The Architecture Lead Analyst is a strategic professional who stays abreast of developments within own field and contributes to directional strategy by considering their application in own job and the business. Recognized technical authority for an area within the business. Requires basic commercial awareness. There are typically multiple people within the business that provide the same level of subject matter expertise. Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required in order to guide, influence and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers. Significant impact on the area through complex deliverables. Provides advice and counsel related to the technology or operations of the business. Work impacts an entire area, which eventually affects the overall performance and effectiveness of the sub-function/job family.
Responsibilities:- Provide data architect activities to support data for Citi's AI initiatives.
- Perform data analysis, data quality and data reconciliation checks, understand data requirements.
- Identify key data elements, discover gaps in data requirements, identify data in different systems and work with other teams to discover opportunities to enrich data quality and performance improvement.
- Identify opportunities for operational efficiency and improvements of data related projects.
- Engage with Business, Ops, Finance, and Technology teams to understand business drivers, gaps, and pain points in current state.
- Develop key design principles and maintain design conformance in the execution of data architecture across legacy and target state applications covering data definitions, sourcing, consumption, transformation, and storage.
- Define / improve logical data models, identify issues with data in transit, and codify logical, physical models in central data catalogue.
- Experience in supporting data architecture, data lineage, data integration, data governance, data life cycle management, data quality, and data strategy.
- Produce high-quality documentation, presentation and design artefacts.
- Able to produce SQL based reports based on data requirements.
- Knowledge of current Generative AI based development trends and able to write and review LLM prompts and validate the results.
- Banking or financial industry experience a huge plus.
- Translates business problems into sound data-oriented solutions.
- Requires sophisticated analytical thought to resolve issues in a variety of complex situations.
- Guides, influences and persuades others with developed communication and diplomacy skills.
- Performs other job duties and functions as assigned
- 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:- 6+ years relevant experience.
- Experience in supporting data architecture, data lineage, data integration, data governance, data life cycle management, data quality, and data strategy.
- Demonstrable experience with SQL, Oracle, Postgres DB, Tableau and other data management tools.
- 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.
Education:- Bachelor's/University degree or equivalent experience
Job Family Group: Technology
Job Family:Architecture
Time Type:Full time
Primary Location:New York New York United States
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:$142,320.00 - $213,480.00
Salary shown is for full-time positions and will be prorated for part-time hires based on number of hours worked.
The hourly rate corresponding to the annual range is:$68.42 - $102.63
In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.
Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
Anticipated Posting Close Date:Feb 17, 2026
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