Public Cloud - Forward Deployed Engineer (VP)

Citi; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

discretionary bonus

Private medical & life insurance

Employee assistance program

Pension plan

Paid parental leave

Employee discounts

Learning resources

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to shape and execute our public cloud strategy, delivering enterprise-grade cloud capabilities that drive agility and innovation. You will join Citi's Cloud Technology Services team, working hands-on in a product-focused environment.

You will contribute to a cloud-first product, building scalable solutions with AWS and GCP, and collaborating with cloud engineers and full-stack developers to deploy, automate, and secure services.

Qualifications

• Experience in full-stack development with AWS and GCP.
• Hands-on software engineering and delivery in enterprise cloud.
• Familiar with CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical contribution within a product team focusing on public cloud container fleet management.
• Collaborate with cloud engineers and full-stack developers to deploy solutions.
• Develop automation to improve cloud service consumption processes.
• Partner cross-functionally to align cloud initiatives with business goals.
• Define and measure service availability and reliability criteria.

Skills

Full-stack

AWS

GCP

Python

Java

Go

AI/LLMs

BDD

CI/CD

Kafka

MongoDB

SQL

DDD/EDA

Agile

SRE

Tools

Harness

Tekton

Jenkins

Kafka

Job description

About the Opportunity

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 Forward Deployed 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.

What You'll Do:

• 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.

Who You Are:

• Development Expertise: Experienced in full-stack 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.

What we can offer you:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

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