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 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:
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal IBM MQ Systems Engineer with deep expertise in cloud and OpenShift‑based container platforms. In this role, you will define the technical direction and architecture of our modernized messaging platforms, leveraging containerization, automation, and cloud‑native design principles. You will operate as a hands‑on technical leader, shaping platform strategy, engineering standards, and operational maturity while partnering closely with architects, application owners, and infrastructure teams across the enterprise.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
Talents Needed for Success:
- 10+ years of hands‑on IBM MQ administration and engineering experience
- Deep expertise in queue managers, channels, clustering, and HA/DR architectures
- Proven ability to drive technical outcomes independently and influence across teams
- Strong experience with containerized messaging platforms on OpenShift/Kubernetes in cloud or hybrid environments
- Demonstrated success with Infrastructure‑as‑Code and automation (Ansible, Chef, Terraform)
- Solid experience in Linux/Unix environments
- Exposure to MQ Native HA and MQ IPT strongly preferred
- Strong scripting skills (Bash) and programming experience (C/C++, Java) is a plus
- Cloud and container certifications preferred but not required
ABOUT THE TEAM
IT Architecture and Enterprise Services are responsible for enabling digital transformation of DTCC. The group manages complexity of the technology landscape within DTCC and enhances agility, robustness and security of the technology footprint. It does so by serving as the focal point for all technology architectural activities in the organization as well as engineering a portfolio of foundational technology assets to enable our digital transformation.
