CI Senior DevOps Engineer - AVP Citi · Belfast United Kingdom · DevOps & Release Pay not stated 3w ago
Senior DevOps Engineer (AVP) on Citi's technology team in Belfast, designing CI/CD pipelines (Git, Tekton, Harness), running containerized workloads on Kubernetes/OpenShift with Helm, and building observability with Splunk, Elastic/Kibana, Prometheus, and Grafana. Hybrid role: 3 days in office, 2 remote.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 4-8 years of experience in software engineering, systems development, or DevOps in complex technical environments
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling including Git-based workflows, pipeline configuration, and automated build/deployment
- Practical knowledge of Kubernetes and OpenShift, including Helm chart development and cluster management
- Working knowledge of Linux administration and shell scripting
- Experience delivering and managing software projects end-to-end, from planning through production deployment
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS cloud services, including infrastructure provisioning and cloud-native deployment patterns
- Observability engineering background, including APM tools such as AppDynamics or Datadog
- Experience defining and measuring SLOs and SLIs for production services
Full description
Citi is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join its Technology team and play a key role in designing, building, and optimizing the application systems and platforms that power critical business operations on a global scale. In this role, you will apply deep technical expertise across CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, cloud infrastructure, and observability to deliver resilient, high-quality software systems. Your work will directly shape how Citi's engineering teams build, ship, and monitor production services across a complex and high-impact technology environment.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Git, Tekton, and Harness to accelerate and standardize software delivery across engineering teams.
- Build and manage containerized workloads on Kubernetes and OpenShift using Helm, ensuring systems are scalable, reliable, and production ready.
- Architect and maintain observability solutions — including log aggregation with Splunk and Elastic/Kibana, and metrics monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana — to give engineering teams real-time visibility into system health.
- Evaluate complex technical problems across application systems, business processes, and delivery pipelines, and develop engineering solutions that meet specific business requirements.
- Collaborate with development teams, business users, and technology stakeholders to define operating standards, resolve technical issues, and recommend engineering improvements.
- Develop and enforce security measures across the software delivery lifecycle, ensuring system design supports compliance with applicable policies and technical standards.
- Act as a technical authority for junior and mid-level engineers, providing guidance, code review, and hands-on support to elevate team capability.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 4 to 8 years of experience in software engineering, systems development, or DevOps with demonstrated delivery in complex technical environments.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling, including Git-based workflows, pipeline configuration, and automated build and deployment processes.
- Practical knowledge of Kubernetes and OpenShift for container orchestration, including Helm chart development and cluster management.
- Working knowledge of Linux administration and shell scripting to support automation, system configuration, and operational tasks.
- Experience delivering and managing software projects end-to-end, from planning and design through to testing and production deployment.
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities and adapting to changing technical or business requirements.