Public Cloud Engineering Lead - SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Are you a seasoned technology leader with a passion for building cutting-edge enterprise products and a hands-on approach to engineering? 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 the Public Cloud Infrastructure Lead, 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 building cloud base High Performance Compute (HPC) platform to run huge risk calculation, enabling Citi to leverage GenAI at scale, all the way to enabling payments solutions, this team is at the forefront of innovation. 

What You'll Do: 

• Lead the Charge: You will provide technical authority for all engineering activities in the public cloud foundational infrastructure space

• Build and Inspire: Lead and grow a team of deeply technical cloud specialists and full-stack software developers, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. 

• Innovate and Automate: Drive client satisfaction and business value by identifying and developing process improvement and automation initiatives. 

• Partner and Collaborate: Establish partnerships across the broader Citi technology landscape to align with business growth initiatives and priorities. 

• Engineering Excellence: Define measurable success criteria and routinely assess service availability and reliability. 

• Champion Compliance: Drive compliance with applicable standards, policies, and regulations, always assessing risk with Citi's reputation, clients, and assets in mind. 

 

Who You Are: 

You are a talented technologist with a proven track record of engineering leadership, a deep expertise in public cloud, and a passion for cloud engineering You have: 

• Cloud Development Expertise: Possesses comprehensive expertise in public cloud service adoption, with a focus on AWS and GCP. Demonstrates expert-level skills in software and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) engineering, gained through hands-on development experience.

 

Key areas of proficiency include:

• Programming Languages: Python, Terraform, Java and Go

• AI/ML: prompt engineering, LLMs, RAG, Semantic Search, Vector Databases, etc. 

• Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) Testing: Cucumber, Behave, Pytest-BDD, etc. 

• CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) pipelines: Harness, Tekton, Jenkins, etc. 

• Chaos Engineering: AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS), Chaos Mesh, etc. 

• Agile and DevOps Mindset: Familiarity with Agile Development, DevOps, and SRE practices. 

• Adaptability: Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to changing project requirements 

• Strategic Thinking: Experience evaluating complex requirements and rationalizing them into a consistent service offering. 

• Leadership Experience: A proven track record of managing a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing Engineering team. 

Qualifications:

• 15+ years of relevant experience in engineering.

• At least 5+ years in AWS and Cloud

• Experience in applications development

• Experience in management

• Experience managing global technology teams

• Working knowledge of industry practices and standards

• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Systems & Engineering

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Irving Texas United States

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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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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jan 22, 2026

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