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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 & 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.

About Our Team:

The **Chief Information Security Office (CISO)** is home to deeply talented colleagues that work to ensure the safety of Citi's clients', our revenue, our employees and our proprietary data. We manage information security as one end-to end program – one with a clear mandate and accountability. Our mission is a program that is fully anchored to modern control and architectural frameworks, is fully aligned with the enterprise architecture of the firm and is deeply integrated into the sectors and functions.

Cloud Security Operations (Cloud SecOps) VA Analyst

The Cloud Security Operations team works in a multi-disciplinary team of teams driving cyber security services and solutions to enable Citi to securely adopt private, hybrid, and public Cloud platforms. This role is one of the primary security interfaces with development teams, architects, engineers, and operational teams involved in Cloud-related projects. Our operating model emphasizes DevSecOps, that is, automation, integration, and agility based on Security as a Service / Security as Code concepts.

Responsibilities:

+ Full end to end security assurance activities including Vulnerability Assessments (preproduction, post-production), Red Team end to end exercises, and Purple Team exercises (Red and Blue team collaboration) in order to identify areas of risk and ensure any gaps are documented and remediated

+ Run and operate Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platform(s) to continually simulate, validate, and remediate potential attackers’ paths to critical Cloud assets

+ Provide threat modeling and risk assessment services to characterize the risk and severity posture of various systems and components in the Cloud environment

+ Partner with Engineering and Operations teams to create, implement, and apply DevSecOps practices and processes that are consumed by developers across all sectors in Citi

+ Supplement Cloud monitoring tool(s) by adding new capabilities, security checks, and automation using the tool’s extension capabilities and/or the SDK/API

Qualifications:

Candidates should have knowledge of the tools and processes to provide operational security support to our Cloud ecosystem. Pre-requisites for this position are at least a Bachelor's Degree with 3 - 5 years of experience on most of the following areas:

+ Offensive Security-oriented mindset (threat-modeling, vulnerability assessments, pen testing, etc.)

+ Hands-on experience with Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) Excellent understanding of Cloud security concepts/best practices in various Cloud Service Providers (for example: AWS, GCP, Azure)

+ Familiarity with securing containers and container orchestration frameworks (such as Kubernetes)

+ Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK

+ Programming/scripting languages a plus (Python preferred, but not required)

+ Infrastructure as Code knowledge a plus

+ Ability to deliver presentations to technical and non-technical individuals

Critical Competencies:

Industry-accredited certifications will be required. Candidates with Cloud security certifications (ex: AWS Certified Security – Specialty, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer, Azure Security Engineer Associate, etc.), non-security Cloud certifications (AWS SysOp Admin, AWS Solutions Architect Associate/professional, GCP Associate Cloud Engineer, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, etc.) and other security certifications (for example: OSCP,OSCE, GXPN,GPEN, GCIH, GWAPT, etc.) will be preferred. Candidates without certification must be willing to purse them during the course of employment.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree/University degree in **Computer Science** or related fields

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Information Security

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

Irving Texas United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$96,400.00 - $144,600.00

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 & 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.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Jun 11, 2025

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_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 Accessibility at Citi (https://www.citigroup.com/citi/accessibility/application-accessibility.htm) ._

_View Citi’s EEO Policy Statement (https://www.citigroup.com/global/eeo-aa-policy) and the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) poster._

Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Minority/Female/Veteran/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.