The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) · 2 days ago
Executive Director Enterprise Software Testing Strategy & Solutions
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
15+ years expThe Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets, seeking an innovative Executive Director to lead their enterprise-wide IT infrastructure and resiliency testing strategy. This role involves ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory standards while overseeing testing methodologies across various environments to drive excellence and resilience in technology.
FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial ServicesInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Architect and execute a comprehensive resilience testing strategy across all layers of the technology stack, including infrastructure, platforms, and application across all hosting environments (on-premises data centers, private clouds, or public cloud platforms)
Oversee the adoption and integration of reliability practices such as chaos engineering, automated failover, and service-level objective (SLO) monitoring to ensure robust resilience and reliability throughout the entire technology landscape
Lead the implementation of advanced automation frameworks and resilience testing tools, embedding them within CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment workflows
Define, track, and report on resilience metrics (e.g., recovery objectives, system availability, fault tolerance) to drive continuous improvement and proactive risk mitigation
Pilot and scale the use of AI/ML-driven tools for predictive resilience analytics, anomaly detection, and automated vulnerability assessment across both private and public cloud
Establish and promote enterprise-wide best practices for resilience testing, leveraging open-source frameworks, commercial offerings and cloud provider solutions
Partner with senior leaders in Application Delivery, Architecture, Platform Engineering, and Security to embed resilience thinking into the software development lifecycle and foster a culture of reliability
Build and lead a high-performing, diverse, and globally distributed team of resilience and quality engineering experts
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in infrastructure, software, quality, or resilience engineering
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
Track record of leading resilience-focused transformation programs in complex, regulated environments
Deep expertise in software engineering, infrastructure, and architecture, with proven leadership of quality engineering or similar functions—ideally within financial services or other highly regulated industries
Deep expertise in resilience engineering, infrastructure and reliability testing, for both on-premises and cloud-native architectures
Proven experience with chaos engineering, and automated resilience validation in large-scale organizations
Strong background in infrastructure-as-code (IaC), automation, and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
Skilled in leveraging AI/ML for predictive analytics and anomaly detection related to system resilience
Familiarity with security, compliance, and risk management practices for on-premises and public cloud implementations
Demonstrated ability to drive organizational change and influence at all levels
Experience hiring, developing talent, and leading a diverse, globally distributed, and inclusive team recognized for delivering results, intellectual horsepower, and collaboration
Clear and strategic vision before the art of the possible. Proven ability to execute with urgency and pragmatism in the current environment
Demonstrable ability to create, communicate and ‘sell' compelling strategies at all levels of the organization. Highly effective at building, nurturing and leveraging relationships
A change agent with demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic and tactical plans
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).
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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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Frank La Salla
President, CEO and Director of DTCC
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Edward Cortes
Executive Director
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2026-01-09
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