The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) · 1 day ago
Director Platform Engineering
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expThe Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets, committed to helping employees grow and succeed. As Director of Platform Engineering, you will lead the modernization of critical scheduling and orchestration systems, oversee the implementation of Apache Airflow, and manage a distributed team of engineers to drive cloud transformation and automation initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Lead Platform Modernization: Drive the modernization of DTCC’s enterprise scheduling and orchestration platforms in public cloud environments
Airflow Implementation : Oversee enterprise-level implementation and adoption of Apache Airflow (via Astronomer or AWS) in a public cloud setting
Team Leadership : Manage and grow a global team of 6–10 engineers, fostering a culture of automation-first principles and operational excellence
Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with application development, data teams, and infrastructure groups to accelerate modernization goals and enable advanced orchestration capabilities
Strategic Planning & Governance : Define scheduling strategy, ensure resiliency and high availability, and maintain compliance with regulatory and security standards
Vendor Management : Engage with external service providers for Airflow implementation and support
Customer Engagement : Coordinate across multiple locations and travel twice yearly to Dallas and Jersey City for alignment and team engagement
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent professional experience
Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure and platform engineering (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Proven experience implementing Airflow or similar orchestration tools at enterprise scale
Strong understanding of scheduling platforms and workflow orchestration in hybrid environments
Experience driving modernization initiatives and lifecycle upgrades
Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
Excellent ability to translate technical concepts into business outcomes
Skilled in stakeholder management and vendor coordination
Preferred
Familiarity with Astronomer or other managed Airflow service providers
Exposure to resiliency planning and high-availability architectures
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.
Company
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry.
5001-10000 employees
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Frank La Salla
President, CEO and Director of DTCC
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Edward Cortes
Executive Director
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