Principal Systems Engineer

Principal Systems Engineer (SWIFT / SWIFT Alliance)

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.

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:

The DS (Distributed Systems) Engineering and Integration team is primarily responsible for engineering and supporting select middleware solutions on distributed Linux and appliances.

Principal Systems Engineer responsible for design, installation, configuration and support of a set of software products and working with other infrastructure teams (Linux, Networking, Data Center), Application Development and Client Connectivity to implement solutions using those products. 

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration and maintenance of SWIFT Alliance products.
• Work with development staff and team mates to architect implementation and support solutions.
• Provide immediate support for production SWIFT Alliance implementations.
• Analyze performance and capacity statistics and provide recommendations.
• Assist development staff in troubleshooting application issues with respect to the use of IBM FIX and SWIFT.
• Maintain and author utilities in administrative shell programs (bash, perl).
• Participate in weekend on-call support rotations.
• Provide support for weekend implementations and Disaster Recovery tests.
• Build and maintain detailed system documentation and diagrams.
• Aligns risk and control processes into day to day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately.
• Use of Jira, Bitbucket, Ansible for project and software management.
• Work both independently and in a Team as an energetic team member.
• Solving problem investigation and resolution. 
• Debugging and fixing problems in all run-time environments.
• Provide solutions for automation.
• Recommends process and technology changes.
• Capacity planning, incident and problem management.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10+ years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of SWIFT Alliance Access products.
• Strong ability to diagnose and fix problems with  SWIFT products.
• Hands-on experience in support of a real-time trading environment
• Good knowledge of solutions that support applications using high-performance messaging/middleware.
• Good administrator knowledge of Linux and networking with good command over any scripting language such as Shell, Perl, Python, etc.
• Basic knowledge of Amazon Web Services.
• Knowledge of FIX protocol and FIX order flow.
• Understanding of FIX client and Exchange connectivity support.
• Experience developing automated solutions in a distributed computing environment.
• Strong ability to multitask.
• Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills

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

Senior Level