Public Cloud - Operational Support Engineer

Citi • Irving, TX

48d

About The Position

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Cloud Operations Support Engineer to join our growing Cloud Infrastructure team. The public cloud operational support engineer is responsible for ensuring the stability performance and availability of cloud-based infrastructure and services across platforms such as AWS and GCP. This role supports day-to-day operations including incident response monitoring access management provisioning and troubleshooting of cloud resources. The engineer will work closely with application teams your team, and cloud architecture to enforce operational best practices, implement automation, and drive service reliability. The ideal candidate will have hands on experience supporting cloud platforms and a strong focus on incident response, automation and continuous improvement. The engineer to also play a vital role in promoting a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and operational maturity across the cloud support function

Requirements

• 8-10 plus years of experience in roles centered around infrastructure delivery (application hosting and/or end user services) with a proven track record of operational process change and improvement.
• Experience in Cloud Operations/ support and site reliability.
• Hands on experience with AWS and/ or GCP.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Working knowledge of scripting ( bash, Python or similar), Strong understanding of networking, DNS, IAM, load balancing & cloud native services, Familiarity / expertise in EKS/GKE.
• Ability to develop projects required for design of metrics, analytical tools, benchmarking activities and best practices
• Ability to work with virtual / in-person teams, and work under pressure / to a deadline
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Effective analytic/diagnostic skills
• Ability to communicate technical concepts well to non-technical audience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a Financial Services or large complex and/or global environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Monitor AWS/GCP infrastructure and services to ensure availability, performance and reliability.
• Lead Incident management, including triage, impact assessment and coordination with engineering teams to resolve issues.
• Participate in on-call rotation for high severity / major incidents support coverage.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve chronic issues, reduce toil and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) post restoration of service.
• Design testing approaches, complex processes, reporting streams, and assist with the automation of repetitive tasks
• Provide technical/strategic direction to team members
• Create, Maintain and enhance operational runbooks, SOPs and knowledge base articles.
• Support provisioning and configuration of Cloud resources across multiple environments.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging and alerting tools ( ex: CloudWatch, Stackdriver, Prometheus etc).
• Ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Collaborate with Product, engineering, security and other stakeholders and lead value adding outcomes.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

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.

What This Job Offers

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