Senior Devops Engineer -Assistant Vice President

Citibank (Switzerland) AG; Chennai District; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking an Applications Development Senior Programmer Analyst in India to support and enhance DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud-native platforms. You will collaborate with development, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure stable, scalable, and secure applications, automating processes and upholding standards.

The role emphasizes hands-on design and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines, Python microservices, and observability tooling, with focus on OpenShift/Kubernetes operations and secure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in DevOps, application development, platform engineering, or infrastructure delivery roles.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Lightspeed and Jenkins.
• Convert Python scripts and configure to align with CI/CD standards in Lightspeed pipeline.
• Code review and ensure Python scripts align with CI/CD standards with unit tests 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.
• Design, develop, and maintain Python applications on microservice architecture.
• Hands-on support for OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms, including deployments, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance and stability.
• Develop automated tests (unit, integration) to ensure quality and reliability.
• Support containerized microservices and service mesh concepts.
• Monitor logs with Kibana and Grafana for platform health.
• Support SDLC, release, and promotion processes with ServiceNow.
• Adhere to change management and release governance standards.
• Mentor junior analysts and share DevOps knowledge.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

Python

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Shell scripting

Monitoring

SDLC

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jenkins

Lightspeed

GitHub/Bitbucket

Kafka

Hive

Parquet/ORC

Grafana

Kibana

ServiceNow

OpenShift

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 escalates 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.

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.

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