Senior Solution Architect - Event Driven Systems

The Options Clearing Corporation; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 175,100 - 282,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Technology stipend

Generous PTO & parental leave

401(k) with employer match

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is hiring a Solution Architect to design and lead the next generation of OCC’s clearing system. You will drive digital transformation across capital markets, owning end‑to‑end solution architecture from ideation through implementation.

You will shape architecture across data, messaging, and cloud‑native services, mentor teams, and collaborate with DevOps, security, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, resilient systems.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of relevant work experience.
• 6+ years of capital markets domain experience.

Responsibilities

• Design the architecture across distributed and enterprise platforms using event‑driven patterns and microservices.
• Define architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across engineering teams.
• Design streaming and batch systems supporting real‑time and scheduled data flows.
• Guide architecture of message‑based systems with Kafka or similar platforms.
• Own end‑to‑end solution architecture from ideation to implementation; document decisions.
• Collaborate with DevOps, platform engineering, and security to ensure operability and resilience.
• Review designs and code for alignment with non‑functional requirements and security.

Skills

Event‑driven

Distributed systems

Microservices

Java/Python/C#

Kubernetes

OAuth/OIDC

Data architecture

Communication

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Terraform

Git

Jenkins

Docker

ArgoCD

Artifactory

AWS

Job description

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is hiring a Solution Architect to design and lead the next generation of OCC’s clearing system. You will drive digital transformation across capital markets, owning end‑to‑end solution architecture from ideation through implementation.

You will shape architecture across data, messaging, and cloud‑native services, mentor teams, and collaborate with DevOps, security, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, resilient systems.