We are seeking an exceptional technology leader to oversee our global site reliability engineering (SRE), DevOps, and Platform Engineering teams. This hands-on engineering leadership role requires someone who can both provide technical vision and build strong stakeholder relationships across the organization. The ideal candidate will bring a combination of deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and people leadership to drive our engineering excellence forward. **Key Responsibilities:** **Technical Leadership:** + Serve as a hands-on technical leader who can architect, design, and guide the implementation of highly resilient systems + Build a compelling vision and strategic roadmap for our SRE, DevOps, and Platform Engineering functions + Establish and evangelize engineering best practices across teams and the wider organization + Drive technical innovation while ensuring operational excellence + Provide architectural guidance to ensure systems meet resilience, scalability, and performance requirements **Team Leadership:** + Lead and mentor a high-performing team of DynamoDB specialists, SREs, DevOps engineers, and platform engineers across global locations + Develop team members through goal setting, performance management, and career development planning + Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence + Attract, retain, and develop top engineering talent + Create growth opportunities for team members and help them achieve their career aspirations **Stakeholder Management:** + Build and maintain strong relationships with technology and business stakeholders across the organization + Effectively translate business requirements into technical solutions and strategic initiatives + Partner with development team managers and technical leads to align platform capabilities with product roadmaps + Represent the team in senior leadership forums and drive cross-functional initiatives + Manage expectations and communicate effectively about team initiatives, capabilities, and constraints **Required Skills & Experience:** + Extensive experience in engineering leadership roles + Strong hands-on technical background in cloud platforms, containerization, and modern DevOps practices + Demonstrated experience leading SRE, DevOps, or Platform Engineering teams + Deep understanding of system architecture, resilience patterns, and high-availability design + Experience developing strategic roadmaps and executing technical vision + Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders at all levels + Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills + Track record of mentoring and developing engineering talent + Experience leading distributed global teams **Desired Skills:** + Experience in financial services technology environments + Knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, observability platforms, and CI/CD technologies + Background in transforming legacy systems to modern architectures + Experience with DynamoDB and cloud-native database technologies + Understanding of UK and global financial regulatory requirements **What We Offer:** + Chance to shape the technical direction of a global financial institution + Opportunity to lead high-impact, transformative engineering initiatives + Collaborative and innovative organizational culture + Hybrid work arrangement based in London ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family Group:** Technology ------------------------------------------------------ **Job Family:** Applications Development ------------------------------------------------------ **Time Type:** Full time ------------------------------------------------------ **Most Relevant Skills** Please see the requirements listed above. ------------------------------------------------------ **Other Relevant Skills** For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter. ------------------------------------------------------ _Citi is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law._ _If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and/or apply for a career opportunity review_ _Accessibility at Citi (https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm)_ _._ _View Citi’s_ _EEO Policy Statement (https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy)_ _and the_ _Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)_ _poster._ Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.