**Role Overview**
The
**Technology Lead Analyst – Infrastructure Orchestration**
is a senior-level position within Citi's Technology Infrastructure group, responsible for leading the design, architecture, and hands-on development of an
**Infrastructure as Code (IaC) platform**
— specifically the
**Inventory Orchestration**
system — used to provision, configure, and manage a broad range of
**middleware and database components**
across the enterprise.

This role sits at the intersection of platform engineering and infrastructure automation, requiring a deep technical practitioner who can both architect scalable solutions and contribute high-quality code.

The successful candidate will be expected to embrace and champion
**AI-augmented development practices** , leveraging modern developer productivity tools to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and drive innovation across the team.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Lead the design and architecture**
of the Inventory Orchestration IaC platform, encompassing middleware (e.g., messaging brokers, web servers, application runtimes) and database components (e.g., relational, NoSQL, in-memory stores).
**Drive hands-on development**
of automation modules, playbooks, and platform tooling using
**Python** ,
**Ansible** ,
**Rust** , and related technologies.
**Architect scalable, maintainable IaC solutions**
that integrate with cloud and container platforms including
**Open

Shift**
and
**AWS** , ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
**Champion AI-assisted development practices**
across the team — evaluate, onboard, and govern the use of tools such as
**Git

Hub Copilot** ,
**Devin** ,
**Cursor** , and other AI coding assistants to accelerate development velocity and improve code quality.

Serve as a
**technology subject matter expert (SME)**
for internal and external stakeholders; provide technical direction across all firm-mandated controls, compliance initiatives, and group-wide projects.

Define and maintain a
**technology domain roadmap**
for the Inventory Orchestration platform, ensuring alignment with business and architectural goals — including a forward-looking strategy for
**AI tooling adoption**
within the engineering workflow.
**Ensure seamless integration**
of platform functions with broader infrastructure and application ecosystems, verifying that all components meet business and performance objectives.

Define necessary
**system enhancements**
to enable deployment of recent products, process improvements, and evolving infrastructure patterns.
**Recommend and evaluate product customizations**
for system integrations and third-party tool adoption, including AI-powered developer productivity platforms.
**Identify problem causality, business impact, and root causes**
of infrastructure-related incidents; drive resolution and preventative measures.

Apply broad knowledge of the infrastructure engineering specialty and
**translate business requirements**
into technical solutions, with awareness of competing technologies and industry best practices.
**Mentor and advise junior and mid-level engineers** , including coaching on responsible and effective use of AI development tools.
**Influence engineering decisions**
across the group through advice, technical counsel, and facilitation of cross-team services and standards.
**Champion compliance and risk management**
— assess risk implications of engineering decisions, including those introduced by AI tooling (e.g., code provenance, IP considerations, security vulnerabilities in AI-generated code); escalate and manage control issues with full transparency.





Adhere to Citi's policies and apply sound ethical judgment regarding personal conduct, business practices, and stakeholder engagement.
**Required Qualifications**
**6–10 years of relevant experience**
in an Engineering or Platform Engineering role, with a strong focus on infrastructure automation and IaC.
**Hands-on proficiency in Python**
for automation scripting, tooling, and platform development.
**Extensive experience with Ansible**
— writing roles, playbooks, and dynamic inventories for middleware and database provisioning at scale.
**Experience with Rust**
for performance-critical systems components or platform tooling.
**Working knowledge of container and cloud platforms** , particularly
**Open

Shift (Kubernetes)**
and
**AWS**
(e.g., EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, EKS).

Demonstrated experience designing and implementing
**Infrastructure as Code (IaC)**
solutions covering lifecycle management of middleware (e.g., Apache, Tomcat, IBM MQ, Kafka, Nginx) and database technologies (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL).
**Practical experience with AI-powered developer tools** , including one or more of the following:
**Git

Hub Copilot**
– AI pair programming, code completion, and inline documentation generation
**Devin**
– Autonomous AI software engineering agent for end-to-end task execution
**Cursor**
– AI-native code editor with deep codebase context and intelligent refactoring
**ChatGPT / Claude for Development**
– Leveraging LLMs for architecture design, code review, debugging, and documentation
Ability to
**assess, govern, and apply AI coding tools responsibly** , including awareness of security risks (prompt injection, insecure code suggestions), IP/licensing implications, and enterprise compliance requirements.

Experience in
**Financial Services**
or a large-scale, complex, and/or global enterprise environment.

Proven
**Project Management**
experience — ability to lead workstreams, coordinate across teams, and manage delivery timelines.

Strong
**analytic and diagnostic skills**
— ability to decompose complex technical problems, identify root causes, and devise actionable solutions.

Ability to work effectively in a
**matrix environment**
and collaborate with geographically distributed, virtual teams.

Ability to
**work independently** , multitask, and take full ownership of components within a project or initiative.

Demonstrated ability to
**perform under pressure** , manage tight deadlines, and adapt to shifting requirements or priorities.

Proven track record of driving
**operational process change and improvement**
through technology.

Consistently demonstrates
**clear and concise written and verbal communication**
skills.

Comprehensive knowledge of
**design metrics, analytics tools, benchmarking activities** , and related reporting to identify and apply best practices.
**Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications**
Experience with additional IaC or configuration management tools (e.g.,
**Terraform** , Ansible, Puppet, Salt).

Familiarity with
**CI/CD platforms**
(e.g., Jenkins, Git

Hub CI, Harness, Tekton/Lightspeed).

Understanding of
**secrets management**
tools (e.g., Hashi

Corp Vault).

Exposure to




**observability and monitoring**
stacks (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).

Experience contributing to or building
**internal developer platforms (IDPs)** .

Hands-on exposure to
**agentic AI frameworks**
(e.g., Lang

Chain, Auto

Gen, CrewAI) and their applicability to infrastructure automation workflows.

Experience integrating
**AI code review tools**
(e.g., Code

Rabbit, Sourcery, Sonar

Qube AI) into CI/CD pipelines.

Familiarity with
**LLM-based documentation generation**
tools (e.g., Mintlify, Swimm) for maintaining platform documentation at scale.

Knowledge of
**cybersecurity principles**
as they apply to infrastructure automation, IaC pipelines, and AI-generated code validation.

Experience with
**Git

Ops workflows**
and version-controlled infrastructure pipelines.
**Education**
**Bachelor's degree**
in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
**Master's degree**
preferred.
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**Job Family Group:**
Technology
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**Job Family:**
Systems & Engineering
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**Time Type:**
Full time
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**Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:**
$111,600.00 - $161,600.00
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**Most Relevant Skills**
Please see the requirements listed above.
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**Other Relevant Skills**
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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📌 Technology Lead Analyst – Infrastructure Orchestration (Mississauga)
🏢 Citigroup
📍 Mississauga