A recognized technical authority holds this position within the company. The role significantly influences the enterprise through complex deliveries providing product advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. It requires essential business and technology awareness and developed communication and diplomacy skills to guide, influence, and convince others, particularly colleagues in other areas and occasionally external customers.
**Responsibilities**:
- Executes the architectural vision for all IT systems through major, complex IT architecture projects; ensures that architecture conforms to enterprise blueprints.
- Develops technology roadmaps while keeping up to date with emerging technologies and recommends business directions based on these technologies.
- Provides technical leadership and is responsible for developing components of the design of the overall system.
- Solves complex business problems into sound solutions balancing risk, efficiency, and cost.
- Applies hardware engineering and software design theories and principles in researching, designing, and developing product hardware and software interfaces.
- Provides integrated systems planning and recommends innovative technologies to enhance the current system.
- Recommends appropriate desktop, computer platform, and communication links to support IT goals and strategy.
- Knowing how to own specialism contributes to the business and a good understanding of competitors' products and services.
- Acts as an advisor or mentor to junior team members.
- Requires sophisticated analytical thought to resolve issues in a variety of complex situations.
- Impacts the architecture function by influencing decisions through advice, counsel, or facilitating services.
- Guides, influences, and persuades others with developed communication and diplomacy skills.
- Performs other job duties and functions as assigned.




- Assess risk by considering the firm's reputation and safeguarding the company and its clients.
**Qualifications**:
Having experience in two or more of the following competencies will help you to succeed in this role:
- 8-10 years of relevant experience in technology applied to the financial industry.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in Spanish and English.
- Enterprise Architecture practices (TOGAF, SAFe.)
- API design/development, including underlying technologies: REST, JSON, Swagger.
- Cloud-based development.
- An understanding of main cloud hosting providers: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure.
- Comprehensive understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Open Shift.
- Knowledge of JEE architecture, patterns, and Java frameworks.
- Databases: Oracle, MongoDB, Redis.
- Experience with integration/middleware technologies: TIBCO, Solace, Kafka, among others.
**Education**:
- Bachelor/University degree in computer science or system engineering or equivalent background, potentially a master's degree.
This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. The manager may assign other job-related duties as required.
- Experience in the financial industry, in banking or capital markets. (Must)
- Demonstrated experience at least in one of these payment systems: SPEI and SWIFT. (Must)
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in Spanish and English. (Must)**Job Family Group**:
Technology
- **Job Family**:
Architecture
- **Time Type**:
Full time
- Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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📌 Architecture Lead Analyst (Ciudad de México)
🏢 Citi
📍 Ciudad de México