Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Java

The Options Clearing Corporation; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Technology Stipend

Generous PTO & Parental leave

401k Employer Match

Comprehensive health benefits

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a seasoned software engineer to lead design and development of next-generation clearing applications within an Agile environment. You will analyze requirements, validate modeling assumptions, and participate in high-quality code reviews while driving scalable, secure, and cost-optimized solutions.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years building large-scale, event-driven systems with Java 8+, and experience across databases, DevOps tools, and modern

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or similar technical field.
• Experience with Java 8+ and OO design.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud technologies.
• Familiarity with SDLC and Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirement analysis and reviews.
• Design and develop next-gen clearing applications.
• Write unit and integration tests.
• Mentor developers and collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Skills

Java

Object oriented design

Multi-threading

DevOps

Testing frameworks

Git workflows

Cloud technologies

Distributed computing

Education

BS in Computer Science

Masters preferred

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Amazon Kinesis

Apache Spark

Kafka Streams

Apache Flink

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Helm

CI/CD tooling

Splunk

ElasticSearch

Prometheus

AppDynamics

Job description

To be considered for this position, applications and resumes are accepted only through our careers site by directly applying to the posted job. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or sales solicitations from staffing agencies. Any OCC employee wishing to submit a referral must do so through their Workday account. Any resume submitted outside of an active job posting will not be considered for employment.

What You'll Do

• Actively participates and leads requirement analysis and reviews to identify missing or incomplete requirements.
• Must always look for assumptions made in the models and must always validate those assumptions of the models.
• Actively participates in design of highly performing, scalable, secure, reliable and cost optimized solutions.
• Primarily responsibility is application design and development of next gen clearing applications for business requirements in agreed architecture framework and Agile environment.
• Thoroughly analyzes requirements, develops, tests, and documents software quality to ensure proper implementation.
• Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet: both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented.
• Performs thorough code-reviews based on high engineering standards.
• Writes unit and integration tests based on chosen DevOps frameworks.
• Performs application and project risk analysis and recommends quality improvements.
• Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required.
• Communicates in a clear and concise manner all time delays or defects in the software immediately to appropriate team members and management.
• Assist with departmental and new employee training.
• Experience integrating modelling libraries required.
• Risk analytics technology implementations experience a plus.
• A major influencer & strategic thinker, this person should also mentor developers and collaborate across multiple cross functional team to achieve the desired outcome.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Qualifications

• 8+ year of experience in building large scale, compute and event-driven solutions.
• Experience (including internal workings of Java) in Java 8+ is required.
• Experience developing software using Object Oriented Designs, advance patterns (like AOP) and multi-threading is required.
• Experience with distributed message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc. is desirable.
• Experience with cloud technologies and migrations.
• Experience preferred with AWS foundational services like VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc.
• Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks involving MapReduce techniques like Apache Spark, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink etc. is a plus.
• Must be able to write good quality code with 90% or above unit and integration tests coverage.
• Experience with testing frameworks like Junit, Citrus is desirable.
• Experience working with various types of databases like Relational, NoSQL, Object-based, Graph.
• Experience following Git workflows is required.
• Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc.is desirable.
• Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, ElasticSearch, Prometheus, AppDynamics is a plus.
• ‘Get stuff done’ and flexible mindset for greater good of the organization.
• Intellectually curious and eager to learn.

Technical Skills

• Experience (including internal workings of Java) in Java 8+ is required.
• Experience developing software using Object Oriented Designs, advance patterns (like AOP) and multi-threading is required.
• Experience with distributed message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc. is desirable.
• Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks involving MapReduce techniques like Apache Spark, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink etc. is a plus.

Education and/or Experience

BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required. Masters preferred.

Certificates or Licences

OCP Java SE 8 Programmer Certification is a plus AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level is a plus.

About Us

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms.

Benefits

• A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness.
• A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
• Generous PTO and Parental leave
• 401k Employer Match
• Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.

Compensation

• The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses.
• If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
• In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth.
• We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus.
• Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.
• Salary Range $136,000.00 - $222,800.00
• Incentive Range 8% to 15% This position is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award, for which the target range is listed above (see Incentive Range). The amount of such award, if any, will be based on various factors, including without limitation, both individual and company performance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, marital status, religion, veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We encourage everyone to review our open positions and apply if you think your experience may be a match, even if you do not meet all of the qualifications. Your perspective may be an element we need to continue building innovative solutions to support the markets and market participants we serve.

Interviews

• OCC does not utilize video chat rooms (that is, Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews.
• OCC will only use our approved Zoom video interview platform.
• Your vigilance helps protect you and supports the integrity of our hiring process.
• Phishing emails often: Do not address you by name. Create a sense of urgency to prompt quick action. Contain links that lead to suspicious websites or malicious attachments. Include grammatical or spelling errors.