Senior Cloud & Risk Platform Engineer - Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 126,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking an Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst – Senior Cloud & Risk Platform Engineer.

You will architect cloud-native services, model real-time risk analytics, and drive AI-assisted engineering improvements across teams. You will mentor engineers, uphold engineering standards, and collaborate with Risk, Architecture, and Operations to ensure scalable, compliant, and observable systems.

Qualifications

• 6–10 years of progressive software engineering, distributed systems, or applications architecture.
• Deep expertise in Java (17/21+), J2EE, Spring Boot, reactive programming, and memory optimization.
• Strong risk domain knowledge: credit risk, market risk concepts, VaR, stress testing.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build cloud-native services and microservices on modern cloud infra (containers, Kubernetes).
• Model, calculate, and stream real-time analytics for Credit and Market Risk.
• Champion AI engineering toolsets across the lifecycle to boost velocity and quality.
• Lead system resiliency, scalable data flows, and performance tuning of distributed systems.
• Define engineering standards: clean code, CI/CD, telemetry, observability.
• Provide mentorship, design reviews, and guidance to mid-level engineers and analysts.

Skills

Java & Spring

Risk domain

Cloud architecture

AI tooling

Distributed systems

Messaging & streaming

API & data design

Code quality & testing

Leadership & comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/FE

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm/OpenShift

GitHub Copilot

ChatGPT/LLM APIs

Job description

Applications Development Technology Lead Analyst – Senior Cloud & Risk Platform Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architect & Build Cloud-Native Services: Lead the design, development, and deployment of resilient, event-driven microservices and high-throughput computing pipelines on modern cloud infrastructure (Containers, Kubernetes, Microservices).
• Power Enterprise Risk Engines: Partner closely with Risk Quantitative Analysts, Risk Managers, and Enterprise Architecture teams to model, calculate, and stream real-time analytics across Credit Risk (PFE, Exposure, Counterparty Risk, Limits) and Market Risk (VaR, Stress Testing, Sensitivity Analysis).
• Champion AI-Augmented Engineering: Pioneer the adoption of modern AI engineering toolsets (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude, Devin) across the engineering lifecycle—from rapid prototyping and boilerplate reduction to automated unit/integration test synthesis, complex refactoring, and AI-driven code reviews.
• Lead System Resiliency & Scalability: Resolve complex architectural bottlenecks through in-depth evaluation of distributed systems, multi-threading, concurrency models, memory management, and enterprise data flows.
• Define Engineering Excellence: Establish and champion standards for clean code, SOLID principles, automated CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and comprehensive telemetry/observability.
• Technical Mentorship & Thought Leadership: Serve as a technical advisor and coach to mid-level engineers and analysts, conducting design reviews, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and accelerating delivery velocity.
• Risk & Controls Governance: Appropriately assess risk when business and technical 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 sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct, and business practices, and escalating, managing, and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 6–10 years of progressive experience in software engineering, distributed systems development, or applications architecture.
• Core Java & Modern Stack Mastery: Deep expertise in Java (Java 17/21+), J2EE, Spring Boot, reactive frameworks, advanced multi-threading, asynchronous I/O, low-latency processing, and memory optimization.
• Risk Domain Expertise: Strong working knowledge of Credit Risk and/or Market Risk concepts (e.g., Counterparty Credit Risk, Stress Testing, Exposure Calculations, Value at Risk / VaR, Sensitivities, Scenarios).
• Cloud & Distributed Computing: Hands-on experience architecting microservices on cloud platforms, with solid containerization and orchestration expertise (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift).
• AI Tooling & Modern Dev Acceleration: Demonstrated proficiency and enthusiasm for integrating AI coding assistants and agentic engineering tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, Devin, ChatGPT/LLM APIs) to elevate team velocity, code quality, and automated debugging.
• High-Throughput Messaging & Event Streaming: Experience with distributed messaging backbones and streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka, Pulsar, or RabbitMQ.
• API & Data Architecture: Strong experience designing robust RESTful APIs, gRPC services, and working with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MS SQL) and distributed caches/NoSQL platforms (Redis, Hazelcast, Cassandra, MongoDB).
• Quality & Test Automation: Proven background with testing frameworks (JUnit 5, Mockito, Cucumber, Testcontainers) and performance benchmarking (JMeter, Gatling).
• CI/CD & DevOps: Hands-on familiarity with modern CI/CD automation pipelines (Git, Tekton, Harness, Jenkins), static analysis (SonarQube), and container security scanning.
• Leadership & Communication: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and collaborative skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical and risk concepts clearly to cross-functional stakeholders.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree / University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Financial Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. (Master's degree preferred).

Job Family Group:

Technology

Job Family:

Applications Development

Time Type:

Full time

Primary Location:

Irving Texas United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$125,760.00 - $188,640.00

In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Most Relevant Skills

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Other Relevant Skills

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Oct 27, 2026

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