Summary
Christian Gomez is a seasoned engineering leader with 18 years of experience who currently leads software development and automation initiatives as Vice President Engineering Lead at Citi, specializing in low-code EUC and IT-enabled smart solutions. With a strong cybersecurity and defense-industry background—including DoD Top Secret work at Collins Aerospace and technical roles at Sandia National Laboratories—he blends rigorous security practices with full software development lifecycle delivery in Agile environments. He holds an MS and an MBA in Cybersecurity and is fluent with tools like Xceptor, Jenkins, GitHub, Nessus, SCAP and STIGs, enabling him to bridge secure operations and developer productivity. Known for mentoring junior engineers and driving cross-functional partnerships, he has a track record of simplifying complex lifecycle processes (EUC/ITeSS) while maintaining compliance and operational resiliency.
18 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Cybersecurity, 3.80, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Cybersecurity, 3.80 at The University of Dallas
Spanish