWS, Microsoft Google, etc.) is a plus

Citi provides financial services including consumer banking, credit, investment banking, and wealth management to individuals, corporations, and governments. The company operates by earning interest on loans and collecting fees for managing investments, processing trades, and facilitating cross-border transactions through its digital platforms. Unlike many local banks, Citi maintains a physical and digital presence in over 160 countries, allowing it to serve as a single partner for clients with global financial needs. Its goal is to drive growth and profitability for its clients and shareholders while supporting environmental and social sustainability initiatives.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1812

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Investment banking fees rose 12% YoY in Q1 2026, fueled by AI-driven M&A acceleration.
  • Hired 60 managing directors from 20 rivals, boosting banking revenues 15% to $1.8bn in Q1 2026.
  • $30bn share buyback signals confidence, targeting 14-15% ROTE by 2031 post-restructuring.

What critics are saying

  • JPMorgan erodes Citi's #5 investment banking rank, diverting mandates within 12-24 months.
  • Investor backlash to 2031 ROTE target causes share underperformance versus Bank of America in 6-12 months.
  • Stripe captures cross-border volumes as Citi's tech lags low-cost alternatives in 24-36 months.

What makes Citi unique

  • Citi leads global cross-border payments, enabling near-instant transfers to Mastercard debit cards across 65 origination countries.
  • Citi expanded TTS non-interest revenue 98% YoY to $1.1bn in Q4 2024 via US dollar clearing growth.
  • Citi operates in 160 countries, serving 200 million accounts with unmatched global network scale.

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