Infrastructure Technology Lead, Senior Vice President

About the role

The SVP is a senior-level position responsible for Systems Architecture aligned to low latency electronic trading infrastructure technologies. The overall objective of this role is to act as global Glue / Bespoke Technologies Subject Matter Expert (SME) for electronic trading infrastructure architecture.

Responsibilities

• Conduct work on a variety of high-impact, high-profile problems/projects driving technology infrastructure aligned to the business.
• Identify and resolve issues, engaging in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) if escalation.
• Evaluate controls to help mitigate negative outcomes through prevention, detection, and correction.
• Design and create complex processes and reporting streams, participate in the review and approval of requirement documents.
• Examine and update processes and procedures for hardware acquisition toward automation.
• Understand diverse stakeholder needs and share and influence stakeholder expectations.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Skills

• Deep knowledge of operating system fundamentals – hyper focus on Linux (REL)
• Understanding of OSI model and TCP and UDP network protocols
• Experience with Python and data libraries
• Fluency with the Unix command line and shell scripting
• Practical experience with modern Linux systems and systems programming concepts like C, IPC mechanisms, virtual memory, and process life cycle
• Strong troubleshooting skills and knowledge of profiling/debugging tools such as gdb, perf, DTrace, SystemTap
• Can understand, interpret, and improve application performance via system tuning
• Thorough understanding of modern computer architecture - modern x86 AMD and Intel cache hierarchies as an example.
• Knowledge of JIRA, SCRUM, Sprints

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience
• Experience in delivering infrastructure technologies products and services.
• Experience in financial services or large complex and/or global environment preferred.
• Experience developing projects for the identification of best practices (design of metrics, analytical tools, benchmarking activities and related reporting).
• Proven analytical, diagnostic, and multitasking skills with focus on execution and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to both work independently and partner with virtual teams in a high-pressure matrix environment.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of various parts of a project/initiative with tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectation/ requirements.

Education

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred