OCC
We clear and settle trades for the options industry.
Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid

Associate Principal, Cloud Engineering

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Who We Are
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
What We Offer
A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:
A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
Generous PTO and Parental leave
Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision
What You'll Do:
As the company moves further along its journey into a Cloud-based infrastructure environment and leveraging of modern Infrastructure as Code practices, we are looking for cloud platform engineers seeking highly complex and challenging work that will have true ripple effects across an industry. As an Associate Principal, Cloud Engineering, you will perform a range of activities required to both maintain and continuously automate a large cloud-based computing environment. In addition, you will provide technical guidance within the team on networking andserve as a technical liaison between internal departments. This will involve utilizing best practices for the management, architecture, configuration, administration, and automation of the enterprise server virtualization environment with cloud technologies. The ideal candidate is passionate about new technologies, passionate about customer experience, keeps current with trends in the Cloud and Infrastructure space, while also searching for ways to improve our systems as technology evolves, with a steady eye towards the extensive regulatory/compliance demands on our company (e.g. CIS, NIST, etc).
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

  • Develop and maintain a high quality library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures.
  • Deliver development objectives and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka and container management systems.
  • Implement production changes during defined maintenance windows and support on call rotation.
  • Perform cloud computing and virtual environment build-outs, software installation, maintenance and support (ie Terraform)
  • Work on a dynamic and very broad range of cloud projects requiring on-the-project learning and use of various best in breed open-source projects
  • Manage customer expectations and go the extra mile (communication, documentation, testing) to meet customer needs and build long lasting partnerships.
  • Write and maintain documentation of relevant operating procedures and processes
  • Design, develop, and build the business's cloud infrastructure architecture


Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • None


Qualifications:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

  • [Required] Strong experience managing\\building cloud infrastructure (storage, compute, networking, etc) using automation.
  • [Required] Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available cloud environments for 24/7 availability.
  • Working Experience with Kubernetes/Containers
  • Strong, Relevant experience using Terraform in a mature, enterprise environment.
  • [Required] Demonstrates history of working within deadlines and ability to work well under pressure.
  • Proven track record of being a great teammate including: collaboration within the team, being organized around complex work delivery, empowering junior members, treating everyone with respect, delivering work independently, raising issues promptly, and celebrate successes.


Technical Skills:

  • [Required] Strong hands-on experience scripting/development skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc. in a corporate environment
  • [Required] Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, and configuration management tools such as Ansible.
  • [Required] Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS.


Education and/or Experience:

  • [Required] Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required
  • [Required] 7+ years experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized servers/cloud systems.


Certificates or Licenses:

  • [Required] AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired


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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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What are OCC Perks + Benefits

OCC Benefits Overview

Educational Assistance and Student Debt Forgiveness, 12-week paid parental leave, technology stipend up to $2,000, mobile data reimbursement of $35 per month. Open offices, online health coaching.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Each year, OCC employees select a locally-based charitable organization for each of our three offices (Chicago, Dallas and Washington, D.C.). We offer multiple opportunities to get involved.
Partners with nonprofits
OCC Partners with local organizations in Dallas, Chicago and DC to raise funds and support their missions. Employees select the charity and are eligible for up to 8 hours of paid time to volunteer.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Flexible work schedule
OCC provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes Flexible start and end times.
Remote work program
2 days per week work from home program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Diversity recruitment program
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
OCC provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by Fidelity. We match 50% of contributions up to 6% of an employee's annual gross pay.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave
Generous parental leave
12-week paid parental leave
Adoption Assistance
Vacation + Time Off
Generous PTO
OCC employees receive between 22 and 32 days per year of paid time off based on years of service.
Paid volunteer time
Sabbatical
Eligible employees get 30 days of paid sabbatical after their first 10 years of working at the company.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
OCC Offers pre-tax commuter benefits for employees in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Relocation assistance
OCC offers relocation assistance which varies based on the position level and location.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Mother's room
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
OCC offers employees professional development opportunities including onsite training courses and the ability to attend job related certification courses, conferences and seminars.
Tuition reimbursement
Our tuition reimbursement plan offers an annual max of $1000.
Lunch and learns
OCC hosts leadership lunches on a regular basis so you can learn about your colleagues and their unique backgrounds.
Promote from within
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Employees are strongly encouraged to stay current in relevant technologies and supports certification programs.

Additional Perks + Benefits

We were just recognized as a best place to work for working parents! Take a look at our blog post here: https://www.theocc.com/Newsroom/Views/2021/04-26-OCC-Designated-as-Best…

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