Associate Director Platform Engineering

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

Life insurance

Pension plan

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

DTCC is seeking an Enterprise Storage Architect/Engineer to lead the standardization and evolution of storage architectures across on-prem and cloud environments. You will drive design authority, scalability, and automation, shaping the future of storage at the organization.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and contribute to strategy and modernization roadmaps while delivering reliable, observable, and secure storage solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related enterprise storage experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Strong expertise in block, file, and object storage across on-premises and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve enterprise storage standards, design guidelines, and SDS reference architectures.
• Design scalable block, file, and object storage solutions for enterprise workloads across hybrid environments.
• Serve as a design authority in SDS architecture and design reviews, ensuring consistency and long-term sustainability.
• Drive automation-by-default and IaC-first delivery of storage provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Define standard observability patterns for storage platforms including metrics, logging, alerting, dashboards, and runbooks.
• Architect data protection, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions aligned with resiliency objectives.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools for anomaly detection, root cause analysis, capacity forecasting, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with compute, networking, security, OS, and container platform teams to ensure integrated enterprise solutions.
• Produce high-quality documentation including standards, reference architectures, and operational guidance.
• Provide L3/L4 engineering support for complex production issues, focusing on permanent remediation.
• Act as a recognized subject-matter expert for enterprise storage within SDS and partners.
• Contribute to enterprise storage strategy, modernization roadmaps, and long-term platform evolution.
• Research emerging storage technologies and best practices, assessing applicability to the enterprise.
• Represent SDS in architecture forums, governance bodies, vendor briefings, and technical communities of practice.
• Author and socialize whitepapers, recommendations, and design position statements to guide decision-making.
• Mentor engineers and architects, raising storage, automation, and observability maturity across teams.

Skills

Storage architecture

Automation / IaC

Cloud storage

Block/File/Object storage

Observability

Executive communication

Publications / thought leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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 Enterprise Storage Architect/Engineer is a senior technical leader within the Solutions Design Services (SDS) team, responsible for defining, standardizing, and evolving enterprise storage architectures across on-premises and cloud environments. In addition to architecture and delivery leadership, this role is expected to serve as a thought leader—helping shape enterprise direction, influence strategy, and represent best practices in modern storage, automation, and operational excellence.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and evolve enterprise storage architecture standards, design guidelines, and SDS reference architectures.
• Design scalable block, file, and object storage solutions for enterprise workloads across hybrid environments.
• Serve as a design authority in SDS architecture and design reviews, ensuring consistency, reuse, and long-term sustainability.
• Drive automation-by-default and IaC-first delivery of storage provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• Define standard observability patterns for storage platforms including metrics, logging, alerting, dashboards, and runbooks.
• Architect data protection, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions aligned with business resiliency objectives.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools for anomaly detection, root cause analysis, capacity forecasting, and operational efficiency.
• Partner with compute, networking, security, OS, and container platform teams to ensure integrated enterprise solutions.
• Produce high-quality documentation including standards, reference architectures, and operational guidance.
• Provide L3/L4 engineering support for complex production issues, focusing on permanent remediation.
• Act as a recognized subject-matter expert and thought leader for enterprise storage within SDS and partner organizations.
• Contribute to enterprise storage strategy, modernization roadmaps, and long-term platform evolution.
• Research emerging storage technologies, industry trends, and best practices, assessing applicability to the enterprise.
• Represent SDS in architecture forums, governance bodies, vendor briefings, and technical communities of practice.
• Author and socialize whitepapers, recommendations, and design position statements to guide decision-making.
• Mentor engineers and architects, raising overall storage, automation, and observability maturity across teams.

Qualifications

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

Talents Needed For Success

• 8+ years of experience designing and engineering large-scale enterprise storage environments (non-mainframe).
• Strong expertise in block, file, and object storage platforms in on-premises and cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience influencing architecture standards and enterprise-wide technical direction.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
• Working knowledge of observability concepts including metrics, telemetry, and alerting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills suitable for executive, architecture, and governance forums.
• Experience treating storage as a programmable platform or service.
• Experience integrating enterprise storage with containerized and cloud-native workloads.
• Exposure to AI/ML-assisted operational or AIOps-style tooling.
• Relevant vendor, SNIA, or cloud architecture certifications.
• History of publishing, presenting, or leading technical initiatives across organizations.

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.