Senior Platform Architect

Citi

Confirmed live 2 days ago High trust
Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Irving, TX
Salary
$156,160–$234,240 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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This role $195k
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This role pays more than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$222,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $187k for comparable roles.

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Citi is one of the world’s most trusted financial institutions, proudly serving millions of customers across the United States.

Citi currently has 266 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Platform Architect

The Senior Platform Architect joins the technology team to own the end-to-end technical architecture of a complex platform within a regulated banking environment. This role involves designing and building cloud-native, event-driven microservices, workflow orchestration, and policy engines. You will define engineering standards for a Java 17/21 and Spring Boot 3 estate, utilizing Kafka for eventing and Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OpenShift. Key responsibilities include leading the adoption of AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot and Devin while establishing security guardrails and governance-as-code using OPA. You will architect the platform's internal AI capabilities, manage developer portals, and ensure resiliency and scalability. The work focuses on solving infrastructure provisioning, metadata cataloging, and automated audit workflows for a Tier-1 financial institution.

What you'll do

  • Own the end-to-end technical architecture for the platform's experience, orchestration, inventory, and integration layers.
  • Design cloud-native, event-driven microservices using Java 17/21, Spring Boot 3, and Kafka.
  • Define the provisioning model using Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OpenShift.
  • Architect governance-as-code using policy engines like OPA to ensure security and compliance in a regulated environment.
  • Establish guardrails and review standards for the team's use of AI coding assistants and autonomous agents.
  • Architect the platform's internal AI capabilities, including recommendation engines and agent-ready APIs.
  • Build reference implementations, technical spikes, and critical paths of the platform through hands-on coding.
  • Lead architecture decisions through ADRs and represent the platform at architecture councils and design reviews.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years in software engineering, with 6+ years in an architect role on large-scale distributed systems.
  • Deep expertise in Java 17+ and the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, and Spring Data.
  • Proven experience designing microservices, event-driven systems using Kafka, and REST/gRPC API patterns.
  • Strong knowledge of Kubernetes/OpenShift, containers, and at least one major public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Helm, Ansible) and CI/CD platforms.
  • Demonstrated use of AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Devin, Claude Code) and understanding of LLM fundamentals like RAG and agentic workflows.
  • Experience with security-by-design, DevSecOps, and operating within a regulated environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience (Master's degree preferred).

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