DevOps Senior Programmer Analyst - Assistant Vice President

Citigroup; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup is seeking a DevOps Senior Programmer Analyst to bridge development and operations. You will design, automate, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployment infrastructure, and cloud/on‑prem platforms.

A strong Java/Spring Boot background will help optimize application lifecycle workflows and support enterprise-scale deployments. You will implement IaC with Terraform/Ansible, orchestrate containers with Kubernetes/OpenShift, and enforce security and observability across

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of relevant technology experience in DevOps, SRE, or build/release automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines across multi-tier environments.
• Enable zero-downtime deployments using blue-green or canary strategies.
• Collaborate with software engineering to optimize Java/Spring Boot app lifecycles.
• Manage IaC using Terraform/Ansible; maintain Helm charts and K8s manifests.
• Embed security controls and code scanning into deployment pipelines.
• Implement monitoring and centralized logging for reliability and performance.

Skills

Java & Spring Boot

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Scripting (Python/Bash/Groovy)

Monitoring/Observability

SRE/DevOps practices

Security & Compliance tooling

Jenkins/GitLab/GitHub Actions

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Tekton

Harness

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Job description

Role Overview

The DevOps Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate to senior technical role responsible for designing, building, automating, and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployment infrastructure, and cloud/on‑premise platforms in coordination with the Technology and Application Development teams. This role bridges the gap between software development and IT operations to drive automated software delivery, continuous integration, release management, infrastructure‑as‑code, and operational reliability. A strong development background or technical familiarity with Java and Spring Boot microservices is preferred to effectively support, troubleshoot, and optimize application lifecycle workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• CI/CD & Pipeline Automation Design, implement, and maintain scalable Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines across multi‑tier environments. Standardize and automate build, test, artifact packaging, and deployment workflows using modern pipeline automation tooling.
• Facilitate zero‑downtime deployment strategies (e.g., Blue‑Green, Canary deployments) and automated rollback mechanisms.
• Application Lifecycle & Developer Enablement (Java & Spring Boot) – Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to optimize the build, packaging, and runtime configuration of Java and Spring Boot applications. Troubleshoot build lifecycle issues, dependency management conflicts (Maven/Gradle), JVM runtime configurations, and microservice container deployment bottlenecks. Champion standard DevOps practices and guide development teams in building cloud‑native, observable, and easily deployable applications.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Container Orchestration – Provision, configure, and maintain scalable infrastructure utilizing Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) frameworks (e.g., Terraform, Ansible). Manage and support containerized workloads on orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes / OpenShift. Author and maintain Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, and container configurations adhering to enterprise standards.
• DevSecOps, Governance & Compliance – Embed security controls and automated vulnerability/code scanning tools (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk, Checkmarx) directly into the deployment pipelines. Ensure strict adherence to change management, release governance, audit compliance, and access management policies. Assess risk and safeguard organizational data and systems by driving compliance with applicable enterprise standards, laws, and policies.
• Monitoring, Observability & Reliability – Implement comprehensive monitoring, centralized logging, and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk/ELK) to ensure platform health and application performance. Participate in incident management, technical troubleshooting, root‑cause analyses (RCA), and production issue resolution.

Recommended Qualifications

• Professional Experience
  7-12 years of relevant technology experience with a proven track record in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or build/release automation.
  Demonstrated experience building and operating enterprise‑grade CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Technical & Engineering Skills
  Java & Framework Knowledge (Preferred): Practical understanding of Java (8/11/17+) and Spring Boot ecosystems, including build tools (Maven, Gradle), multi‑module builds, dependency management, and JVM performance basics.
  Containerization & Orchestration: Strong hands‑on experience with Docker/Podman and Kubernetes or Red Hat OpenShift.
  CI/CD Platforms: Proficiency with pipeline tools (e.g., Jenkins, Tekton, Harness, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions).
  Infrastructure as Code & Configuration Management: Proven experience with Terraform, Ansible, and Helm.
  Scripting & Automation: Strong scripting proficiency in Bash/Shell, Python, or Groovy.
  Observability: Experience configuring and working with monitoring and logging platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, ELK).
  Security & Quality Gates: Familiarity with static/dynamic code analysis (SAST/DAST), artifact repositories (Artifactory/Nexus), and secret management solutions (e.g., HashiCorp Vault).
• Soft Skills & Leadership
  Strong analytical and troubleshooting mindset with the ability to solve complex, distributed system problems.
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross‑functional development, architecture, infrastructure, and operations teams.
  High degree of ownership, self‑motivation, and ability to drive automation initiatives independently.

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

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