Senior Platform Architect: AI-Driven Microservices Leader

Citi; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Citi in Irving, TX is seeking a hands-on Senior Platform Architect to own the end-to-end technical architecture of the platform, defining how experience, orchestration, inventory, provisioning, intelligence, and integration layers fit together; set engineering standards for a Java/Spring Boot microservices estate and lead the team's adoption of AI-assisted and agentic software development in a regulated banking environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering with 6+ years as architect on distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in Java (17+) and Spring ecosystem (Boot/Cloud/Security/Data).
• Proven design of microservices and event-driven architectures (Kafka).
• Strong Kubernetes/OpenShift and cloud knowledge (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Hands-on IaC and CI/CD tooling experience (Terraform, Helm, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Experience with AI coding tools and governance in delivery.
• Understanding of LLM fundamentals and risk management for engineering.
• Security-by-design and DevSecOps in regulated environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to defend architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end platform architecture across all layers and registries.
• Design cloud-native microservices with Java 17/21, Spring Boot, and Kafka.
• Define IaC, blueprints, and auditable workflows across multi-clouds and on-prem.
• Establish governance-as-code, security guardrails, and audit evidence.
• Set non-functional standards for resiliency, observability, and data protection.
• Lead AI-assisted engineering practices and govern AI tooling usage.
• Mentor developers, run design/code reviews, and contribute hands-on work.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Microservices

Event-driven systems

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Infrastructure-as-Code

CI/CD tooling

AI tooling governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Ansible

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Tekton

Kubernetes

Job description

Citi in Irving, TX is seeking a hands-on Senior Platform Architect to own the end-to-end technical architecture of the platform, defining how experience, orchestration, inventory, provisioning, intelligence, and integration layers fit together; set engineering standards for a Java/Spring Boot microservices estate and lead the team's adoption of AI-assisted and agentic software development in a regulated banking environment.