Back End Java Cloud Engineer – Assistant Vice President

Job description

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:**

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+ **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:**

+ 5-8 years of relevant experience
+ Development Expertise: Experienced in back end software development with a focus on AWS and GCP.

Demonstrates hands-on software development and engineering expertise.

Key areas of proficiency include:
+ Programming Languages: Python, Java and Go.
+ AI/ML: prompt engineering, LLMs, RAG, Semantic Search, Vector Databases, etc
+ Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) Testing: Cucumber, JBehave, Pytest-BDD, etc.
+ CI/CD pipelines: Harness, Tekton, Jenkins, etc.
+ Knowledge on middleware & distributed messaging (Kafka)
+ Databases (MongoDB and SQL)
+ Familiarity with Domain Driven Design and Event Driven Architecture
+ **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

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed.

Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

_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_

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**Job Family Group:**

Technology
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**Job Family:**

Applications Development
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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:**

$107,120.00 - $160,680.00

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:**

Sep 26, 2025
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_Citi 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._

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