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The Virtualization and Image Focused Engineer is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to drive a variety of engineering activities including the design, acquisition and deployment of hardware, software and network infrastructure in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead efforts to ensure quality standards are being met within existing and planned framework.

Responsibilities:

Ensure the goals of functional area are delivered to appropriate Operations & Technology (O&T) organizations

Oversee O&T spending to ensure the firm's finances are budgeted and spent according to the Chief Technology officer's (CTO) technology strategies

Manage overall execution of IT strategy and roadmap for the technology area

Lead operational readiness and conformance to global operational standards for ongoing operation and support

Utilize an in-depth understanding of how engineering integrates within technology and commercial awareness

Responsible for training and coaching team members, performance management activities, monitoring quantity and quality of work, and addressing development needs for assigned personnel

Make evaluative judgment based on analyzing information in complicated or unique situations; utilizing multiple sources of information

Impact engineering through overseeing planning, finances / budget, end results and policy setting

Negotiate with senior leaders across functions and with external parties, as required

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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

10 plus years of relevant experience in an Engineering role

Primary Theme - Secure AMI & VM image engineering, virtualization layer, serverless compute automation

Cloud Focus -

Virtualization & Image-Focused Engineer

Kubernetes Skills - -

Node-level expertise

(Kubelet, container runtime tuning) - Building/optimizing

custom node AMIs

for EKS/GKE - Understanding of

node pool scaling & upgrade compatibility

- Debugging node performance & bootstrapping

Infrastructure as a code - Terraform (strong),

Packer or EC2 Image Builder

(must)

Language - Go, Python, shell scripts

Testing and Validation - Terratest for infra testing, BDD (Behave/pytest) , Image pipeline testing (vuln scans, CIS hardening)

Serverless and event driven - Deep understanding of event driven patterns

AWS: Event Bridge, Lambda, Step Functions

GCP: Cloud Functions, Eventarc, Pub/Sub

People management Experience

Nice to have

Ansible, Multi-cloud image pipelines, OS performance tuning

Education:

Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

Master's degree preferred

Applicants 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 area

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Systems & Engineering

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Irving Texas United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$156,160.00 - $234,240.00

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.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jul 30, 2025

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