Principal Java Engineer and DevOps Platform Lead - Senior Vice President

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Job Overview

We are seeking a visionary and highly experienced Principal Java Engineer and DevOps Platform Lead (Apps Development Group Manager - C14) to spearhead our developer productivity and platform engineering mission. You will own the strategy, design, and execution of internal tools and platforms that empower engineering teams across every region to deliver high-quality software at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Define and own the multi-year global DevOps platform and Tooling roadmap, aligning engineering standards and delivery practices across all regions and business lines.
• Design and develop enterprise-grade web applications and cloud services using Java/Spring, Angular/React, and OpenShift — built for global scale, reliability, and maintainability.
• Lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of global CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Tekton, Harness, and SonarQube — driving consistency and velocity across all engineering teams worldwide.
• Lead, mentor, and grow distributed DevOps and platform engineering teams across multiple geographies, fostering a high-performance and inclusive engineering culture.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures and large-scale container platform clusters (OpenShift/Kubernetes), ensuring global deployment pipelines are resilient and scalable.
• Partner with global technology leaders, product owners, and senior business stakeholders to align platform investments with enterprise priorities and developer experience goals.
• Establish and enforce global standards for monitoring, tracing, and alerting using OpenTelemetry, Splunk, and ELK — ensuring platform health and SLA adherence across all regions.
• Champion agile delivery, design patterns, coding standards, and modular architecture practices across globally distributed engineering teams.
• Lead the development of front-end developer tooling and web interfaces using Angular (V8+), TypeScript, RxJS, SCSS, and HTML5 — optimizing for performance and usability at scale.
• Provide executive-level reporting and communication on platform health, delivery metrics, and strategic initiatives across global time zones.
• 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in Java/Spring enterprise projects, with a proven track record of delivering at global scale
• 5+ years of senior leadership experience managing distributed, cross-regional DevOps or platform engineering teams
• Demonstrated experience defining and executing global DevOps strategy across large, complex organizations
• Deep expertise in CI/CD tooling: Jenkins, Tekton, Harness, SonarQube, and related code quality platforms
• Proven experience designing and deploying cloud-native applications on large-scale container platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes)
• Hands-on expertise building enterprise-scale, highly componentized applications using Java, Spring Framework, and Docker Containers
• Strong proficiency in industry-standard best practices such as Design Patterns, Coding Standards, Coding Modularity, and Prototypes
• Experience with SOA and microservices architecture utilizing REST; hands-on experience with Kafka for event-driven systems
• Strong background in RDBMS, SQL/PLSQL, and data layer design for high-availability systems
• Experience with testing frameworks: JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, and RestAssured
• Expertise in observability and monitoring tooling: OpenTelemetry, Splunk, and ELK stack
• Proficiency in Angular (V8+), Reactive Programming concepts (RxJS), TypeScript, SCSS, and HTML5; skilled in UI performance tuning and debugging
• Deep understanding of the SDLC lifecycle across both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and present at executive level across global time zones
• Experience working in regulated financial services environments is a strong advantage

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$145,100.00 - $217,700.00

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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