Senior Platform Engineer & Atlassian Lead (SaaS)

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC); Illinois; On-site; USD 111,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Technology stipend

PTO and parental leave

401k match

Health benefits

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a Software Engineer to lead, plan, execute, and operate our Enterprise technology platforms, spanning SaaS/Low-Code implementations, system administration, and platform improvements.

You will mentor teammates, drive SDLC best practices, and collaborate across Confluence/Jira, APIs, and data architectures while ensuring regulatory-compliant, reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience.
• 3+ years implementing Atlassian products.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, JSON, Scriptrunner, and XML.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum or DevOps methodologies.
• Financial services experience preferred.
• Experience with SharePoint.
• Experience with SQL, Python, PowerShell or other scripting languages
• Experience with System and Data Architecture
• Experience with SDLC tools such as Git, Jenkins, SonarQube or similar tools

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for planning, designing, installing, testing, and implementing solutions.
• Provide subject matter expertise on the SDLC platforms we maintain (Confluence, Jira, Scriptrunner, SpiraTest).
• Implement Atlassian plugins and support integration with other enterprise software.
• Ensure best practice adherence for core system development, security, tuning and performance.
• Supports Knowledge Management (KM) program strategy, transformation, and technical implementation.
• Create knowledge documentation related to requirements and solution design.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer sessions for administration and self-service.
• Own solution implementation and work with the team to ensure quality solutions.
• Ensure systems and process compliance to regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Stay on top of industry trends and propose process/tool changes.

Skills

IT experience

Atlassian products

REST APIs

Agile/DevOps

Finance experience

SharePoint

SQL

Python

PowerShell

System & Data Architecture

SDLC tools (Git/Jenkins/SonarQube)

Education

B.S. in STEM

Degree substitution allowed

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Scriptrunner

SpiraTest

Job description

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a Software Engineer to lead, plan, execute, and operate our Enterprise technology platforms, spanning SaaS/Low-Code implementations, system administration, and platform improvements.

You will mentor teammates, drive SDLC best practices, and collaborate across Confluence/Jira, APIs, and data architectures while ensuring regulatory-compliant, reliable solutions.