Cloud Security Architecture Lead Analyst

Cloud Security Architecture Lead Analyst Discover your future at Citi. Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact. 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. Overview of the Role The Cloud Security Architecture Lead Analyst is responsible for defining and driving the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security architecture across Citi's global cloud initiatives, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, internal controls, and industry best practices. You will partner with Infrastructure Teams, Application Developers, Compliance Officers, and Risk Managers to embed secure design principles and mitigate evolving cloud threats in a highly regulated environment. You will also 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 Develop and implement a comprehensive security strategy for Google Cloud that aligns with the organization's business goals and compliance standards, such as GDPR, SOC 2, and HIPAA. Develop security infrastructure architectures and frameworks, focusing on protecting sensitive data and mitigating risks across networks, storage, applications, and authentication services using automation across a hybrid cloud architecture. Design and enforce encryption and rest and in transit between all compute boundaries. Proactively monitor GCP environments for vulnerabilities, manage threat detection, and ensure prompt response to potential security incidents. Work closely with engineering, development, SRE, and operations teams to enforce security policies and integrate security best practices into the development lifecycle. Guide the security team, promote security awareness across the organization, and ensure compliance with industry standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST). Qualifications 6+ years of experience in a Security Architecture role 6+ years of experience in a Cloud Security Engineering role In-depth understanding of GCP core infrastructure services, security services, encryption practices, and compliance frameworks. Deep understanding of GCP IAM, RBAC, Cloud Identity and Zero trust principles for managing secure access to data and applications in the cloud. Expertise in GCP networking, including VPC's subnets, firewall configurations, Google Cloud VPN etc. Experience with scripting and configuration management tools like Bash, Python, Ansible, Puppet, and Chef Ability to assess complex security risks, identify vulnerabilities, and design effective security solutions. GIT is a version control software that's commonly used to store and keep track of any changes to your source code. Proven ability to communicate technical information to stakeholders, including those with limited technical expertise and work with cross-functionality to enforce security measures. Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience. Master's degree preferred.