Data Engineering Lead (Ab Initio), Vice President

Overview

In this role you will design, build, and optimize high-performance ETL solutions for Citi's Oracle General Ledger data pipelines. You’ll work across finance and technology to ensure data accuracy and integrity, collaborating with business users and cross-functional teams. You’ll innovate by automating utilities and improving system efficiency, shaping Citi’s Finance Technology operations. This is a chance to become a subject matter expert in ledger processing within a global financial institution.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days
• Discretional annual performance bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Learning and development resources

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize complex ETL applications using Ab Initio toolkit (GDE, Control Centre, Metadata Hub)
• Collaborate with business users, financial analysts, and tech teams to understand requirements and ensure timely delivery
• Lead SDLC activities within Agile methodology, including documentation, unit/SIT testing, and UAT/production support
• Analyze data issues using SQL and RDBMS expertise to maintain financial data integrity in the Oracle ledger
• Innovate by creating automated utilities to improve performance and efficiency
• Own technical issues, monitor processes, resolve defects, and manage bugs in Jira

Key requirements

• Experience delivering data solutions in Banking/Financial Technology
• Extensive hands-on ETL development with Ab Initio (GDE, Control Centre, Metadata Hub)
• Deep Oracle/SQL expertise for complex data analysis and issue resolution
• Strong UNIX and shell scripting skills
• Full SDLC experience with Agile methodologies and Jira familiarity
• Excellent analytical, ownership, risk management, and delivery capabilities
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree preferred

• Analytical thinking
• Ownership and accountability
• Collaborative communication
• Ab Initio (GDE, Control Centre, Metadata Hub)
• SQL and Oracle RDBMS
• UNIX and shell scripting