Systems Engineering Senior Associate

DTCC; Coppell (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive health and life benefits

Pension / Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and Family Care and more

Hybrid work model – 3 days onsite, 2;2

Job summary

DTCC is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to modernize complex legacy applications and build scalable, API-driven solutions. You will design, develop, test, and deploy components using Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs, while collaborating with product owners and distributed teams.

The role emphasizes secure coding, CI/CD, and cloud-ready architectures. You will work in a hybrid environment with on-site and remote days, contributing to modernization initiatives and ensuring high

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to modernization of legacy applications and platforms.
• Design, develop, test, and implement components that support modernization strategy.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.
• Develop high-quality software using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and messaging technologies.
• Follow best practices including automated testing, code reviews, and Agile/DevOps.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

REST APIs

Microservices

Linux

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

AWS/Azure/GCP

Oracle/DB2/PostgreSQL

Apache Kafka

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes/OpenShift

AWS/Azure/GCP

Jenkins

Maven

Git

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:

The 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. The Systems Engineering role specializes in the analysis, evaluation, design, testing, implementation, support, and debugging of all middleware, mainframe, and distributed platforms, tools, and systems of the firm.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the modernization of complex legacy applications and platforms, including systems that have supported critical business processes for many years.
• Design, develop, test, and implement components that support the organization’s application and systems modernization strategy.
• Work with Product Owners, business users, subject matter experts, senior engineers, and architects to understand requirements and translate them into scalable, reliable, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Develop high-quality software using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, messaging technologies, and modern engineering practices.
• Follow software engineering best practices including automated unit and integration testing, peer code reviews, static code analysis, secure coding, and Agile/DevOps practices.
• Participate in the modernization of applications toward API-driven, event-driven, microservices, containerized, and cloud-ready architectures where appropriate.
• Collaborate with QA and testing teams to investigate defects, perform root-cause analysis, and remediate issues before production deployment.
• Support application deployments and provide post-production implementation and ongoing application support, including troubleshooting and resolution of technical issues.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering efficiency through automation, reusable frameworks, scripting, CI/CD, and improved development processes.
• Apply established security, risk-management, change-management, and software-development standards throughout the development lifecycle.
• Proactively identify technical issues and propose practical solutions that improve system reliability, maintainability, performance, and developer productivity.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including planning, refinement, estimation, retrospectives, and technical design discussions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• 5+ years of relevant software engineering or systems development experience, with demonstrated experience delivering production applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong hands-on development experience with Java and the Spring ecosystem, particularly Java, Spring Boot, Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring JDBC, and Spring Security.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and a solid understanding of API design principles.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, or similar technologies, including SQL and database integration.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito, with an understanding of unit, integration, and regression testing.
• Good understanding of microservices and distributed application architectures.
• Experience with source control and modern software development practices, particularly Git-based development, code reviews, branching strategies, and automated builds.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools such as Maven, Jenkins, Nexus, and Fortify.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift and the principles of containerized application deployment.
• Working knowledge of messaging and event-driven technologies such as Apache Kafka and IBM MQ.
• Understanding of secure coding practices, vulnerability remediation, authentication/authorization concepts, and application-security tooling.
• Experience troubleshooting applications across Linux environments, application servers, databases, APIs, messaging infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently investigate technical issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with geographically distributed engineering, business, QA, and operations teams.
• Experience modernizing or re-engineering legacy enterprise applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch, or equivalent cloud services.
• Experience with OpenShift/Kubernetes, including deployments, services, configuration, application health, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with application servers such as Tomcat, WebSphere, or JBoss.
• Familiarity with UI technologies such as Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools, such as Amazon Q Developer or similar developer productivity tools.
• Experience working with applications that require high availability, resiliency, operational stability, and controlled production change management.

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.