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Citi · 8 hours ago

Infrastructure Solutions Architect Vice President

Irving, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$126K/yr - $189K/yr

Citi is a leading financial services company, and they are seeking an Infrastructure Solutions Architect Vice President. The role involves designing strategic target state architecture to support Citi's financial services while optimizing performance and cost through innovative IT solutions.

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Responsibilities

Supporting CTI businesses as a trusted advisor for all solution tasks

Architect and design target-state solutions for migrating traditional and stateful applications to container platforms like OpenShift and Kubernetes

Develop and enforce best practices and reference architectures for deploying, securing, and managing stateful workloads on container orchestration platforms

Collaborate with DevOps and application teams to create seamless CI/CD pipelines for containerized database deployments and updates

Engage in routine discussions with stakeholders (DBA, SA, Build, Business) regarding App/Business requirements

Collaborate with application architects, developers, DevOps, and data teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards and best practices

Ability to take ALL elements of a solution design and capture in both a narrative and diagram (Visio) form in such a way that stakeholders can understand

Must grasp the technical aspects of an applications RTO / RPO when designing an infrastructure solution

Evaluate new database technologies, tools, and services to continuously improve data architecture

Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for all database-related technologies and integration patterns

Define and enforce database security, backup, disaster recovery, and compliance strategies

Mentor and guide junior architects and engineers in best practices around data architecture and governance

Support the organization’s cloud transformation initiatives with a strong understanding of cloud-native and managed database services (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL, GCP Cloud SQL, etc.)

Drive innovation and performance optimization initiatives across all database platforms

Qualification

Container platformsInfrastructure as CodeDatabase technologiesCloud platformsData modelingDevOps practicesHigh AvailabilityStakeholder managementCommunication skillsLeadership skills

Required

Understanding how application requirements determine infrastructure type and size, including High Availability and Disaster Recovery capabilities

Proven, hands-on experience architecting and leading the migration of complex, enterprise applications to container platforms such as OpenShift and Kubernetes

Strong understanding of container-native storage (CSI), networking, and security principles required for running mission-critical stateful workloads in production

Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools (e.g., Helm, Kustomize, Ansible) within a Kubernetes/OpenShift ecosystem

Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Ability to develop working relationships, manage multiple projects with different priorities

Team player with willingness to learn the latest technology, while taking initiative to master new tasks quickly

Demonstrated expertise in Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB – with practical experience in high-volume, mission-critical environments

Hands-on experience designing data replication, partitioning, sharding, indexing strategies, and stored procedures

Strong knowledge of data modeling, ETL processes, data warehousing, and analytics platforms

Solid understanding of NoSQL technologies, distributed systems, and microservices-based architectures

Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and managed database services

Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Bachelor Degree or 2-4 years relevant experience working with Enterprise systems

Preferred

Experience as a Systems Admin or Systems Engineer is preferred

Public Cloud Certifications is a plus

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision coverage

401(k)

Life, accident, and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

Company

Citi

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Citi's mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Founded in 1812

San Antonio, Texas, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.citi.com

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