Director, Software Engineering & Cloud Modernization

DTCC; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Life Insurance

Pension / Retirement

Paid Time Off

Hybrid work model (3 days onsite, 2%u0

Job summary

DTCC, a leader in financial services technology, seeks a Director of Software Engineering to drive strategy, modernization, and delivery of critical enterprise applications. You will lead multiple teams, push cloud adoption, and partner with Product and Architecture to accelerate innovation while ensuring security and reliability.

The role requires a proven track record in enterprise-scale software and a passion for building high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including leadership of large-scale enterprise application development organizations and engineering manager

Responsibilities

• Define and execute software engineering strategy, roadmaps, and delivery priorities aligned with business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive portfolio execution by managing priorities, delivery risks, dependencies, and resource planning.
• Lead the design, development, modernization of large-scale enterprise applications and distributed systems.
• Drive cloud transformation initiatives to improve scalability, resilience, and maintainability while reducing technical debt.
• Guide architecture decisions involving cloud-native technologies, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and containerized platforms.
• Champion software engineering excellence through architecture reviews, development standards, code quality practices, automated testing, and engineering metrics.
• Establish and promote modern DevSecOps, CI/CD, automation, and software delivery best practices.
• Ensure solutions meet the highest standards for availability, performance, security, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Leaders, Architects, and Technology teams to deliver scalable technology solutions.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, to improve engineering productivity and accelerate innovation.
• Influence technology investment decisions and long-term modernization strategies across the organization.
• Collaborate with executive stakeholders to shape technology strategy and engineering priorities.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Promote governance, risk management, and operational discipline across engineering organizations.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy & roadmaps

Cloud transformation

Enterprise architecture

DevSecOps & CI/CD

AI-enabled capabilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

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

As Director, Software Engineering , you will lead the strategy, modernization, and delivery of mission-critical enterprise applications that power DTCC's core business capabilities. You will oversee multiple engineering teams responsible for building and evolving scalable, secure, and resilient software platforms that support innovation, operational excellence, and business growth.

This is a highly visible leadership role where you will partner with leaders across Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and the Business to define technology strategy, accelerate modernization initiatives, and deliver high-impact solutions. You will play a critical role in advancing DTCC's technology transformation agenda by driving cloud adoption, modern engineering practices, and AI-enabled innovation across the enterprise.

The ideal candidate is a transformational technology leader with deep software engineering expertise, a passion for developing high-performing teams, and a proven track record of delivering enterprise-scale solutions that create measurable business value.

Your Primary Responsibilities :

Engineering Leadership & Strategy

• Define and execute software engineering strategy, technology roadmaps, and delivery priorities aligned with business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and high-performing software engineering teams.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive portfolio execution by managing priorities, delivery risks, dependencies, and resource planning.

Application Development & Modernization

• Lead the design, development, modernization, and support of large-scale enterprise applications and distributed systems.
• Drive cloud transformation initiatives that improve scalability, resilience, performance, and maintainability while reducing technical debt.
• Guide architecture and design decisions involving cloud-native technologies, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and containerized platforms.
• Champion software engineering excellence through architecture reviews, development standards, code quality practices, automated testing, and engineering metrics.
• Establish and promote modern DevSecOps, CI/CD, automation, and software delivery best practices.
• Ensure solutions meet the highest standards for availability, performance, security, compliance, and operational excellence.

Business Partnership & Innovation

• Partner closely with Product Owners, Business Leaders, Architects, and Technology teams to deliver solutions that address evolving business needs.
• Translate strategic objectives into scalable technology solutions that drive measurable outcomes.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, to improve engineering productivity and accelerate innovation.
• Influence technology investment decisions and long-term modernization strategies across the organization.

Organizational Influence

• Collaborate with executive stakeholders to shape technology strategy and engineering priorities.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Promote strong governance, risk management, and operational discipline across engineering organizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including leadership of large-scale enterprise application development organizations and engineering manager