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Job Overview

Citi is looking for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of enterprise-scale load balancing architecture and cloud application delivery across private and hybrid cloud environments. In this senior individual contributor role within Citi's Application Delivery engineering team, you will drive the design, automation, and resilience of critical network infrastructure that underpins global banking operations. This is a hands-on technical leadership position where your engineering decisions directly shape the reliability and scalability of Citi's cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and build new load balancing infrastructure products, including cloud-based application delivery services across private and hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead the engineering certification of new operating systems and hardware platforms in collaboration with vendors to meet evolving business requirements.
• Develop and deliver automation solutions for load balancer provisioning and integration within Citi's private and hybrid cloud platforms, including deployments on Red Hat OpenShift and Pivotal PCF.
• Act as the primary engineering escalation point for critical infrastructure outages, leading root cause analysis and driving resolution.
• Partner with cloud, platform, build, and operations teams to strengthen infrastructure resilience and advance software-defined networking capabilities.
• Define system enhancements required to support new product launches and process improvements, translating business needs into clear engineering solutions.
• Mentor and provide technical direction to junior engineers, setting the strategic vision for the Application Delivery team.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 6 to 10 years of engineering experience, with a focus on infrastructure, network engineering, or application delivery.
• Expert-level knowledge of enterprise load balancers, including F5 BIG-IP and Citrix ADC, covering configuration, certification, and operational support.
• Hands-on experience designing and managing cloud-based load balancer and application delivery services across private and public cloud environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build and implement automation solutions for infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management.
• Experience working within large-scale, complex, or global technology environments, including financial services.
• Ability to work independently across matrix engineering and architecture teams, managing competing priorities under pressure.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• Familiarity with cloud-ready network virtualization technologies such as VMware NSX or equivalent software-defined networking platforms.
• Experience working with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) environments, particularly Red Hat OpenShift or Pivotal PCF.
• Project management experience, with a history of leading cross-functional infrastructure initiatives from design through to delivery.
• Master's degree in a relevant engineering or technology field.

What we can offer you:

By joining Citi Hungary, 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 compensation package and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well:

• Cafeteria Program

• Home Office Allowance (for colleagues working in hybrid work models)

• Paid Parental Leave Program (maternity and paternity leave)

• Private Medical Care Program and onsite medical rooms at our offices

• Pension Plan Contribution to voluntary pension fund

• Group Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Access to a wide variety of learning and development programs, online course libraries and upskilling platforms, such as Udemy and Degreed

• Flexible work arrangements to support you in managing work - life balance

• Career progression opportunities across geographies and business lines

• Socially active employee communities with diverse networking opportunities

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. 

Sounds like Citi has everything you need?

Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities. 

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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:

17 157 800,00 Ft - 28 767 800,00 Ft

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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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