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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) · 2 days ago

Lead Associate Principal, Cloud Engineering

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$138K/yr - $223K/yr

7+ years exp

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity. They are seeking a Lead Associate Principal in Cloud Engineering to maintain and automate a complex cloud-based computing environment while providing technical guidance and implementing best practices for cloud technologies.

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Responsibilities

Reports to the Executive Director of Platform Automation and Cloud Engineering

Design, configure, implement and manage a fully automated workflow for provisioning and maintaining a complex, highly available cloud environment using infrastructure as code

Develop and maintain a library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures for deploying services to the cloud

Manage DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka and container management systems

Lead and participate in cloud computing environment build-outs, software installation, maintenance and support, including but not limited to, patches, fixes, end-of-life preparation, and upgrades

Ensure the reliability of the services your area of responsibility provide and manage to both specific and implied SLAs to help the organization achieve both internal and external quality standard excellence for the cloud platform

Assess and plan for capacity needs within the cloud platform and forecast accordingly

Implement and manage initiatives within your assigned area of responsibility with accountability for results and compliance with all controls and security requirements

Lead in the development of technology roadmaps and end-of-life technology plans

Effectively communicate project and operational service issues to senior management promptly with observations, decisions, and recommendations for corrective measures

Manage and participate in the implementation of production changes during defined maintenance windows and support on call rotation

Maintain appropriate work/personal balance within your team

Serve as a point of escalation within the team for support issues

Implement and manage rotational support schedules for afterhours and weekend work for area of responsibility

Foster an atmosphere of trust, respect, and high performance while displaying strong ethics and integrity

Manage project and daily work task planning and prioritization and meeting project deadlines while also maintaining a high quality of work

Institutes corrective actions to address audit and other regulatory or compliance findings

Operate within budget; Establish and assure adherence to schedules, work plans, and performance requirements

Write and maintain documentation of relevant systems, procedures and processes

Other duties as assigned

Manage a team

Qualification

Cloud architectureInfrastructure as codeAWS Solutions ArchitectScripting in PythonDevOps toolsConfiguration managementHigh availability systemsAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam playerProblem-solving skills

Required

Good consultative, communication, team player and analytical skills are a must, as you will be regularly interacting between various teams distributed across the US

Working knowledge of infrastructure design and components, such as: servers, operating systems, networks, and storage

Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability

Experience working in an environment with a defined production change control process

Demonstrates history of working within deadlines and ability to work well under pressure

Strong hands-on experience scripting/development skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc. in a corporate environment

Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, OpenShift, and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible

Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc

AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired

Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required

7+ years experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of cloud systems / virtualized servers

Preferred

Relevant industry certifications such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud

Experience working in a financial services or highly regulated environment preferred

Benefits

A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work

Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely

Generous PTO and Parental leave

401k Employer Match

Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Company

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization.

Founded in 1973

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.theocc.com/

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