Principal File Transfer Engineer

DTCC • Coppell, TX

11h • $95,000 - $180,000 • 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.

Being a member of IT Strategy & Business Management team, the Principal Systems Engineering family is responsible for the entire technical effort to evolve and verify solutions that satisfy client needs. The primary focus is centered on reducing risk and improving the efficiency, performance, stability, security, and quality of all systems and platforms. This role specializes in the analysis, evaluation, design, testing, implementation, support, and debugging of all middleware, mainframe, and distributed platforms, tools, and systems of the firm.

The File Transfer Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of file transfer platforms that support secure, reliable, and high volume data movement between internal systems and external clients. The role is critical to ensuring platform resiliency, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence across managed file transfer services.

This position works closely with application teams, infrastructure partners, security, and external clients to enable secure integrations, support onboarding, and maintain production stability for mission-critical data exchanges.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred and/or equivalent experience
• Strong experience with managed file transfer technologies such as: IBM Connect:Direct (NDM), IBM DataPower (SFTP gateways), AWS Transfer Family
• Deep understanding of SFTP, SSH, certificates, encryption, firewall/network flows, and secure connectivity models
• Experience supporting high-volume, mission-critical production platforms
• Familiarity with Linux platforms, scripting, and operational tooling for troubleshooting and automation
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex, multi-system issues
• Ability to collaborate effectively with application, infrastructure, security, and external client teams
• Experience working in regulated environments with strict audit, risk, and compliance requirements
• Clear communication skills and ability to document operational and technical processes

Nice To Haves

• Experience with cloud-integrated file transfer patterns
• Exposure to automation tools (e.g., Ansible, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code concepts)
• Exposure to Java/Javascript
• Familiarity with enterprise monitoring, logging, or SIEM integrations
• Experience supporting disaster recovery and resiliency testing initiatives

Responsibilities

• Implement, operate, and support managed file transfer platforms, including IBM Connect:Direct (NDM), IBM DataPower (SFTP) and AWS Transfer Family (SFTP) for internal and external connectivity
• Monitor file transfer workflows to ensure high availability, throughput, and transaction success rates
• Troubleshoot complex production issues involving connectivity, authentication, encryption, performance, and protocol behavior
• Participate in on-call rotations and support incident response for Tier-0 / Tier-1 platforms.
• Support client and application onboarding activities by providing secure connectivity patterns, testing support, and production readiness validation
• Partner with internal application teams and external clients to diagnose issues, optimize configurations, and resolve integration challenges
• Maintain strong service reliability and operational SLAs for critical business workflows.
• Enforce secure file transfer standards including encryption in transit, strong authentication, key management, and least-privilege access
• Support audit and regulatory compliance efforts by maintaining enforceable controls, evidentiary artifacts, and documented operational procedures
• Collaborate with security and technology risk teams on reviews, remediation efforts, and control enhancements.
• Execute platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, patching, decommissioning of end-of-life components, and adoption of supported releases
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning, failover testing, and resiliency improvements to meet defined RTO/RPO objectives
• Drive modernization initiatives focused on automation, cloud integration, and improved observability.
• Develop and maintain automation for onboarding, configuration management, monitoring, and compliance reporting
• Improve operational processes by reducing manual effort, improving MTTR, and increasing platform transparency
• Maintain and enhance technical documentation, runbooks, and standardized onboarding patterns.

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: Principal
• Education Level: Associate degree