Cloud Storage Engineer - Senior Vice President

Citi • Irving, TX

21d

About The Position

Code Contribution & Review: Maintain hands-on proficiency by strategically contributing to key codebases, performing high-level code reviews, and providing technical guidance on Python-based solutions to ensure best practices, architectural integrity, and alignment with strategic objective Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide expert technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship across engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and continuous learning. This includes developing and empowering high-performing talent within the organization. Strategic Resource Management: Strategically influence or directly manage the allocation of significant financial and human capital resources, optimizing investments and ensuring efficient deployment to strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive and distinguished experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, with a minimum of 3+ years operating at a senior leadership level, directly responsible for defining and executing cloud strategy for a large-scale enterprise.
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices, and proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java), enabling effective communication with engineering teams, informed architectural decision-making, and the ability to contribute to critical codebases or prototypes when necessary.
• Deep, demonstrable expertise in architecting, deploying, and managing enterprise-grade cloud storage across multiple public cloud providers (GCP and AWS preferred)
• Ability to quickly grasp new technologies and occasionally dive deep into technical details, performing proof-of-concepts or technical deep dives to inform strategic decisions or resolve critical issues.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, GKE, EKS) and their integration with resilient data storage patterns.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a demonstrated capacity to translate complex business challenges into comprehensive technical strategies and actionable roadmaps.
• Proven experience leading, building, and motivating high-performing teams/individuals within a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
• Bachelor's degree/University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a technical discipline or MBA preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintain hands-on proficiency by strategically contributing to key codebases
• Perform high-level code reviews
• Provide technical guidance on Python-based solutions
• Provide expert technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship across engineering teams
• Strategically influence or directly manage the allocation of significant financial and human capital resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees