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You will design and build the tooling and services that power AI-assisted model documentation, automated model testing and validation workflows, large-scale risk data analysis, and model lifecycle management. You will work closely with quantitative analysts, model validators, data engineers, and the program leadership to translate workflow automation requirements into robust, production-grade solutions.\nKey Responsibilities:\nEngineering & Delivery:\nDesign, develop, and maintain Python-based services, pipelines, and tools supporting automation of the quantitative model lifecycle across market risk and credit risk model families.\n\nBuild and operate automated testing and validation frameworks for quantitative models, including test orchestration, result capture, benchmarking, and reporting.\n\nDevelop data analysis and reconciliation tooling over large-scale risk datasets, ensuring data quality, lineage, and traceability across risk platforms.\n\nContribute to model lifecycle management tooling: model inventory, workflow orchestration, approvals, periodic reviews, and audit-ready evidence generation.\n\nAI Enablement:\nImplement AI/ML components within the model workflow, including LLM-based automation for model documentation generation and updating, intelligent data quality checks, and workflow assistance.\n\nIntegrate AI tooling into a controlled, auditable, production-grade environment, with appropriate testing, monitoring, and governance controls.\n\nStay current with developments in applied AI/ML and evaluate their applicability to risk technology use cases.\n\nCollaboration & Standards:\nWork within a cross-functional agile team alongside quants, validators, data engineers, and program management.\n\nPromote engineering best practices: code quality, testing, CI/CD, documentation, and secure, scalable design.\n\nMentor junior developers and contribute to technical design reviews.\n\n Required Qualifications:\n7+ years of professional software development experience, with deep expertise in Python and its data/engineering ecosystem (e.g., pandas, NumPy, FastAPI, orchestration tools).\n\nProven track record of delivering production-grade automation, data pipelines, or testing frameworks in a complex enterprise environment; financial services experience strongly preferred.\n\nSolid AI/ML knowledge, including practical experience with machine learning libraries and/or LLM-based application development (e.g., API integration, prompt engineering, RAG-style document workflows).\n\nStrong experience with test automation, CI/CD, and modern software engineering practices (Git, code review, containerization).\n\nExperience working with large datasets, data quality/linearity checks, and SQL; familiarity with enterprise data platforms.\n\nAbility to work effectively in a cross-functional, global team and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders\n\n Preferred Qualifications:\nExposure to quantitative risk models (market risk and/or credit risk) and the model lifecycle: development, validation, documentation, and ongoing monitoring.\n\nFamiliarity with the model risk regulatory landscape and governance expectations in banking.\n\nExperience with workflow orchestration platforms, cloud environments (AWS/Google Cloud), and container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes).\n\nBackground in quantitative finance, statistics, or data science; an advanced quantitative degree is a plus.\n\nExperience mentoring engineers and leading small technical workstreams.\n\nEducation\nSTEM degree (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or related); Master's degree preferred.\n\n------------------------------------------------------\nJob Family Group:\nTechnology------------------------------------------------------\nJob Family:\nApplications Development------------------------------------------------------\nTime Type:\nFull time------------------------------------------------------\nPrimary Location:\nNew York New York United States------------------------------------------------------\nPrimary Location Full Time Salary Range:\n$142,320.00 - $213,480.00In 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. 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Additionally, if you so choose, or consent, we can match your skills and abilities to other suitable roles at Citi.\nImportantly, all our hiring processes and decisions, including determining your suitability for a role, are conducted, checked, and decided by individuals. Our automated processing and AI do not involve relying on automatic or autonomous decision-making. 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