Head of Public Cloud Architecture - Director

Citi • New York, NY

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About The Position

Develop and maintain standard architectural patterns, blueprints, and reference implementations for AWS and GCP environments. Lead the Public Cloud Architecture Review Board (ARB) to ensure application teams are designing and deploying compliant, cloud-native solutions. Work closely with Security Architecture and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure alignment, resiliency, and regulatory compliance. Ensure interoperability and consistency of architecture across AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments. Drive compliance with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices for financial services in public cloud. Lead reviews of application architectures to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization.

Requirements

• 15+ years of technology leadership experience, with at least 7+ years focused on cloud architecture and delivery at scale.
• Proven track record of building and leading enterprise-scale cloud architectures in regulated industries (preferably financial services).
• Deep technical expertise in AWS and GCP cloud services, architecture patterns, and native tooling.
• Strong background in resiliency, disaster recovery, latency optimization, and performance engineering in cloud environments
• Demonstrated experience defining cloud-native reference architectures and reusable patterns.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, compliance frameworks, and enterprise integration.
• Strong expertise in architecting Public Cloud container platforms (EKS, GKE).
• Experience governing and managing architecture review boards or equivalent forums.
• Familiarity with enterprise CI/CD pipelines and hybrid networking models.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing across CIO organizations, application teams, and enterprise functions.
• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive alignment in a complex, global organization.
• Demonstrated success building high-performing architecture teams and fostering innovation while ensuring compliance.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain standard architectural patterns, blueprints, and reference implementations for AWS and GCP environments.
• Lead the Public Cloud Architecture Review Board (ARB) to ensure application teams are designing and deploying compliant, cloud-native solutions.
• Work closely with Security Architecture and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure alignment, resiliency, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure interoperability and consistency of architecture across AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments.
• Drive compliance with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices for financial services in public cloud.
• Lead reviews of application architectures to identify risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees