Lead Cloud Storage Engineer Vice President

Citi • Irving, TX

21d

About The Position

Technical Project Leadership & Execution: Lead the end-to-end execution of complex cloud storage projects, encompassing detailed architectural design, hands-on implementation, and successful operationalization, ensuring alignment with technical roadmaps and quality standards. Architectural Design & Hands-on Implementation: Design, build, and optimize scalable, resilient, and secure cloud storage solutions across GCP and AWS, ensuring rigorous alignment with enterprise architectural principles, security policies, and performance objectives. Engineering Best Practices: Champion and apply advanced engineering best practices, utilizing modern tooling to enable robust CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure as code (IaC), and policy as code within development cycles. Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing: Provide technical guidance and share expertise with junior and mid-level engineers, contributing to their growth and elevating the team's overall technical capabilities.

Requirements

• 6+ years of progressive hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, with at least 3+ years specifically in a technical lead or principal role, architecting, implementing, and managing complex cloud storage solutions in AWS or GCP
• Deep expertise in cloud storage services across multiple public cloud providers (AWS, GCP)
• Extensive hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), particularly Terraform, and proven ability to design and implement automated pipelines for provisioning, testing, and managing cloud resources at scale
• Experience with container orchestration platforms (GKE, EKS, ECS) and their integration with cloud storage
• Expertise in at least one modern programming language (Python preferred) with a focus on developing robust automation, APIs, and cloud-native applications
• Demonstrated passion for driving automation, advocating for clean code/DRY principles, and solving highly complex, large-scale technical problems
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with a track record of identifying and resolving critical technical challenges
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and drive consensus among technical peers and stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end execution of complex cloud storage projects
• Design, build, and optimize scalable, resilient, and secure cloud storage solutions across GCP and AWS
• Champion and apply advanced engineering best practices
• Provide technical guidance and share expertise with junior and mid-level engineers

What This Job Offers

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