Public Cloud - Forward Deployed Engineer (VP)
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£54,700
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SOC 2134 (96% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and CITIGROUP LIMITED is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, CITIGROUP LIMITED assigned 57 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office.
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
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About the role
About the Opportunity
Are you a seasoned technologist with a passion for building cutting-edge enterprise products and a hands-on approach to engineering? Join Citi's Cloud Technology Services (CTS) team and be part of our commitment to transform Citi's technology by leveraging game-changing cloud capabilities to drive agility, efficiency, and innovation.
We're providing our businesses with a competitive edge by leveraging the scale of the public cloud and enabling new infrastructure economics. As the Forward Deployed Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our public cloud strategy.
You will be part of a team that continues to deliver big! From building a cloud-based High-Performance Compute (HPC) platform to run huge risk calculations, enabling Citi to leverage GenAI at scale, all the way to enabling payments solutions, this team is at the forefront of innovation.
What You'll Do:
- Technical Expertise: Provide hands-on technical contribution within a product team that focuses on public cloud container fleet management services, supporting Citi's secure and enterprise-scale adoption of the public cloud.
- Collaborative Development: Contribute to a team of cloud engineers and full-stack software developers, building and deploying solutions that advance the public cloud strategy.
- Automation: Identify and develop automation initiatives to improve processes related to public cloud service consumption, enhancing client satisfaction and delivering business value.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with teams across Citi's technology landscape to ensure alignment between public cloud initiatives and broader business goals.
- Engineering Excellence: Contribute to defining and measuring success criteria for service availability and reliability within the specific product domain.
Who You Are:
You are a talented developer with a proven track record of hands-on enterprise grade application development, expertise in public cloud, and a passion for engineering best practices. You have:
- Development Expertise: Experienced in full-stack software development with a focus on AWS and GCP. Demonstrates hands-on software development and engineering expertise. Key areas of proficiency include:
- Programming Languages: Python, Java and Go.
- AI/ML: prompt engineering, LLMs, RAG, Semantic Search, Vector Databases, etc
- Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) Testing: Cucumber, JBehave, Pytest-BDD, etc.
- CI/CD pipelines: Harness, Tekton, Jenkins, etc.
- Knowledge on middleware & distributed messaging (Kafka)
- Databases (MongoDB and SQL)
- Familiarity with Domain Driven Design and Event Driven Architecture
- Agile and DevOps Mindset: Familiarity with Agile Development, DevOps, and SRE practices.
- Adaptability: A demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt to changing project requirements.
- Strategic Thinking: Experience evaluating complex requirements and rationalizing them into a consistent service offering.
- Excellent Communication: The ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Exceptional Teamwork and Collaboration: A proven ability to contribute effectively within a cross-functional team environment.
What we can offer you:
By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- A discretional annual performance related bonus
- Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sample- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. CITIGROUP LIMITED holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. In 2025, CITIGROUP LIMITED assigned 57 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.