Associate Director DevSecOps Engineering Manager

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive health and life insurance

Pension / Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care

Job summary

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is seeking an Associate Director, DevSecOps Engineering Manager, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. This role involves leading innovative Web3 Platform development, guiding engineering best practices, and ensuring secure, scalable solutions across multiple projects.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of software engineering experience, proficiency in cloud platforms, and strong leadership abilities. This position offers a hybrid working model and a comprehensive benefit package.

Qualifications

• Proven 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-native applications on a large scale.
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor senior engineers across multiple product lines.
• Define and implement cloud-first and middleware-integrated technology roadmaps.
• Drive the design and development of cloud-native applications.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Agile methodologies

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

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.

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

Being a member of the Technology Research & Innovation team, the Associate Director, DevSecOps Engineering Manager will serve as the spearhead for Web3 Platform development supporting multiple business functions across DTCC. The Associate Director will guide internal engineering teams on best practices across DevSecOps, software architecture, and security architecture, while also advising leadership on strategic decisions to evolve and scale the platform. This role involves overseeing the development of both in-house solutions and the integration of off-the-shelf vendor technologies to support platform capabilities. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across multiple globally distributed engineering organizations, driving platform design, architecture, and execution in collaboration with both internal teams and external stakeholders. You will work closely with business partners and DTCC technology risk assessment teams to ensure alignment between platform capabilities and enterprise objectives. In addition, you will play a critical role in advancing DTCC’s mission by ensuring the Web3 platform is built to support secure, scalable, and production-ready workloads. Your leadership will directly influence the successful delivery and ongoing evolution of Web3 capabilities across DTCC functions.

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor senior engineers across multiple product lines
• Define and implement cloud-first and middleware-integrated technology roadmaps in collaboration with Architecture, Infrastructure, and Product teams
• Promote a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement

Cloud & Middleware Engineering

• Drive the design and development of cloud-native applications using AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Lead all aspects of migration of existing systems to different cloud platforms, ensuring scalability, resilience, and security
• Lead integration efforts using technologies such as Kubernetes, Kafka, Cloud Managed Databases, API gateways, and service meshes
• Champion engineering standard methodologies including DevSecOps, microservices architecture, and API-first design
• Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) based delivery
• Ensure systems meet performance, compliance, and regulatory standards
• Evaluate new technologies and guide adoption to improve DTCC’s technology stack

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategic objectives into actionable engineering plans
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership on progress, risks, and opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership role
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (preferred) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Proven experience designing and delivering cloud-native applications on a large scale
• Deep expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Talents Needed For Success

• Strong experience with technologies such as Messaging systems, managed databases, container orchestrators, or similar.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and enterprise software development.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.
• Experience in Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS.
• Familiarity with cloud security, data governance, and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and API management platforms.

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

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.