Associate Director - Software Engineering (Java Development)

Associate Director Software Engineering (Java Development)

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? 

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve. 

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.  

Application development delivers solutions that respond to the business needs of the global capital markets with quality, efficiency, and excellence, using innovative technologies and providing secure information management.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

 

The Impact you will have in this role:

Develop and maintain software applications supporting the Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) businesses. Highly technical position with an emphasis on providing expert consultative services to development teams.  Contribute to technology-specific best practices & standards; contribute to success criteria from design through deployment, including, reliability, cost-effectiveness, performance, data integrity, maintainability, reuse, extensibility, usability, and scalability; contribute expertise on significant application components, vendor products, program languages, databases, and operating systems; execute on the plan by building components, testing, configuring, tuning, and deploying solutions. Work with Leadership to assess project scope and provide estimates for project timelines and cost feasibility as necessary.

 

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead needed technical processes and designs considering reliability, data integrity, maintainability, reuse, extensibility, usability and scalability
• Collaborate with Infrastructure partners to identify and deploy optimal hosting environments
• Define scalability and performance criteria for assigned applications
• Ensure application meets the performance, privacy, and security requirements
• Tune application performance to eliminate and reduce issues
• Verify test plans to ensure compliance with performance and security requirements
• Support business and technical presentations in relation to technology platforms and business solutions
• Mitigate risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls
• Help develop solutions that balance cost and delivery while meeting business requirements implement technology-specific best practices that are consistent with corporate standards
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure the success of product strategy and project deliverables
• Manage the software development process
• Drive new technical and business process improvements
• Estimate total costs of modules/projects covering both hours and expense
• Research and evaluate specific technologies, and applications, and contributes to the solution design
• Construct application Architecture encompassing end-to-end designs 

Qualifications:

• 12+ years experience in application development and system analysis

• Bachelor's degree in technical discipline or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Expert knowledge in Java/J2EE and coding best practices 

• Expert knowledge in development concepts. 

• Good design and coding skills in Web Services, Spring/Spring Boot, Soap/Rest APIs, microservices and Java Script Frameworks for modern web applications on OCP containers

• Experience integrating with database technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Experience with Apache Kafka (or Confluent Kafka), Kafka APIs and tooling (e.g., Kafka Connect, KStreams, KSQL) 

• Ability to write quality and self-validating code using unit tests and following TDD.

• Experience in developing and using AWS cloud stack (S3, SQS, Redshift, Lamda etc.) is a plus

• Ability to leverage DevOps techniques and practices like Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Test Automation, Build Automation and Test-Driven Development to enable the rapid delivery of working code utilizing tools like Jenkins, Cloudbees, Git, etc. 

• Experience with Agile methodology and ability to collaborate with other team members 

• Acts as a role model for respect and inclusion by showing consideration for people’s different needs; Integrates people of different backgrounds within and across teams; Encourages others in the department to gain a deeper appreciation for different customs and beliefs.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork.  When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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Experience Level

Mid Level