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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.

Job Overview

The Senior Network Architect is responsible for development and adoption of new network technologies, lead major technology projects / initiatives. Work with Network Services Pillar Leads to establish the clear future state of our “Intent-Based” network services that is in line with Industry best ractices.

Responsibilities:

• Perform analysis of current network architecture and design to identify issues / limitations with our current network services, in terms of stability, availability, performance and time to market.

• Work with Network Services Pillar Leads in Edge Network, Data Center, Backbone Network Domains to establish the clear future state of our “Intent-Based” network services that is in line with Industry Best Practices.

• Work with other Network Architects to build solutions to transform our network from current state to future state, in the following areas:

  • Network-as-a-Service

    • Drive innovation by researching and recommending new technologies to modernize network with “Self-Services” model.

  • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

    • Build modern Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices across Network Services

      • Work with engineering team to review the architecture design to avoid single point of failures.

      • Modernize change management process with CI/CD pipeline to achieve the required resilience objectives with Network Change team and Network Automation team.

      • Enhance observability capability with Network Tools team and Network Operation team.

  • Security and Compliance:

    • Develop and implement solutions to automate network management processes to meet with Citi Network Security Standards as well as compliance requirements.

    • Implement zero trust security principles to enhance network security and protect against cyber threats.

• Drive adoption of new technologies, lead major technology projects / initiatives.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in network architecture design and implementation.

• Experience with network virtualization, software-defined networking (SDN), and cloud networking.

• Strong automation technologies with development skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Industry certifications such as CCIE, CISSP, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect are a plus.

• Experience in financial services or large complex and/or global environment preferred

• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication with ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience

• Proven ability to develop projects required for design of metrics, analytical tools, benchmarking activities and identification of best practices

• Proven analytical, diagnostic and prioritizing skills with focus on execution and attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to both work independently and partner with virtual teams in a high-pressure matrix environment

• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of various parts of a project/initiative with tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectation/ requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Infrastructure

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Irving Texas United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$156,160.00 - $234,240.00

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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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Aug 20, 2024

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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