Senior DevOps Lead: Automation-First, Cloud & OpenShift

Citigroup Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. in Tampa, FL is seeking a senior DevOps AVP to design, build, and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines, IaC configurations, and automation across cloud and OpenShift environments while upholding Citi's security and regulatory standards.

You will mentor junior and mid-level engineers, lead cross-functional workstreams with global teams, and drive modernization, reliability, and cost optimization across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5+ years in DevOps, with at least 2 years in technical leadership, workstream lead, or mentoring capacity.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using enterprise tools (Jenkins, Tekton, Harness, GitLab CI).
• Author and manage IaC configurations with Terraform and Ansible for hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead DevOps workstreams, mentor engineers, and promote best practices across teams.
• Ensure security integration and regulatory compliance across deployment pipelines.

Skills

Automation strategy

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Harness

Tekton

GitLab CI

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

AWS

Python

Bash

Go

Java

SonarQube

Snyk

HashiCorp Vault

Job description

Citigroup Inc. in Tampa, FL is seeking a senior DevOps AVP to design, build, and optimize scalable CI/CD pipelines, IaC configurations, and automation across cloud and OpenShift environments while upholding Citi's security and regulatory standards.

You will mentor junior and mid-level engineers, lead cross-functional workstreams with global teams, and drive modernization, reliability, and cost optimization across platforms.