Lead Application Engineer, .NET Manager

Citi, the leading global bank, is seeking a Lead Application Engineer, .NET Manager to direct technology strategy and delivery for the North American Residential Mortgage trading business. This role involves providing strategic leadership, managing technology teams, and overseeing the development of trading applications using the .NET technology stack.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for the technology group supporting the North American Residential Mortgage businesses
• Drive the architectural design and oversee the development of robust and scalable trading applications using .NET Core and C#
• Lead and manage multiple teams of technology professionals, including direct management of a core development team and site leadership for a larger local group
• Conduct all personnel management duties, including hiring, performance evaluations, resource allocation, and disciplinary actions
• Serve as the primary technology subject matter expert on whole loan trade processing and warehouse financing, facing off directly with the trading desk head and senior business stakeholders
• Manage, prioritize, and execute a complex book of work, balancing short-term urgent desk requests with long-term strategic deliverables
• Act as the accountable technology delivery manager for a critical, multi-system front-to-back reengineering project for the whole loan trading platform
• Coordinate across numerous internal technology, business, and control function groups to ensure cohesive and successful project delivery
• Oversee budget management, resource planning, and strategic influence to achieve established goals and monitor end results
• Ensure all application development and support activities adhere to firm policies, industry standards, and risk management protocols
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders across functions and communicate with external parties as necessary