Manager, Software Engineering: Java

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2 Locations
Hybrid
135K-222K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Fintech • Information Technology • Financial Services
We clear and settle trades for the options industry.
The Role
The Manager of Software Engineering will lead a team to deliver solutions for the Ovation Risk Platform, focusing on architecture, development, and team management.
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What you'll do:

This role will be responsible for managing a diversely skilled team of talented engineers working on building foundational components required by the Ovation Risk Platform, all while enriching and advancing the platform providing sound technical decisions around design, architecture and development. The candidate must be able to solve problems creatively, communicate effectively within and outside the team and proactively engage in technical decision making to achieve desired objectives. The Manager will be a team player and work well with business, technical and non-technical professionals in agile environment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

  • Collaborate with others to deliver complex projects which may involve multiple systems

  • Analyze, document, refine, and maintain architectures that are developed within the team

  • Create strategies and transition plans to deliver target state architectures

  • Act as technical product owner in flushing out detailed business, architectural & design requirements

  • Lead development of solution / solution architecture on Ovation Risk Platform

  • Review architecture proposals with tech leads in the firm as well as senior business partners

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Manage team of professionals driving their book of work

  • Conduct semi-annual performance reviews, ensure proper training, and hold regular staff meetings

  • Assist with maintaining a motivated and enthusiastic team

  • Nurture and empower leaders within the product teams

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.

  • People management skills including leading, coaching and mentoring team members

  • Good communication skills required with the ability to explain technical concepts to a broader audience including senior management.

  • Ability to solve problems creatively, communicate effectively within and outside the team, and proactively engage in technical decision making to achieve desired objectives.

  • Strong and effective negotiating skills

  • Ability to formulate strategies and establish goals

  • Ability to lead and manage diverse groups

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and team-focused environment

Technical Skills:

  • [Required] 5+ year of experience in building high speed, data-centric solutions

  • [Required] Java 5+ years experience

  • [Required] Experience with cloud technologies. Experience preferred with AWS foundational services like VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc

  • [Required] Experience developing and delivering technical solutions

  • [Required] Experience writing unit and integration tests with testing frameworks like Junit, Citrus

  • [Required] Experience with distributed message brokers Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc. Kafka

  • [Required] Experience working with various types of databases like Relational, NoSQL, Object-based, Graph

  • [Required] Experience following Git workflows

  • [Required] Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc

  • [Required] Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, ElasticSearch, Prometheus, AppDynamics

Education and/or Experience:

  • BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required

  • Prior experience in people management including recruiting, orienting, training, coaching, monitoring and appraising job contributions is a plus

Certificates or Licenses:

  • None

About Us

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.

Benefits

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
  • 401k Employer Match
  • Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.

Compensation

  • The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
  • In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
  • We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers
  • All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.

Salary Range

$135,000.00 - $222,200.00

Incentive Range

8% to 15%

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award, for which the target range is listed above (see Incentive Range). The amount of such award, if any, will be based on various factors, including without limitation, both individual and company performance.

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Step 2
You will receive an email notification to confirm that we've received your application.

Step 3
If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location. 

For more information about OCC, please click here.

OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
1,200 Employees
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

As the foundation for secure markets, OCC is a customer-driven organization that delivers world-class Risk Management, Clearing, and Settlement Services for a sophisticated mix of financial products that includes standard options, stock loans, and futures contracts.

Why Work With Us

We're bound together by values and behaviors that shape the way we work and live, from team projects to after-hours events and to making a difference in our communities. OCC colleagues thrive in an atmosphere of intellectual curiosity, creative problem-solving and effective interaction.

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A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work

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