Senior Devops Engineer -Assistant Vice President

Citi; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Chennai, India is seeking an Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst to advance DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native platform capabilities. You will partner with development, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure stable, scalable, and secure application platforms.

The role emphasizes troubleshooting, automation, and adherence to standards while supporting OpenShift/Kubernetes deployments and observability tooling.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, application development, platform engineering, or infrastructure delivery roles supporting infrastructure or application hosting environments.
• Strong Python development skills and solid CI/CD understanding.
• Experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes in production and familiarity with monitoring tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with Lightspeed and Jenkins.
• Convert Python scripts and configurations to align with CI/CD standards.
• Integrate pipelines with Bitbucket and GitHub for source control and change management.
• Develop and maintain automation using Shell scripting for deployment efficiency.
• Provide hands-on support for OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms, including deployments and troubleshooting.
• Develop automated tests and support containerized microservices and service mesh concepts.
• Monitor logs and use Kibana/Grafana to ensure platform health and performance.

Skills

Python

CI/CD

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Shell scripting

ServiceNow

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jenkins

Lightspeed

GitHub

Bitbucket

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Kibana

Grafana

ServiceNow

Job description

The Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst is an intermediate-level role responsible for supporting and advancing DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native platform capabilities. This role partners closely with development, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure stable, scalable, and secure application platforms. The analyst applies infrastructure and DevOps expertise to troubleshoot issues, automate processes, enhance operational efficiency, and contribute to technology standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Lightspeed and Jenkins.
• Convert Python scripts and configure to align with CI/CD standards in Light speed pipeline.
• Code review and ensure sure python scripts are in-line with CI/CD standards with proper unit test coverage and vulnerability assessments.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with Bitbucket and GitHub for source control and change management.
• Develop and maintain automation using Shell scripting to improve deployment efficiency and reliability.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Python applications on microservice architecture.
• Provide hands-on support for OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms, including application deployments, capacity monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues, optimizing application performance and stability.
• Develop and maintain automated tests (unit, integration) to ensure code quality and system reliability.
• Support containerized microservices architectures and assist with service mesh concepts and implementations.
• Monitor application and container logs, identify issues, and perform root cause analysis for production incidents.
• Utilize observability tools such as Kibana and Grafana to maintain platform health, stability, and performance.
• Support Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), release, and promotion processes using tools such as ServiceNow.
• Ensure adherence to change management, release governance, and operational readiness standards.
• Follow and contribute to infrastructure and DevOps standards, policies, and best practices.
• Identify, assess, and elevate risks related to system stability, security, and compliance in accordance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with development, infrastructure, and operations teams to resolve technical challenges.
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback.
• Act as a subject matter resource for platform and DevOps-related topics.
• Provide guidance and informal mentoring to junior analysts.
• 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

Skills & Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, application development, platform engineering, or infrastructure delivery roles supporting infrastructure or application hosting environments
• Strong Python (3.1x) development skills, a solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, and real time experience with DevOps methodologies to build, deploy, and maintain robust and scalable applications.
• Strong proficiency in Python 3.x,/Anaconda, debugging skills.
• Experience working with common data formats and systems (Parquet, ORC, Kafka, Hive, cloud platforms, databases).
• Strong experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Lightspeed, GitHub/Bitbucket).
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift and/or Kubernetes in production environments.
• Proficiency in Shell scripting for automation and operational tasks.
• Experience with release and change management platforms (e.g., ServiceNow).
• Practical experience with container monitoring and logging tools such as Kibana and Grafana.
• Experience managing hardware or platform capacity planning.
• Solid understanding of SDLC processes and DevOps practices, including automation, continuous delivery, and operational support.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and exercise sound judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, influence, and mentor within a team environment.
• Experience driving operational improvements and process optimization.
• Background in Financial Services or large, complex, and/or global environments.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines in dynamic environments.
• Experience working with distributed or virtual teams.

Education

• Bachelor’s/University degree equivalent experience

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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