Public Cloud Services - Compute - Engineer - AVP

Discover your future at Citi:Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.Job Description:We are seeking a Cloud Compute Engineer, a strategic problem-solver, builder, and product visionary who is deeply proficient in cloud infrastructure. If you possess hands-on experience with GCP or AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Python or Java, coupled with a passion for automation at scale, we encourage you to apply.Join Citi's Cloud Technology Services (CTS) team and be part of our commitment to transform Citi technology leveraging game-changing Cloud capabilities to drive agility, efficiency, and innovation. We're providing our businesses with a competitive edge by leveraging public cloud scale and enabling new infrastructure economics.As a public cloud infrastructure engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our public cloud strategy. You will be part of a team that continues to deliver big! From establishing a cloud-based High-Performance Compute (HPC) platform for complex risk calculations, enabling Citi to leverage GenAI at scale, to facilitating innovative payments solutions, this team is at the forefront of technological advancement.Job Responsibility:Engineering Excellence: Apply engineering best practices and industry standards, utilizing modern tooling to enable CI/CD and emphasizing automation, auditability, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and policy as code.Hands-on Design and Build: Develop tooling and capabilities required to enable our cloud-first strategy, contributing directly to the design and implementation.Innovation and Automation: Contribute creative solutions to address infrastructure challenges, fostering a product-focused mindset within the team.Partnership and Collaboration: Collaborate with Citi's technology teams to ensure alignment with business goals and priorities.Compliance: Adhere to applicable standards, policies, and regulations, consistently assessing risk to protect Citi's reputation, clients, and assets.Qualifications:4+ years of hands-on experience, deploying or operating workloads in AWS or GCPBasic experience with IaC - Terraform and automated testing frameworksExperience deploying & managing applications on container orchestration platforms (GKE, EKS)Proficiency in at least one programming language; Python preferred; Go is a plusStrong trouble shooting mindset, contribute to automation effortsNice to have skills:Experience building and managing custom machine images for AWS or GCP with tools such as EC2 Image Builder, Packer etc.Experience using IaC and associated deployment pipelines to provision and manage cloud resourcesExposure to container orchestration concepts besides application deployments (Helm Charts, GitOps with Argo etc.)Having worked with event drive architectures & serverless compute on GCP (e.g. AWS Lambda, GCP cloud Functions)Linux fundamentals, knowledge of security hardening best practices (e.g. CIS benchmarks, vulnerability remediation, compliance enforcements)Exposure to monitoring & observability in cloud compute solutions (CloudWatch, Prometheus)Knowledge of security best practices, including IAM, encryptionEducation:Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experienceApplicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. (Citi will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization for this position). Position is based in Irving, TX. Candidate must be located within commuting distance or be willing to relocate to the areaJob Family Group: TechnologyJob Family:Systems & EngineeringTime Type:Full timePrimary Location:Irving Texas United StatesPrimary Location Full Time Salary Range:$96,400.00 - $144,600.00In 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. 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:Aug 21, 2025Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review Accessibility at Citi.View Citi's EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster.