Virtualization Security Engineer Manager (Hybrid)

Overview of the Role
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.

The candidate will need to have responsibilities for Virtualization Security Engineering management. This encompasses managing a team delivering on NSX-T: Firewall, ATP, IDS, network segmentation, automation, and SASE segmentation technologies: Zscaler Private Access and Zero Trust Network Access. The Virtualization Security engineering manager will report to the Head of Security Network Services within Cyber Security Engineering and Architecture and must partner with peer groups in Innovation, Architecture, and Technology Services. The candidate will collaborate with business integrating their applications with NSX and SASE service within a service-oriented organization that meets the business needs of a digital bank.Manage security engineering team, define priorities, project assignments, product roadmap and collaborate with multiple teams to gather requirements. Manage Irving, Texas based team, with office presence 2 days a week, including mentoring, training, and team development.

Responsibilities:
Work with Transformation Program Directors, Senior Architects, Steering Committees, CISO and CTI partners in delivering the transformational Programs

Evaluate security gaps in current architecture and processes, maintaining market and vendor awareness of both trends and advancing capabilities in alignment to the transformational program goals.

Interface and support Citi's Security Architecture Council and Working Groups building strong rapport across teams.

Support Citi's adoption of cloud continuum and holistic digital transformation.

Influence market leading vendor's roadmap through close relationship

Proactively participate in enterprise security work groups and teams to come up with innovative ideas and drive them to execution

Work with Citi's virtualization operations team to identify security gaps in the environment and automation compatibility with future products

Design and drive virtualization security controls implementations at a global scale for all virtualization - software defined networks, virtual machines, containers (Open Shift)

Champion the use of existing automation to orchestrate security controls deployment

Manage a team of developers and the lifecycle of the application

Drive the future end-to-end SASE Engineering, collaborating with operations teams to define end-to-end operational model

Work on global design to achieve Zero Trust Network Access

Provide solutions and processes in accordance with audit initiatives and requirements and consult with Business Information Security officers (BISOs) and TISOs

Assess regulatory guidance and ensure that Citi's security solutions will lead to compliance

Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular 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.

Lead engineering and design of our Zscaler Private Access design, migration plan from flat network access to Zero Trust architecture

Write and publish designs, architecture standards and best practice guides for the global audience

Architect our future Internet and Private Access design as well as our virtualization roadmap

Lead and influence a virtual global team, act as a senior subject matter expert for subject security technologies and disciplines

Qualifications:
10+ years of relevant cybersecurity and/or IT experience

Leadership roles across technology or cybersecurity leading large programs or transformational activities

Proven strong knowledge of Cyber Security solutions and products focusing on Cloud, CASB and SASE.

Strong knowledge of Virtualization and Networking technologies

Thorough understanding of industry and corporate technology standards for Cyber Security services

Demonstrated ability to take ownership and work with cross functional teams to manage multiple projects simultaneously under pressure

Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills

Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and oral communication as well as strong presentation skills to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Experience in SASE implementation

Hands-on experience in Zscaler Internet Access, Zscaler Private Access, Zscaler Digital Experience

Proven experience with VMware product suite

Strong knowledge of Proxy functionality and Proxy features

Critical Competencies:
NSX-T Engineering
Strong knowledge of Software Defined Networks

Strong knowledge of NSX-T virtualization capabilities with a focus on security components, Distributed Firewall, security objects, Intrusion Detection System

Strong knowledge of vCenter and ESXI and how they're managed by NSX

Experience with vRealize Orchestrator, vRealize Log Insight, vRealize Network Insight

Virtualization Engineering

SASE Engineering

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Job Family Group:
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Job Family:
Information Security------------------------------------------------------
Time Type:
Full time------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location:
Irving Texas United States------------------------------------------------------
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$156,160.00 - $234,240.00
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:
Jan 14, 2025------------------------------------------------------
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