Associate Principal, Software Engineering:Java

What You'll Do

The candidate will be responsible for designing and delivering scalable and resilient hybrid and Cloud-based applications and data solutions supporting critical financial market clearing and risk activities; helping to drive the strategy of transforming the enterprise into a data-driven organization; lead through innovative strategic thinking in building data solutions.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• You will be part of the Data team, a diverse group of dedicated engineers who are very passionate about data. As the Data team member, you will be responsible for crafting and building cloud-based applications and data systems that will serve as the backbone for enterprise data management and analytics capabilities. You will join the core team responsible for the design, development, and implementation. You will work closely with internal and external business and technology partners. We will define system architecture, technology stack and its tactical implementation. You will help us take on unique technical challenges associated with handling large datasets and managing streaming data in public cloud and hybrid environments, build large and complex data pipelines, integrate data coming from diverse sources in different formats, implement continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines, automate everything we can get our hands on, and be part of the API-first design principal implementation. You will have a rare and challenging opportunity to apply your technical skills, knowledge and experience, acquire new skills and grow with us.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Qualifications:

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

• Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions

• Understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) in Waterfall, Lean, and Agile work environments

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Desire and ability to learn other programming languages

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Work experience in the capital markets, preferred

Technical Skills:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Java

• Strong knowledge of SQL

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Big Data and distributed stream processing frameworks such as Hadoop, Kafka, Hive, and Presto.

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with stream processing engines such as Apache Storm, Spark, Flink, or Beam

• Experience working with Cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Experience with data storage formats such as Apache Parquet, Avro, or ORC

• Knowledge and understanding of DevOps tools and technologies such as Terraform, Git, and Jenkins

• Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration technologies such Rancher, EKS, or GKE

• Experience with table formats such as Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi is a plus

• Good understanding of data integrations patterns, technologies, and tools

Education and/or Experience:

• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience

• 5+ years of software development experience

Certificates or Licenses:

• AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate Level is a plus

About Us

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