Production Solutions Engineering and Architecture - Director

Production Solutions Engineering and Architecture is an essential role focused on enhancing productivity and optimizing operating models within Citi's Production Management organization.

• Implement industry best practices to shape the development of components and software portfolios through standards and well-architected designs.
• Collaborate with domain-specific engineers and architects to define a solution.
• Responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials required for deep-tech integration.
• Design, develop and execute software solutions to address complex technical problems.
• Contribute to the development of new principles and theories.
• Ensure requirements are met and evaluate performance with stakeholders.
• Provide technical management and lead system development initiatives to ensure complex solutions are deeply integrated.
• Lead a team to technical consensus on stability and reliability studies, and performance analyse proposed solutions.
• Evaluate existing systems and requirements to analyse, design, recommend, and implement complex solutions.
• Coordinate designs of subsystems and integration of total system.
• Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on engagements with firm-wide stakeholders of SMBF PM.
• Collaborate to deliver architectural coherence and support performance, safety, modularity, redundancy, quality trade-off analysis of the solutions.
• Work alongside business leaders to solve complex client challenges.
• Perform code reviews to ensure implementation aligns with architecture.
• Participate in the evaluation and introduction of new technologies.
• Responsible for the write up of the technical portion of proposals.
• Support and guide integration architecture governance team and practices in accordance with Citi’s Tech Strategy.
• Mentor and work with domain-related architects, developers, and testers throughout projects.
• Coordinate the prioritization of engineering analysis to mitigate technical and program risks.
• Ensure alignment of solutions with business objectives and requirements.

• Technical Proficiency: Possess a strong understanding of SRE principles, DevOps practices, and relevant technologies to effectively guide and support engineering teams.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, allocate resources, and ensure timely completion within budget constraints.
• Analytical Thinking: Demonstrate a data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making, utilising metrics, and performance indicators to assess team efficiency and identify improvement opportunities.
• Leadership: Exhibit strong leadership qualities, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment, providing guidance and mentorship to team members, and promoting a culture of continuous learning.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and management.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to understand and address the needs of various stakeholders, including engineers, product managers, and business partners.
• Process Improvement: Proven experience in streamlining workflows, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing process enhancements to optimise efficiency and productivity.
• Budget Management: Familiarity with budgeting and cost control practices, ensuring projects are delivered within financial constraints while maintaining quality standards.
• Quality Assurance: Knowledge of quality assurance principles and best practices to ensure deliverables meet defined standards and specifications.
• Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, quickly adapting to changing priorities and business needs.

• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages
• planned time off (vacation)
• unplanned time off (sick leave)
• paid holidays

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