Principal File Transfer Engineer

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & life insurance

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Incentive pay

Job summary

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is seeking a File Transfer Engineer to design, operate, and optimize secure, high-volume data exchanges across internal systems and external clients. You will work within IT Strategy & Business Management to ensure reliability, security, and regulatory compliance.

Key responsibilities include managing IBM Connect:Direct, IBM DataPower, and AWS Transfer Family, monitoring workflows, and driving automation.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Operate, support, and optimize managed file transfer platforms (IBM Connect:Direct, IBM DataPower, AWS Transfer Family) for internal and external connectivity.
• Monitor file transfer workflows to ensure high availability and throughput; troubleshoot complex production issues.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to maintain secure connectivity and production stability.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for critical platforms.
• Drive automation for onboarding, configuration management, and compliance reporting.

Skills

IBM Connect:Direct

IBM DataPower

AWS Transfer Family

SFTP

Linux

Scripting

Ansible

CI/CD

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Java

JavaScript

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 Benefit

• s:Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incenti
• veComprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on locati
• tsPaid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-bein
• g.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 employe

e)The Impact you will have in this rol

e:Being a member of IT Strategy & Business Management team, the Principal Systems Engineering family is responsible for the entire technical effort to evolve and verify solutions that satisfy client needs. The primary focus is centered on reducing risk and improving the efficiency, performance, stability, security, and quality of all systems and platforms. This role specializes in the analysis, evaluation, design, testing, implementation, support, and debugging of all middleware, mainframe, and distributed platforms, tools, and systems of the fir

m.The File Transfer Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of file transfer platforms that support secure, reliable, and high volume data movement between internal systems and external clients. The role is critical to ensuring platform resiliency, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence across managed file transfer service

s.This position works closely with application teams, infrastructure partners, security, and external clients to enable secure integrations, support onboarding, and maintain production stability for mission-critical data exchange

s. Your Primary Responsibiliti

• onsImplement, operate, and support managed file transfer platforms, including IBM Connect:Direct (NDM), IBM DataPower (SFTP) and AWS Transfer Family (SFTP) for internal and external connectiv
• ityMonitor file transfer workflows to ensure high availability, throughput, and transaction success ra
• tesTroubleshoot complex production issues involving connectivity, authentication, encryption, performance, and protocol behav
• iorParticipate in on-call rotations and support incident response for Tier-0 / Tier-1 platfor

ms.Client & Application Supp

• ortSupport client and application onboarding activities by providing secure connectivity patterns, testing support, and production readiness validat
• ionPartner with internal application teams and external clients to diagnose issues, optimize configurations, and resolve integration challen
• gesMaintain strong service reliability and operational SLAs for critical business workfl

ws.Security, Compliance & Au

• ditEnforce secure file transfer standards including encryption in transit, strong authentication, key management, and least-privilege acc
• essSupport audit and regulatory compliance efforts by maintaining enforceable controls, evidentiary artifacts, and documented operational procedu
• resCollaborate with security and technology risk teams on reviews, remediation efforts, and control enhancemen

ts.Lifecycle Management & Resilie

• ncyExecute platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, decommissioning of end-of-life components, and adoption of supported relea
• sesContribute to disaster recovery planning, failover testing, and resiliency improvements to meet defined RTO/RPO objecti
• vesDrive modernization initiatives focused on automation, cloud integration, and improved observabili

ty.Automation & Operational Excelle

• nceDevelop and maintain automation for onboarding, configuration management, monitoring, and compliance report
• ingImprove operational processes by reducing manual effort, improving MTTR, and increasing platform transpare
• ncyMaintain and enhance technical documentation, runbooks, and standardized onboarding patter

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

** Qualificati

• ons:Minimum of 8 years of related experi
• enceBachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experi

enceTalents Needed for Succ

ess:Technical Sk

• illsStrong experience with managed file transfer technologies such
• as:IBM Connect:Direct (
• NDM)IBM DataPower (SFTP gatew
• ays)AWS Transfer Fa
• milyDeep understanding of SFTP, SSH, certificates, encryption, firewall/network flows, and secure connectivity mo
• delsExperience supporting high-volume, mission-critical production platf
• ormsFamiliarity with Linux platforms, scripting, and operational tooling for troubleshooting and automa

tionProfessional Sk

• illsStrong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex, multi-system is
• suesAbility to collaborate effectively with application, infrastructure, security, and external client t
• eamsExperience working in regulated environments with strict audit, risk, and compliance requirem
• entsClear communication skills and ability to document operational and technical proce
• ssesExperience with cloud-integrated file transfer patt
• ernsExposure to automation tools (e.g., Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code conce
• ptsExposure to Java/Javasc
• riptFamiliarity with enterprise monitoring, logging, or SIEM integrat
• ionsExperience supporting disaster recovery and resiliency testing initiat

ives The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level 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 accommoda