DevSecOps Engineering Senior Associate (Application Infrastructure)

DTCC
Dallas, TX
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for experienced DevSecOps professionals who design and automate secure infrastructure platforms and collaborate across teams.

Best fit for

  • Experienced DevSecOps professionals with expertise in cloud technologies and Linux system administration
    — “Strong knowledge of cloud technologies and services, preferably AWS”
  • Individuals with proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues and support mission-critical systems
    — “Troubleshoot and resolve complex platform, infrastructure, application, pipeline, and integration issues”
  • Candidates who can manage on-call rotations and deliver in a 24x7 operational environment
    — “Participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation for critical enterprise DevSecOps services”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a hybrid work arrangement with three days in-office per week
    — “flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote”
  • The position demands a deep understanding of enterprise security, compliance, and risk management
    — “Understanding of enterprise security, compliance, risk management, audit, and access-control requirements”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipeline development using Jenkins and Groovy
    — “Experience designing, developing, and supporting CI/CD solutions using Jenkins pipelines and Groovy”
  • Demonstrate leadership in platform upgrades and operational readiness in your resume and interviews
    — “Lead product lifecycle activities, including platform upgrades, patching, vulnerability remediation”
  • Showcase your ability to maintain high availability and security in production environments
    — “Maintain the availability, performance, security, scalability, and resiliency of production and non-production platform environments”
  • Emphasize collaboration with cybersecurity partners and internal stakeholders for integration support
    — “Provide engineering consultation and integration support to application teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity partners”
  • Demonstrate hands-on scripting experience with Python, Shell, or Groovy for automation tasks
    — “Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Python, Shell, or Groovy”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • designing and building enterprise DevSecOps platforms and services
  • leading product lifecycle activities
Typical background
Experience in DevOps and IT infrastructure

Skills & requirements

Required

DevSecOpsPlatform ArchitectureService CapabilitiesAutomation SolutionsInfrastructure As CodeCi/cd PipelinesScriptingOperational AutomationSecurityRisk ManagementComplianceMonitoringTroubleshootingIncident ResponseContinuous Improvement

Preferred

AnsibleTerraformJenkinsPythonShellGroovy

Stack & domain

DevSecOpsLinuxAWSContainerMiddlewareDatabaseAnsibleTerraformJenkinsPythonShellGroovyMonitoringAlertingCapacity ManagementBackupDisaster RecoveryService ContinuityTroubleshootingIncident ResponseRoot Cause AnalysisProblem ManagementContinuous ImprovementEngineering ConsultationIntegration SupportTeamworkCommunicationProblem-solvingLeadershipInfrastructureSecurityComplianceAuditAccess ControlPlatform Hardening

About the role

Original posting from DTCC

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 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.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

Design, build, secure, automate, operate, and provide Level 3 and Level 4 engineering support for enterprise DevSecOps platforms and services

Develop and enhance platform architecture, service capabilities, integrations, and automation solutions that support secure and reliable software delivery

Lead product lifecycle activities, including platform upgrades, patching, vulnerability remediation, bug fixes, technology refreshes, and operational readiness

Maintain the availability, performance, security, scalability, and resiliency of production and non-production platform environments

Administer and support Linux, AWS, container, middleware, database, and enterprise DevSecOps technology environments

Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD pipelines, scripts, self-service capabilities, and operational automation using tools and languages such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, Shell, and Groovy

Support enterprise security, risk, compliance, audit, access control, and platform hardening requirements

Implement monitoring, alerting, capacity management, backup, disaster recovery, and service continuity capabilities

Troubleshoot and resolve complex platform, infrastructure, application, pipeline, and integration issues

Participate in incident response, service restoration, root cause analysis, problem management, and continuous improvement activities

Provide engineering consultation and integration support to application teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity partners, and other internal and external stakeholders

Collaborate with technology vendors and internal support teams to resolve product issues and deliver platform improvements

Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, engineering standards, and platform support materials

Participate in the team’s 24x7 on-call support rotation for critical enterprise DevSecOps services

Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements that strengthen platform security, reliability, automation, and operational efficiency

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline

Minimum 6 years of experience in DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering within a high-paced production environment

Proven experience supporting mission-critical enterprise applications, infrastructure, and technology platforms

Strong knowledge of cloud technologies and services, preferably AWS

Advanced Linux system administration experience, preferably with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Experience with container technologies and orchestration platforms, including Kubernetes

Knowledge of Java-based middleware technologies, including Java, Tomcat, and Groovy

Experience with relational database technologies, including PostgreSQL, Aurora PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server

Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Python, Shell, or Groovy

Experience designing, developing, and supporting CI/CD solutions using Jenkins pipelines and Groovy

Engineering and administration experience with enterprise DevSecOps platforms such as Jira, Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus Repository, Nexus IQ, Fortify, or comparable tools

Experience managing product lifecycles, including upgrades, patching, vulnerability remediation, technology refreshes, and operational readiness

Understanding of enterprise security, compliance, risk management, audit, and access-control requirements

Strong scripting or application development experience using Java, Groovy, Python, or similar modern programming languages

Experience working within Agile delivery and project management environments

Ability to participate in a 24x7 on-call support rotation for critical enterprise services

 **NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Talents Needed for Success:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex platform, infrastructure, integration, and application issues

Ability to take ownership of technical challenges and drive issues through investigation, resolution, and follow-up

Strong focus on platform reliability, security, operational stability, and continuous improvement

Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a dynamic, high-paced production environment

Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies, engineering practices, and business requirements

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ability to collaborate effectively with application teams, infrastructure teams, cybersecurity partners, vendors, and other internal and external stakeholders

Sound technical judgment and attention to detail when implementing production changes, automation, security controls, and platform improvements

Proactive approach to identifying operational risks, automation opportunities, service improvements, and recurring technical issues

Commitment to developing maintainable, reusable, secure, and well-documented engineering solutions

Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative, geographically distributed engineering team

Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering reliable platform services and responsive engineering support

We offer top class training and development for you to be an asset in our organization!

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.

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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