OCC
We clear and settle trades for the options industry.
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Director, Software Engineering: Java

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What You'll Do:
Manage a team of highly skilled software engineers in design and development of the new generation highly scalable and resilient cloud-based Clearing and Risk applications. Mentor and collaborate with developers, architects, and product owners to successfully deliver business and operational functionality for internal and external users. This candidate must be able to solve problems creatively, communicate effectively, and proactively engage in technical decision making to achieve these objectives. A team player who can work well with business, technical and non-technical professionals in a fast-paced agile environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.
You'll be working alongside experts that are building OCC's next generation Risk Clearing systems in the cloud, and paving the future of digital transformation in the capital markets industry by:
• Collaborating with others to deliver complex projects which may involve multiple systems
• Continuously thinking about the next steps while improving yourself and others around you
• Manage Lead and mentor a geographically distributed development team, as well as collaborate, and coordinate with vendors
• Manage the delivery across multiple product teams within Risk IT by establish ing commitments and following through with deliveries that are full-scope, on-time, and within budget
• Collaborate with others to deliver complex projects which may involve the integration with multiple systems. Continuously thinking about the next steps while improving yourself and others around you
• Developing solutions to complex technical challenges while hand-on coding, testing, troubleshooting, debugging, and documenting the systems you and your team develop
• Lead Drive the efforts to optimize application performance and resilience through analysis, code refactoring, and system tuning
• Recommending architectural changes and new technologies and tools that improve the efficiency and quality of OCC's systems and development processes
Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Build and manage a team of skilled software developers.


Qualifications:
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

  • 8-10 years of experience in building high performance event-driven solutions using large scale distributed frameworks.
  • Experience managing a team of professionals to drive their book of work, providing mentoring for growth, and delivering constructive feedback or course correction where necessary
  • Deep business domain knowledge in Financial Risk is preferred
  • Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks like Flink, Spark, Kafka Streams, etc.
  • Experience (including internal workings of Java) in Java 8+ is required.
  • Experience developing software using Object Oriented Designs, advanced design patterns (like AOP) and multi-threading is required.
  • Experience with distributed message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc. is desirable .
  • Experience with cloud technologies and migrations. Experience preferred with AWS foundational services like VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3, ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc. Comfort with cloud agnostic technology like Kubernetes, Docker, Rancher, Openshift, Redis, and Kafka
  • Extensive Experience with testing frameworks like Junit. , Citrus is desirable.
  • Experience working with various types of databases like Relational, NoSQL, Object-based, Graph.
  • Experience following Git workflows is required.
  • Working knowledge of Familiarity with DevOps tools. Such as Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc.is desirable.
  • Working knowledge /f amiliarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, ElasticSearch, Prometheus, AppDynamics OTEL, Logic Monitoris a plus.
  • 'Get stuff done' and flexible mindset for greater good of the organization.
  • Intellectually curious and eager to learn.


Technical Skills: Required
10+ year of experience in building high speed distributed solutions
Java 10+ years of experience (including internal workings)

  • 10+ years of experience developing software using Object Oriented Design, advance patterns, and multi-threading
    Experience with distributed message brokers, like Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, etc.
  • Experience with distributed message brokers, like Kafka, Amazon Kinesis, etc.
  • [Preferred- Working knowledge of DevOps tools, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm.


Education and/or Experience:
BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required. Master's preferred.
Certificates or Licenses:

  • OCP Java SE 8 (minimum) Programmer Certification is a plus
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Level is a plus


Who We Are
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 .
What We Offer
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 the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
Generous PTO and Parental leave
Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision
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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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What are OCC Perks + Benefits

OCC Benefits Overview

Educational Assistance and Student Debt Forgiveness, 12-week paid parental leave, BYOD program with technology stipend up to $2,000 every three years, $35 per month pay to offset costs of mobile data plans. Open offices, online health coaching.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Each year, OCC employees select a locally-based charitable organization for each of our three offices (Chicago, Dallas and Washington, D.C.). We offer multiple opportunities to get involved.
Partners with nonprofits
OCC Partners with local organizations in Dallas, Chicago and DC to raise funds and support their missions. Employees select the charity and are eligible for up to 8 hours of paid time to volunteer.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
OCC provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes Flexible start and end times.
Remote work program
2 days per week work from home program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
HSA or FSA accounts available for those enrolled in medical plans.
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Includes back-up child or elder care along with other wellness programs.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
OCC provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by Fidelity. We match 50% of contributions up to 12% of an employee's annual gross pay.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave
Generous parental leave
12-week paid parental leave
Vacation + Time Off
Generous PTO
OCC employees receive between 22 and 32 days per year of paid time off based on years of service.
Paid volunteer time
Sabbatical
Eligible employees get 30 days of paid sabbatical after their first 10 years of working at the company.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
OCC Offers pre-tax commuter benefits for employees in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Relocation assistance
OCC offers relocation assistance which varies based on the position level and location.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
OCC offers employees professional development opportunities including onsite training courses and the ability to attend job related certification courses, conferences and seminars.
Tuition reimbursement
Our tuition reimbursement plan offers an annual max of $10000.
Lunch and learns
OCC hosts leadership lunches on a regular basis so you can learn about your colleagues and their unique backgrounds.
Promote from within
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Employees are strongly encouraged to stay current in relevant technologies and supports certification programs.

Additional Perks + Benefits

We were recently recognized as one of LinkedIn's Top Company in Financial Services! Take a look at our blog post here: https://www.theocc.com/newsroom/press-releases/2022/06-23-linkedin-list…

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