Head of Public Cloud Architecture - Director

Citi•New York, NY

10d

About The Position

Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. As a bank with a brain and a soul, Citi creates economic value that is systemically responsible and in our clients’ best interests. As a financial institution that touches every region of the world and every sector that shapes your daily life, our Enterprise Operations & Technology teams are charged with a mission that rivals any large tech company. Our technology solutions are the foundations of everything we do from keeping the bank safe, managing global resources, and providing the technical tools our workers need to be successful to designing our digital architecture and ensuring our platforms provide a first-class customer experience. We reimagine client and partner experiences to deliver excellence through secure, reliable, and efficient services. Our commitment to diversity includes a workforce that represents the clients we serve from all walks of life, backgrounds, and origins. We foster an environment where the best people want to work. We value and demand respect for others, promote individuals based on merit, and ensure opportunities for personal development are widely available to all. Ideal candidates are innovators with well-rounded backgrounds who bring their authentic selves to work and complement our culture of delivering results with pride. If you are a problem solver who seeks passion in your work, come join us. We’ll enable growth and progress together. Overview of the Role: Citi’s Public Cloud organization is building a next-generation platform to provide secure, compliant, and scalable cloud services to application teams across the firm. We are seeking a Head of Public Cloud Architecture (Director) to lead cloud architecture strategy, governance, and delivery across AWS and GCP. This executive role will directly report to the Managing Director, Head of Public Cloud, and will be responsible for defining and standardizing cloud architecture patterns, ensuring compliance and resiliency, and integrating enterprise-wide architecture with Citi’s cloud ecosystem. The leader will partner with engineering, product, and security teams within Public Cloud as well as CIO organizations, application teams, and enterprise architecture groups across the firm. Architecture Leadership & Strategy Define Citi’s Public Cloud architecture strategy and ensure alignment with enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and security frameworks. 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. Collaboration & Partnership Partner with engineering and product leaders within the Public Cloud organization to ensure consistent, scalable, and secure delivery of platform services. Engage with application teams and CIO organizations to address architecture concerns and guide adoption of cloud-native best practices. Work closely with Security Architecture and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure alignment, resiliency, and regulatory compliance. Architecture Integration Integrate public cloud architecture with other enterprise assets such as enterprise CI/CD pipelines, on-premises networks, and shared infrastructure. Drive architectural decisions for resiliency, failover, latency, performance, and backup in cloud-hosted applications. Ensure interoperability and consistency of architecture across AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments. Governance & Compliance Establish and enforce architectural governance processes across Citi’s Public Cloud landscape. 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. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of Citi’s Public Cloud strategy at global scale. As the Head of Public Cloud Architecture, you will be a pivotal leader ensuring Citi’s cloud transformation is secure, compliant, resilient, and innovative, enabling application teams to deliver best-in-class solutions for our clients.

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.

Nice To Haves

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Responsibilities

Define Citi’s Public Cloud architecture strategy and ensure alignment with enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and security frameworks.
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.
Partner with engineering and product leaders within the Public Cloud organization to ensure consistent, scalable, and secure delivery of platform services.
Engage with application teams and CIO organizations to address architecture concerns and guide adoption of cloud-native best practices.
Work closely with Security Architecture and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure alignment, resiliency, and regulatory compliance.
Integrate public cloud architecture with other enterprise assets such as enterprise CI/CD pipelines, on-premises networks, and shared infrastructure.
Drive architectural decisions for resiliency, failover, latency, performance, and backup in cloud-hosted applications.
Ensure interoperability and consistency of architecture across AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments.
Establish and enforce architectural governance processes across Citi’s Public Cloud landscape.
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.

Benefits

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.
For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com.
Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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