Associate Director Platform Engineering

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

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 are 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.

You will lead the team responsible for engineering and supporting the firm's Linux platform. This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll manage a team of engineers while remaining actively involved in platform design, automation, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making. You'll be responsible for Linux operating system standards, platform automation, modernization, observability, operating system lifecycle management, and Linux platform engineering across on-premises and cloud environments. You'll work closely with Security, Network Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Risk, Audit, and Application Development teams to ensure the platform remains secure, reliable, scalable, and easy to consume.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in Linux, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
• Experience leading engineers, technical teams, or major platform initiatives.
• Deep knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and enterprise Linux technologies.
• Strong automation experience using Ansible.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar technologies.
• Experience building and supporting highly available enterprise platforms.
• Experience integrating infrastructure solutions into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to coach engineers while remaining technically engaged.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Linux: (Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Satellite, SELinux, systemd)
• Automation: (Ansible, Ansible Automation Platform, Python, Bash, shell scripting)
• Infrastructure as Code: (Terraform, TFLint, Terratest, Checkov)
• Source Control: (GitHub Enterprise, Git, pull requests, code reviews)
• CI/CD: (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Artifactory)
• Cloud: (AWS, Azure)
• Containers: (OpenShift, Kubernetes)
• Observability: (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace)

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Linux platform engineers responsible for the design, delivery, and support of enterprise Linux services.
• Set technical direction for Linux platform standards, operating system architecture, and engineering practices.
• Act as the escalation point for complex Linux platform issues.
• Make technical decisions that improve platform reliability, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Mentor engineers through technical coaching, design reviews, and engineering best practices.
• Continue the evolution of our automation-first operating model.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Ansible and related technologies.
• Eliminate manual processes through automation and self-service capabilities.
• Ensure configuration consistency through automated validation, drift detection, and remediation.
• Identify opportunities to reduce operational toil and improve engineering efficiency.
• Own Linux image creation, packaging, testing, deployment, and lifecycle management.
• Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code and immutable infrastructure practices.
• Integrate operating system engineering into CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve the speed, consistency, and reliability of Linux platform deployments.
• Establish standards that support repeatable and automated platform delivery.
• Work closely with Security, Risk, Audit, Network Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Application Development teams.
• Support audit and regulatory requirements through engineering solutions and automation.
• Ensure Linux platforms integrate securely with identity, authentication, and secrets-management services.
• Participate in major platform modernization and infrastructure initiatives.
• Drive improvements in platform stability, resilience, and recoverability.
• Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions for significant incidents.
• Ensure Linux services are observable, supportable, and backed by meaningful monitoring and alerting.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning and resiliency testing.
• Help establish operational standards that improve service reliability.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree