Associate Director Platform Engineering

Reposted 16 Days Ago
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3 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Lead the design, management, and optimization of virtualized infrastructure platforms, ensuring performance and scalability while modernizing legacy systems and driving continuous improvement through automation.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.

 

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 Systems Engineering family is responsible for the entire technical effort to evolve and verify solutions that satisfy client needs. The primary focus is centered on reducing risk and improving the efficiency, performance, stability, security, and quality of all systems and platforms. The Platform Hosting & Engineering role specializes in the development, implementation, and support of all distributed, mainframe, and network hosting services across the firm. Responsible for the installation, configuration, programming, and support of operating systems, complex networks, and distributed environments, deploying solutions to increase overall system reliability across the firm.

 

Your Primary Responsibilities

  • Design, manage, and optimize virtualized infrastructure platforms to ensure performance, availability, and scalability
  • Lead modernization initiatives, including transformation of legacy platforms into modern, cloud‑aligned or hybrid architectures
  • Define and execute technology roadmaps that reduce technical debt and improve operational resilience
  • Establish and maintain end‑to‑end observability across infrastructure and applications, including metrics, logs, and traces
  • Enable proactive monitoring, alerting, and incident response to minimize service disruption
  • Partner with application, infrastructure, security, and operations teams to embed reliability and observability into system design
  • Support capacity planning, performance optimization, and disaster recovery strategies
  • Ensure platforms meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements
  • Drive continuous improvement through automation, standardization, and operational insights
  • Perform design analysis, documentation, and planning for strategic IT initiatives/solutions 
  • Provide technical design guidance and support to platform engineering teams
  • Engage external vendors when needed to review standard methodologies, architecture and design proposal and tackle sophisticated problems
  • Optimally engage in strategic goals for Private Cloud engineering, the department, and the organization
  • Create and update technical/architectural/strategic documentation in support of the Private Cloud infrastructure
  • Provide design and Senior engineering level escalation technical support to platform teams
  • Collaborate with other teams to develop automation strategies and deployment processes
  • Provide recommendations and follow-through on ways to improve the stability, security, efficiency, and scalability of the environment
  • Maintain and improve platform configurations to meet the demands and requirements of our customers

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 8 years of related experience
  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

  • Strong background in server virtualization (primarily VMware) planning and design
  • Experience modernizing legacy environments and implementing target‑state architectures
  • Solid understanding of networking, automation and orchestration at an Enterprise level. Solid understanding networking (layer 2 and layer 3 connectivity) & storage technologies
  • Knowledge of monitoring, telemetry, and observability practices
  • Ability to translate business and operational needs into technical solutions
  • Strong background in Automation with respect to virtualization
  • Experience working across engineering, operations, and governance stakeholders
  • Strong documentation, communication, and problem‑solving skills
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills
  • Highly motivated, self-starter who can support multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
  • Analytical, strategic, and problem-solving abilities
  • Able to provide adequate guidance and governance to project teams
  • Stable, scalable, and well‑monitored technology platforms
  • Reduced operational risk and faster incident resolution
  • Improved system performance, transparency, and reliability
  • Successful execution of modernization and transformation initiatives
  • Serves as a trusted coach or mentor within the organization.
  • Communicates openly keeping everyone across the organization informed.

 

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.
About Us
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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About the Team

Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC’s business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC’s mission to support the financial markets.

Skills Required

  • Minimum of 8 years of related experience
  • Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and has not been reviewed or approved by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision coverage are comprehensive and include mental health support, in-network preventive care, and company-supported HSA/FSA options. Company HSA contributions plus life, AD&D, and disability coverage further reinforce depth of protection.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with company matching and references to pension-related benefits provide meaningful long-term savings support. Charitable contribution matching and financial-planning resources complement the core retirement offerings.
  • Parental & Family Support Generous parental leave, adoption assistance, childcare benefits, and dependent care FSAs indicate strong support for families. Back-up care and specialized family health programs are highlighted as part of the package.

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The Company
HQ: Jersey City, NJ
5,075 Employees
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

With over 45 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 21 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm simplifies the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, data management, data reporting and information services across asset classes, bringing increased security and soundness to financial markets. In 2021, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at nearly U.S. $2.4 quadrillion. Its depository provides custody and asset servicing for securities issues from 177 countries and territories valued at U.S. $87.1 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes 16 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com.

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