Principal Platform Engineer

Job Description

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.

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.

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).

• Perform design analysis, documentation, testing, implementation and support for the mainframe infrastructure environment
• Install and manage mainframe software deployments in a highly granular SYSPLEX environment
• Experience with installing, maintaining WASz and Liberty
• Enhance reporting and automation using supported mainframe tools such as JCL, REXX, SAS, SQL, PYTHON and Java/Javascript
• Complete assignments by due dates, without detailed supervision
• Responsible for Incident, Problem, and Change Management for all assigned products
• Ensure incidents and problems are closed according to domain standards, and all change management requirements are strictly followed.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors, and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.
• Participate in team on-call coverage rotation, which includes tactical systems administration and provide weekend support
• Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately.
• Participate in disaster recovery tests (on weekends)
• Actively engage in strategic goals for mainframe engineering, the department and organization
• Provide input and follow-through for continuous improvement to mainframe systems engineering processes and procedures
• Perform level 1 network troubleshooting for mainframe applications

• Bachelor's degree or related technical certification (IBM z/OS certificate or training)

• Minimum of 14+ years System Programmers experience in an IBM z/OS environment
• REXX programming experience preferred
• HTML, XML, Java, and Java Script programming experience is preferred
• Knowledge of Ansible, Splunk, Snowflake, ZOWE is a plus
• Experience with Mainframe system automation (BMC AMI Ops) is a plus
• Understanding of VTAM and TCP/IP is a plus.
• Excellent customer service skills to be able to develop mutually beneficial relationships with a diverse set of customers.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards is a plus
• Good written and verbal skills.
• The ability to multitask and work in a team environment is a must.
• Experience in a 24x7 global environment with knowledge of system high availability (HA), design and industry standard disaster recovery practices.