Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

Citi Belfast is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with a diverse and talented team of over 3000 people from over 40 different nationalities across our four Belfast offices. We are the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland. Every day, our local experts interact with global teams in over 100 countries developing and supporting next-generation technology solutions for the enterprise and delivering critical services to the bank and its customers, to make sure we are a stronger and safer organization for our clients. You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast’s iconic Titanic Quarter.

The Senior Analyst applies in-depth disciplinary knowledge, contributing to the development of new techniques and the improvement of processes and work-flow for the area or function. The successful candidate will display in-depth understanding with the ability to evaluate moderately complex and variable issues with substantial potential impact.

Responsibilities:

• The Application Support Senior Analyst provides technical and business support for users of Citi Applications. This includes providing quick resolutions to app issues, driving stability, efficiency and effectiveness improvements to help us and the business succeed.

• Maintains application systems that have completed the development stage and are running in the daily operations of the firm.

• Manages, maintains and supports applications and their operating environments, focusing on stability, quality and functionality against service level expectations.

• Start of day checks, continuous monitoring, and regional handover.

• Perform same day risk reconciliations

• Develop and maintain technical support documentation.

• Identifies ways to maximize the potential of the applications used

• Assess risk and impact of production issues and escalate to business and technology management in a timely manner.

• Ensures that storage and archiving procedures are in place and functioning correctly

• Formulates and defines scope and objectives for complex application enhancements and problem resolution

• Reviews and develops application contingency planning to ensure availability to users.

• Partners with appropriate development and production support areas to prioritize bug fixes and support tooling requirements.

• Participate in application releases, from development, testing and deployment into production.

• Engages in post implementation analysis to ensure successful system design and functionality.

• Considers implications of the application of technology to the current environment. Identifies risks, vulnerabilities and security issues; communicates impact.

• Ensures essential procedures are followed and helps to define operating standards and processes.

• Act as a liaison between users/traders, interfacing internal technology groups and vendors.

• Expected to be able to raise problems to appropriate technology and business teams, while adhering to Service Level Agreements.

• Acts as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts.

• Provides evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual information in complicated and unique situations.

• Directly impacts the business by ensuring the quality of work provided by self and others; impacts own team and closely related work teams.

• Exhibits sound and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills to exchange complex information.

• Active involvement in and ownership of Support Project items, covering Stability, Efficiency, and Effectiveness initiatives.

• Performs other duties and functions as assigned.

• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.

• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.

• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.

• 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:

• Relevant experience in an Application Support role.

• Experience installing, configuring or supporting business applications.

• Experience with some programming languages and willingness/ability to learn.

• Advanced execution capabilities and ability to adjust quickly to changes and re-prioritization

• Effective written and verbal communications including ability to explain technical issues in simple terms that non-IT staff can understand.

• Demonstrated analytical skills

• Issue tracking and reporting using tools

• Knowledge/ experience of problem Management Tools.

• Good all-round technical skills

• Effectively share information with other support team members and with other technology teams

• Ability to plan and organize workload

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to communicate appropriately to relevant stakeholder

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree OR equivalent experience

What we’ll provide you:

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.
 

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Support

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Time Type:

Full time

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