Public Cloud Containers - Lead Engineer Vice President

Are you a seasoned technologist 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's technology by leveraging game-changing cloud capabilities to drive agility, efficiency, and innovation.

We're providing our businesses with a competitive edge by leveraging the scale of the public cloud and enabling new infrastructure economics. As the Public Cloud Containers (Fleet Management) 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 building a cloud-based High-Performance Compute (HPC) platform to run huge risk calculations, enabling Citi to leverage GenAI at scale, all the way to enabling payments solutions, this team is at the forefront of innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Expertise: Provide hands-on technical contribution within a product team that focuses on public cloud container fleet management services, supporting Citi's secure and enterprise-scale adoption of the public cloud.
• Collaborative Development: Contribute to a team of cloud engineers and full-stack software developers, building and deploying solutions that advance the public cloud strategy.
• Automation: Identify and develop automation initiatives to improve processes related to public cloud service consumption, enhancing client satisfaction and delivering business value.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with teams across Citi's technology landscape to ensure alignment between public cloud initiatives and broader business goals.
• Engineering Excellence: Contribute to defining and measuring success criteria for service availability and reliability within the specific product domain.

Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of Engineering experience.
• Cloud Engineering Expertise: A deep understanding of public cloud services adoption at scale. Expert-level understanding of AWS/GCP across:
  • Kubernetes Container Platforms – AWS EKS, GCP GKE, etc.
  • Fleet Management Solutions – Rancher, Flux, ArgoCD, etc.
  • Cloud-Native Virtualization – AWS EC2, GCP Compute Engine, AWS Image Builder, etc.
  • Serverless Compute – AWS Lambda, GCP Cloud Functions, etc.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Hands-on Expertise: Demonstrable experience with the following:
  • Programming Languages: Python and Go.
  • CI/CD: Terraform, Harness, Tekton, Jenkins, etc.
  • Test Automation: Terratest, Cucumber, Pytest-BDD, AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS), Chaos Mesh, etc.

• Agile and DevOps Mindset: Familiarity with Agile Development, DevOps, and SRE practices.
• Adaptability: A 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.
• Excellent Communication: The ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exceptional Teamwork and Collaboration: A proven ability to contribute effectively within a cross-functional team environment.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent 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:

$125,760.00 - $188,640.00

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:

Feb 13, 2026

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