Job description

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. 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.

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Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
Pension / Retirement benefits
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:
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

Nice-to-haves

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

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Paid Time Off

Professional Development