Public Cloud Solution Engineer VP

PowerToFly; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is seeking a Public Cloud Engineer in Belfast. This role focuses on implementing cloud architecture on AWS, GCP, and Azure, aiming to drive automation and security for application hosting. Candidates must possess robust developer skills across multiple languages and have extensive experience in cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and application modernization. The role offers a hybrid working model and a competitive salary alongside various benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Non-negotiable developer experience with Java, Python, or similar.
• Experience on multiple cloud platforms.
• Ability to build and implement CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Implement cloud architecture for application hosting.
• Enable infrastructure for hosting using automation and security.
• Lead technology decisions aligning team outcomes.

Skills

Developer experience across multiple languages

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Building CI/CD pipelines

Tech lead experience

Application architecture and modernization

Experience with messaging and API

Knowledge of compliance and security controls

Job description

Citi’s Operations & Technology organization (O&T) is driving an innovative Cloud First strategy that works to optimize the IT environment, reduce complexity, and implement high degrees of automation to enable more agile application delivery. We aim to give Citi businesses a competitive edge by leveraging cloud scale architectures and enabling new infrastructure economics. O&T operates as a technology company focused on implementing scalable and innovative next gen technology solutions that will shape the future of global banking.

The Public Cloud Engineer will implement cloud architecture (on AWS, GCP and Azure) that enables the infrastructure (compute, database network, storage, observability) required for application hosting in public cloud using Citi’s engineering processes and best practices, with particular emphasis on automation and security by design.

Experience essentials (Non-negotiable)

• Developer experience across multiple languages – Java, Python etc.

• Cloud platforms, more than once cloud AWS, GCP or Azure,

• Has built CICD / SDLC pipelines for example Terraform and Harness

• Performed as tech lead within a specialist domain eg tech lead for container or data platforms

• Extensive experience with application architecture and modernization (cloud native)

• Extensive experience with messaging, data, analytics, api, service and data mesh

• Experience of working in regulator governed industries, good overall understanding of compliance and security controls

Additionally

• Enabled application teams to transform working practice and adopt devops culture.

• Able to deliver detailed design and other associated documentation

• Excellent stake holder engagement skills, able to identify value opportunities

• Execution orientated, owns delivery end to end, works tirelessly for the customer

• Has experience of training / upskilling engineers, mentoring and leading engineering teams

• Expert in agile delivery methods, able to drive focus and flow of work in engineering teams

• Has worked in close alignment with product teams, and datacentre / ops teams to enable hybrid application architectures

Characteristics

• Can lead technology decisions and align team outcomes

• Enjoys mentoring and working with remote teams

• Outcome orientated, can self organize and help team members break down work

• Leads by example

• Proactive, grabs tickets and asks for help when needed

• Team orientated, ready to jump in and help

• Agile, can context switch is prepared to pivot when needed

• Likes to solve problems, questions the why to understand the what.

What you can expect

• Massive scale, working to deliver one of the largest cloud programs in the world

• To engineer platforms and services across Google and AWS

• Working in an agile empowered team to solve complex problems

• Engineering emergent technologies to create value across Citi

What we can offer you

By joining Citi in Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 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 ourGlobal Benefitspage to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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