Senior Application Support Engineer (SRE)

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Flexible/hybrid model

Pension / Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and well-being benefits

Job summary

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) seeks a Senior Application Support Engineer to ensure reliability and performance for a 40+-application portfolio across on-prem and cloud environments. The role emphasizes SRE practices, automation, and cross-team collaboration to support critical market infrastructure.

You will work with OpenShift, Kafka, IBM MQ and distributed systems, partnering with Development, Infrastructure, Cloud, Network, and Operations to deliver scalable, highly

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
• 6–8 years of experience supporting enterprise applications in complex production environments
• Strong understanding of SRE principles, observability, automation and incident prevention

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability, stability and performance of mission-critical applications.
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting and RCA activities.
• Drive preventative solutions to improve resiliency and reduce recurring issues.
• Support application recovery, DR and business continuity activities.
• Collaborate with Development, Infra, Cloud, Network, Security and Product teams.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Oracle

SQL

DB2

IBM MQ

Kafka

Redis

OpenShift/Kubernetes

Splunk

Grafana/Dynatrace

AutoSys

ServiceNow/ITIL

Linux/Unix

AWS/AZURE

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Docker

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

As a Senior Application Support Engineer, you will help power DTCC's global financial markets infrastructure by ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of platforms that support wealth management and master reference data.

Leveraging Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, you will support a portfolio of 40+ mission-critical applications across a modern ecosystem of both on prem and cloud based systems, OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Kafka, IBM MQ, and distributed systems. You will play a key role in driving operational excellence, improving resiliency, reducing operational risk, and advancing automation across critical trade processing platforms.

Working closely with globally distributed teams across Application Development, Infrastructure, Cloud, Network, and Operations, you will help deliver stable, scalable, and highly available services that support DTCC's mission-critical business functions.

Your Primary Responsibilities

Production Reliability & Incident Management

• Ensure the availability, stability, and performance of mission-critical applications.
• Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis (RCA) activities.
• Drive preventative solutions that improve resiliency and reduce recurring issues.

Operational Excellence & Resiliency

• Support application recovery, failover, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity activities
• Maintain operational readiness across a portfolio of enterprise applications
• Support critical processing schedules and service-level commitments
• Partner with Development, Infrastructure, Cloud, Database, Network, Security, and Product teams to ensure platform reliability.
• Support audit, risk, compliance, and operational control requirements.
• Build strong partnerships across globally distributed teams to drive continuous improvement.
• distributed teams to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent practical experience
• 6–8 years of experience supporting enterprise applications in complex production environments

Talents Needed For Success

Core Technologies

• Java/J2EE
• Oracle, SQL, DB2
• IBM MQ, Kafka
• Redis
• OCP/Kubernetes
• Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace
• AutoSys
• ServiceNow and ITIL
• Linux/Unix
• AWS/AZURE

Required Experience

• Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including reliability, observability, automation, and incident prevention.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale, distributed applications in production environments.
• Experience with cloud technologies and modern infrastructure platforms.
• Understanding of messaging systems, middleware, and integration technologies (IBM MQ, Kafka, IIB, or similar).
• Exposure to container platforms such as OpenShift, Kubernetes, or Docker.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills

• Kafka and event-driven architecture experience.
• Mainframe exposure (JCL, batch processing, job monitoring).
• Python or other scripting languages.
• Financial Services, Capital Markets, or Securities Processing experience.
• AI-driven automation or operational efficiency initiatives.
• Enterprise integration and distributed processing platforms.

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.