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're 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.

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:

As a Senior Application Support Engineer (SRE), you will play a critical role in ensuring the stability, reliability, and performance of mission-critical applications at DTCC.

This role goes beyond traditional support—focusing on Site Reliability Engineering principles, proactive system improvement, and operational excellence. You will partner closely with development, infrastructure, and global operations teams to enhance system resilience, reduce operational toil, and drive continuous improvement across the platform.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

Act as a Lead Application Support Engineer with SRE responsibilities, partnering with engineering and infrastructure teams to improve system reliability, resilience, and observability
Lead the resolution of critical production incidents, providing clear impact analysis, root cause identification, and preventive actions
Own and drive incident, problem, and major incident management, including post-incident reviews and continuous improvement
Proactively identify reliability risks and implement solutions to prevent recurrence and reduce operational toil
Develop, maintain, and enhance runbooks, knowledge articles, and operational documentation
Execute and support release, change, and deployment activities, including production releases and vendor upgrades
Support and participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) testing, execution, and audit readiness
Drive automation and alert optimization initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce noise
Embed risk, control, and reliability best practices into day-to-day operations
Collaborate with global teams to ensure high availability and operational excellence across systems

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

6+ years of experience in application support, SRE, or production engineering
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Required Skills

Strong understanding of SRE principles, including reliability engineering, observability, and incident prevention
Experience working in Linux and Windows environments, with strong troubleshooting and log analysis skills
Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Splunk, Grafana)
Working knowledge of SQL for analysis and troubleshooting
Experience with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow) for incident, problem, and change management
Familiarity with job scheduling and modern platforms (e.g., Autosys, OpenShift, containers)
Exposure to mainframe technologies, including job processing, scheduling, and legacy system interactions
Understanding of AI/ML concepts in production support (e.g., automation, AIOps, anomaly detection, incident reduction)
Understanding of security fundamentals (certificates, access, credentials)
Experience supporting AWS-based applications and services
Strong communication, ownership, and problem-solving skills in high-pressure environments
Experience working with global, distributed teams

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.

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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