About Citi: 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 Enterprise Operations &amp; 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.Overview of the Role:The Cloud Security Architect Senior Engineer is responsible for defining and driving the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security architecture across Citis global cloud initiatives, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, internal controls, and industry best practices.You will partner with Infrastructure Teams, Application Developers, Compliance Officers, and Risk Managers to embed secure design principles and mitigate evolving cloud threats in a highly regulated environment. You will also drive a variety of engineering activities including the design, acquisition and deployment of hardware, software and network infrastructure in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead efforts to ensure quality standards are being met within existing and planned framework.Responsibilities:<ul><li>​Cloud Security Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive security strategy for Google Cloud that aligns with the organization’s business goals and compliance standards, such as GDPR, SOC 2, and HIPAA. </li><li>Architecture Design: Develop security infrastructure architectures and frameworks, focusing on protecting sensitive data and mitigating risks across networks, storage, applications, and authentication services using automation across a hybrid cloud architecture. </li><li>Data Security and Encryption: Design and enforce encryption and rest and in transit between all compute boundaries </li><li>Vulnerability Management: Proactively monitor GCP environments for vulnerabilities, manage threat detection, and ensure prompt response to potential security incidents. </li><li>Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering, development, SRE, and operations teams to enforce security policies and integrate security best practices into the development lifecycle. </li><li>Team Leadership and Training: Guide the security team, promote security awareness across the organization, and ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST). </li></ul>Qualifications:<ul><li>10+ years of experience in a Security Architecture role</li><li>10+ years of experience in a Cloud Security Engineering role</li><li>GCP Expertise: In-depth understanding of GCP core infrastructure services, security services, encryption practices, and compliance frameworks. Deep understanding of GCP IAM, RBAC, Cloud Identity and Zero trust principles for managing secure access to data and applications in the cloud. Expertise in GCP networking, including VPC’s subnets, firewall configurations, Google Cloud VPN etc.  </li><li>Scripting and Configuration Management: Experience with scripting and configuration management tools like Bash, Python, Ansible, Puppet, and Chef </li><li>Analytical Skills: Ability to assess complex security risks, identify vulnerabilities, and design effective security solutions. </li><li>Git Versioning: GIT is a version control software thats commonly used to store and keep track of any changes to your source code. </li><li>Communication Skills: Proven ability to communicate technical information to stakeholders, including those with limited technical expertise and work with cross-functionality to enforce security measures. </li></ul>Education:Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experienceMaster’s degree preferred------------------------------------------------------Job Family Group: Technology------------------------------------------------------Job Family:Systems &amp; Engineering------------------------------------------------------Time Type:Full time------------------------------------------------------Primary Location:Irving Texas United States------------------------------------------------------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 &amp; 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.------------------------------------------------------Most Relevant Skills Please see the requirements listed above.------------------------------------------------------Other Relevant Skills For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.------------------------------------------------------Anticipated Posting Close Date:Sep 01, 2025------------------------------------------------------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 <a href="https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm" target="_blank">Accessibility at Citi</a>. 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