Senior DevOps Lead - Vice President

Citi; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 121,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Mississauga is seeking a Senior DevOps Lead to design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines across development and operations teams. You will modernize infrastructure, reduce technical debt, and drive faster, secure releases with hands-on expertise in Java, Jenkins, Tekton, and OpenShift.

Responsibilities include mentoring; aligning with architecture blueprints; ensuring compliance with Citi policies and industry standards; and delivering robust, scalable systems in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Proficiency in Java and strong scripting skills in Python and Groovy
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift)
• CI/CD expertise with Jenkins, Harness.io, and related tools
• Knowledge of Agile ways of working and ALM tools like Jira

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure smooth software releases
• Modernize platforms, infrastructure, and controls for reliability and reduced technical debt
• Lead and mentor mid-level developers and analysts
• Assess risks and ensure compliance with laws and Citi policies
• Drive faster releases while maintaining security and quality
• Streamline DevOps processes to reduce MTTR
• Deliver scalable engineering solutions for large user bases

Skills

Java

CI/CD

Python scripting

Groovy scripting

Tekton

OpenShift

DevOps

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Jenkins

Harness.io

Git

ArgoCD

Maven/Gradle

Job description

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.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior DevOps Lead who is hands‑on to join our team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about solving problems, be proficient in Java programming, Jenkins, Tekton, Harness and OpenShift, and have experience in DevOps and continuous software delivery.

As a Senior DevOps Lead, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our continuous integration and delivery pipeline. You will work closely with our development and operations teams to ensure the smooth delivery of software releases. You will have strong hands‑on experience in the areas of CI/CD, Infrastructure management, and Site Reliability Engineering. This role will be responsible for modernizing and optimizing technology platforms, infrastructure, and technology controls, as well as develop engineering solutions to increase system reliability, availability, and reduce technical debt.

You will be working on fast‑paced, highly visible, challenging projects and engaging with multiple Engineering team leads. You are expected to be a self‑starter with hands‑on technology and contribute by providing new ideas and brings in value adds by Streamlining the DevOps Process and being able to deliver faster releases and reducing the MTTR without compromising the security and quality. You are expected to contribute to the foundational changes that increase performance, reliability and robustness of systems that benefit large sections of people, envision and formulate solutions to infrastructure problems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with multiple management teams to ensure appropriate integration of functions to meet goals as well as identify and define necessary system enhancements to deploy new products and process improvements
• Resolve variety of high impact problems/projects through in‑depth evaluation of complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards
• Provide expertise in area and advanced knowledge of applications programming and ensure application design adheres to the overall architecture blueprint
• Utilize advanced knowledge of system flow and develop standards for coding, testing, debugging, and implementation
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business, such as architecture and infrastructure, integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide in‑depth analysis with interpretive thinking to define issues and develop innovative solutions
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid‑level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• 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.

Recommended Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems analysis role
• Programming experience in Java
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Groovy and Tekton
• Strong experience in Containerization Technologies: Experience in Docker, K8’s Helm
• Experience in Container Orchestration and Management platforms like Openshift
• Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery/Deployment like: Jenkins, Harness.io, TeamCity/Bamboo, SonarQube, Artifactory/Nexus, Git CI/CD, ArgoCD, SonarQube, jFrog, MAVEN, Gradle, ANT, NANT etc.
• Version Control system: Experience in any two of the tools- Git/GitHub, BitBucket, GitLab
• Implementation experience with microservices and distributed applications, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology.
• Experience in one or more of the ALM tools like JIRA and good knowledge of Agile ways of working
• Strong analytical, problem solving and quantitative skills; Data driven and results oriented

Education

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$120,800.00 - $170,800.00

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