Principal Software Engineer (Java, Cloud Modernization)

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.

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).

The Impact You Will Have in This Role

As a Principal Software Engineer on the DTC Participant Fund Technology team,

you will play a key role in modernizing Java‑based, cloud‑ready platforms that

are critical to DTCC’s financial risk management and daily settlement

operations. This role sits at the center of DTCC’s multi‑year enterprise

modernization program (through 2028) and focuses on the Participant Fund system,

which enables Market Risk teams to manage DTC liquidity controls—directly

supporting the stability, resilience, and integrity of the clearing ecosystem.

This is a high‑visibility, mission‑critical role that blends deep, hands‑on

engineering with senior‑level technical leadership. You will own complex backend

systems, influence architectural direction, and help drive the transition from

legacy platforms to scalable, resilient, cloud‑ready architectures, partnering

closely with engineering, product, infrastructure, and platform teams across the

organization.

Your Primary

Responsibilities

• * Lead and influence system architecture, with a focus on cloud‑ready,
• scalable, and resilient design patterns
• * Design, develop, enhance, and support backend services using Java and Spring
• Boot, setting a high bar for code quality, performance, and reliability
• * Provide senior technical leadership by resolving complex technical
• challenges, guiding solution design, and supporting execution across teams
• * Drive application modernization initiatives, including cloud migration
• planning and hands‑on execution, in partnership with platform and
• infrastructure teams
• * Serve as a senior technical partner to Linux/Unix, network, security, DevOps,
• and cloud teams, ensuring alignment and smooth delivery
• * Partner on migration activities such as environment readiness, cutover
• planning, validation, and post‑migration stabilization
• * Provide senior‑level production support, troubleshooting complex issues,
• participating in incident resolution, and continuously improving system
• resilience
• * Lead end‑to‑end delivery of modernized application features—from design and
• implementation through deployment and production stabilization
• * Influence and promote engineering standards, best practices, and continuous
• improvement across the team and broader organization
• * Mentor and guide engineers on modernization patterns, platform best
• practices, and complex technical problem‑solving

Qualifications

• * Minimum 8-10 years of related experience.
• * Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent professional experience
• Talent Needed for Success
• * Deep, hands‑on experience developing backend Java applications
• * Strong experience with Spring / Spring Boot for API and service development
• * Solid understanding of cloud environments, with emphasis on AWS (compute,
• storage, networking concepts)
• * Working knowledge of Unix/Linux environments
• * Experience with relational databases such as Postgres (Aurora) or similar
• enterprise platforms
• * Exposure to containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker,
• Kubernetes)
• * Familiarity with messaging platforms such as Kafka
• * Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and collaboration with DevOps teams
• * Demonstrated ability to influence architectural decisions and lead through
• technical expertise
• * Ability to quickly learn complex systems and understand business, functional,
• and risk‑driven use cases
• * Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, ownership‑driven mindset
• Preferred Skills
• * Hands‑on experience supporting workloads in AWS (certification a plus, not
• required)
• * Exposure to Snowflake or data‑centric platforms
• * Experience with enterprise security integrations such as Vault, Ping/IAM, and
• certificate management in cloud or containerized environments
• * Experience working in Agile delivery environments
• * UI exposure using Angular (nice to have)
• * Experience supporting regulated, risk‑sensitive, or mission‑critical systems
• * Strong interest in modernization, cloud migration, and continuous improvement
• The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across
• all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location,
• individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal
• opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate
• on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender
• expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
• disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are
• provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or
• interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other
• benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request
• accommodation.
• With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market
• infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations
• around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and
• standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk,
• increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for
• thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned
• and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of
• clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting
• and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and
• soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset
• ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued
• at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and
• asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories
• valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through
• locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more
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