The Engineering Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to drive a variety of engineering activities including the design, acquisition and deployment of hardware, software and network infrastructure in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead efforts to ensure quality standards are being met within existing and planned framework.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the goals of functional area are delivered to appropriate Operations & Technology (O&T) organizations
• Oversee O&T spending to ensure the firm's finances are budgeted and spent according to the Chief Technology officer’s (CTO) technology strategies
• Manage overall execution of IT strategy and roadmap for the technology area
• Lead operational readiness and conformance to global operational standards for ongoing operation and support
• Utilize an in-depth understanding of how engineering integrates within technology and commercial awareness
• Responsible for training and coaching team members, performance management activities, monitoring quantity and quality of work, and addressing development needs for assigned personnel
• Make evaluative judgment based on analyzing information in complicated or unique situations; utilizing multiple sources of information
• Impact engineering through overseeing planning, finances / budget, end results and policy setting
• Negotiate with senior leaders across functions and with external parties, as required
• 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, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience in an Engineering role with commensurate experience in people management.
• Experience working in Financial Services or a large complex and/or global environment
• Project Management experience
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Comprehensive knowledge of design metrics, analytics tools, benchmarking activities and related reporting to identify best practices
• Demonstrated analytic/diagnostic skills
• Ability to work in a matrix environment and partner with virtual teams
• Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• Proven track record of operational process change and improvement

Education:

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

The Principal Engineer is a senior technical leader focused on tech risk remediation and cyber security within Wealth Tech environments. The role drives the design, implementation and automation of security solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities, ensure regulatory compliance and guide teams on best practice coding and security standard. The engineer acts as the go to expert for complex technical remediation, AI enabled security automation, and stakeholder driven technology programs.

Key Responsibilities
Technical Proof-of-Concept & Solution Delivery - Conduct technical proofs of concept for cyber security remediation and develop quickly adoptable easy to implement technical solutions. guide teams on best practices, coding standards and AI driven automation for wealth tech risk remediation.
Tech Risk Remediation & Cyber Security - Lead tech risk remediation and cyber security vulnerability management across Wealth Tech. Provide technology solutions from design to implementation including automation and product modification to support investment decisions.
Stakeholder Collaboration - Work closely with CTI, CISO and Business stakeholders to identify technical solutions and best practices. Review third party solutions and translate investment decisions into design specification and engineering deliverables.
Vulnerability Management - Oversee  framework of risk mediation including component vulnerabilities, static build testing, VTM, database and third party software assessments. Deliver Solutions to reduce open vulnerabilities.
Automation & Risk Control - Drive automation of cyber security risk processes to integrate risk mitigation and ensure transparency via regular reporting to senior management.
Technology and Security expertise - require deep understanding of tech stacks (Cloud, DevOps, legacy systems) and security protocols/ Cyber Security standards. Manager audit cycles, technology patches, upgrades and regulatory changes.
Innovation & AI adoption - Lead AI adoption and automation initiatives to address challenging technical issues and debugging in wealth tech environments.
Cross functional collaboration - Foster collaboration between internal teams, risk and control, third party to achieve synergies in managing risk and solution delivery.

Strategic Technology Planning - Conduct feasibility studies, cost estimates, and IT planning for new or revised application systems aligned with business needs.
Mentorship & Team Development - Empower and mentor internal teams on security practices, technology standards and risk mitigation approaches.
 

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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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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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