Data Engineering Lead (Ab Initio), Vice President
Citigroup · Belfast, Northern Ireland ·
Last confirmed by our partners on 19 Oct 2026.
Overview
In this role you will design, build, and optimize high-performance ETL solutions for Citis 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
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