Engineering Lead Analyst – VP

About Citi:

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 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.

About Our Team:

Citi Technology Infrastructure (CTI) provides the critical technical foundation for Citi’s operations and is responsible for delivering reliable IT solutions, scalable infrastructure services, and secure capabilities while creating a trusted customer experience and enabling Citi’s workforce to be the best for our clients. Making the bank simpler, greener, and better connected while powering it with trusted, well-secured data, and automating policy enforcement through code are all at the heart of our refreshed global strategy. Data Quality, Simplification, Environmental Stability, Automation, and Service Excellence are the key pillars and priorities on our strategic journey.

In CTI, we are focused on delivering the best for our clients, and we know that to do this we need a talented team with diverse experiences, backgrounds and skills.

Job Overview:

We are looking for a highly experienced and motivated senior engineer with expertise in caching technologies and cloud platform.  The ideal candidate will have a deep knowledge of Database Support, fundamental Understanding of Database Engineering and Data Modeling concepts with significant NOSQL database support knowledge in either Redis or Couchbase including system design, deployment and management across both on-premises and public cloud environments designed for financial organizations. Proficiency in API management is essential, and experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Gemfire is a valuable plus.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop the highly available, scalable, and resilient Architecture for high performance application using Redis or Couchbase 

• Develop and design data models as per business requirements and performance objectives.

• Ensure data consistency, durability, and scalability in Redis and Couchbase deployments.

• Develop and maintain Redis and Couchbase based caching layers for applications.

• Deploy, configure, and manage on-premises/Public Cloud Redis and Couchbase clusters, replication, and sharding for high-availability and horizontal scaling and ensuring optimal performance.

• Design, implement, and manage APIs for database and caching services.

• Implement and manage persistent storage solutions to ensure data durability and reliability.

• Work with various storage technologies and strategies to support data integrity and high performance.

• Manage Couchbase and Redis clusters, both on-premises and in the cloud.

• Configure backups and support restorations based on business requirements.

• Optimize Redis data structures for efficient data storage and retrieval and Couchbase data models, indexes, and queries for efficient data retrieval.

• Develop and maintain Couchbase and Redis scripts, modules, and tools for automation and monitoring.

• Work closely cross functional teams to ensure seamless integration of database, caching, API, and storage solutions.

• Troubleshoot and optimize Couchbase and Redis performance, memory usage, and latency issues.

• Analyze and optimize cache performance, eviction policies, and cache coherency.

• Monitor and optimize API usage and performance, integrating with existing systems as needed.

• Monitor storage performance and adjust to improve efficiency and scalability.

• Analyze and optimize query performance, database indexes, and storage strategies.

• Provide technical support and guidance on database, caching, API, and storage-related issues to other team members.

• Ensure security standards are followed at all the layer and comply with organizational policies and industry standards

• Ensure API security, performance, and scalability.

• Implement data encryption, access controls, and participate in Database and Systems Audit

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for database, API, and system configurations, procedures, and policies.

• Establish and promote best practices for caching systems, database, API development, deployment, and monitoring.

• Stay up to date with Couchbase and Redis versions, features, and best practices.

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Key Requirements

• 8+ Years of experience in building and managing Redis and/or Couchbase caching systems as a database engineer.

• In-depth knowledge of Couchbase and/or Redis architecture, configuration, and performance tuning.

• Experience with any of the cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud-native tools for database, caching, and storage management.

• Experience with persistent storage technologies and data durability strategies.

• Experience with API management, including design, implementation, and monitoring.

• Experience with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Ansible, Terraform).

• Strong Understanding of NoSQL databases, distributed systems, and data storage principles.

• Fundamental Understanding of Database Engineering and Data Modeling.

• Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Gemfire and vector databases, including performance tuning and optimization is an added advantage.

• Experience with MongoDB design, deployment in both on-prim/public cloud is an added advantage.

• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent Communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field

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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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