Cloud Architect - Vice President

For additional information, please review .Process Automation Services (PAS), a technology arm of Citi's Foundational Services, delivers engineering, infrastructure, and third-party automation tools.

These enable Citi businesses to automate tasks, business process management, data transformation and EUC remediations.
** Overview of the Role:
** The PAS Cloud Architect is responsible for leading variety of cloud architectural and engineering activities including the analysis of functional requirements, solutions design, evaluation of different options and presenting comparative analysis along with recommendations to senior stakeholders.
** Responsibilities:
**** Architecture Strategy:
** Develop and implement the public cloud architecture strategy for third-party process automation tools, fostering secure, enterprise-wide public cloud adoption at Citi.
** Innovation & Automation:
** Enhance client satisfaction and business value through initiating and developing process improvement and automation projects.
** Strategic Partnerships**:
Forge collaborations across Citi's technology ecosystem to align with business growth goals and priorities.
** Engineering Standards**:
Establish quantifiable success metrics and regularly evaluate service availability and reliability. Compliance Leadership:
Ensure adherence to relevant standards, policies, and regulations, consistently evaluating risks to Citi's reputation, clients, and assets.
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* Qualifications:

*** We are seeking a talented Cloud Architect with proven engineering leadership, deep public cloud expertise, and a passion for engineering best practices. You should possess:
* 8+ years of Cloud Engineering experience, with a deep understanding of public cloud services adoption at scale.
* Expert-level understanding of AWS/GCP, including Kubernetes Container Platforms like AWS EKS and GCP GKE.
* Hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
* Expert-level understanding of networking concepts such as VPN/DNS and Firewall configurations.
* Expertise in migrating on-premise platforms to public cloud.
* Ability to develop strategies for integrating on-premise and public cloud platforms.
* Experience in driving CI/CD initiatives aligned with Citi's integrated governance strategy.
* Architectural experience with third-party low-code platforms (e.g., Appian, Pega) and other ERP platforms.
* Familiarity with Agile Development, Dev Ops, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
* Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to changing project requirements.
* Experience evaluating complex requirements and rationalizing them into a consistent service offering.
* Proficiency in emerging technologies, particularly the application of AI to replace Low-Code/No-Code tools, is a significant advantage.

Education:

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* Education:

*** Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience-----------------------------------------------------
- ** Job Family Group:
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- ** Job Family:
** Systems & Engineering-----------------------------------------------------
- ** Time Type:
** Full time-----------------------------------------------------
- ** Primary

Location:

** Irving Texas United States-----------------------------------------------------
- ** Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:**$ - $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.

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- ** Most Relevant Skills
** Please see the requirements listed above.

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- ** Other Relevant Skills
** For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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- ** Anticipated Posting Close Date:
** Feb 26, 2026-----------------------------------------------------
- * Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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