Associate Principal, Middleware Engineering

Name of Employer:

The Options Clearing Corporation

Job Title:

Associate Principal, Middleware Engineering

Location:

9111 Cypress Waters Blvd., Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75019

Duties:

Provide subject matter expertise for implementation and ongoing support of Middleware integration technologies in production and non-production environments. Use subject matter expertise with products to advise on design and assist with development of applications using these tools. Configure production, development and testing environments and ensure the availability of these application services. Design disaster recovery solutions for middleware technologies to comply with business continuity objectives. Assist production support and development staff in debugging middleware application defects. Install, configure and maintain third party software components classified as middleware on multiple operating system platforms. Automate provisioning of highly scalable containerized environments for Middleware products such as Kafka, SFTP, IBM MQ, and Apigee in Cloud using Ansible, Terraform, Rancher and Kubernetes. Automate infrastructure deployments and rollouts utilizing CI/CD tools such as Artifactory, Github and Jenkins. Analyze system-based applications, improve the performance of application architecture by implementing source code management tools such as git/bitbucket, configuration management or continuous delivery tools such as Ansible, continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube and Nexus. Implement a production ready, load balanced, highly available, fault tolerant, auto scaling Kubernetes cloud infrastructure and microservice container orchestration. Provide performance tuning of components and services. Resolve configuration related problems. Resolve complex support issues in both production and non-production environments. Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to middleware products. Participate in or lead moderately or highly complex projects. Properly secure middleware technologies. Advise on industry best practices as it relates to new product selection. Manage day to day activities of the middleware staff. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted. *This position qualifies for The Options Clearing Corporation's Employee Referral Program.*

Education & Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree in CS, software engineering, electronics engineering or related and five (5) years of experience as a software developer, software engineer, middleware engineer or related

Special Skills Required:

Must have work experience with each of the following: 1) Automate provisioning of highly scalable containerized environments for Middleware products such as Kafka, SFTP, IBM MQ, and Apigee in Cloud using Ansible, Terraform, Rancher and Kubernetes; 2) Automate infrastructure deployments and rollouts utilizing CI/CD tools such as Artifactory, Github and Jenkins; 3) Analyze system-based applications, improve the performance of application architecture by implementing source code management tools such as git/bitbucket, configuration management or continuous delivery tools such as Ansible, continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube and Nexus; 4) Implement a production ready, load balanced, highly available, fault tolerant, auto scaling Kubernetes cloud infrastructure and microservice container orchestration. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted.

Salary

$149,781-$161,000

Apply:

Apply online at www.theocc.com. No calls. EOE.

About Us

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.

Benefits

A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:

• 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

Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.

Compensation

• The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
• In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers
• All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.

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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer