Director, Software Engineering - Application Development (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'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.

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 Director of Software Engineering, you will lead the strategy, development, modernization, and delivery of mission-critical enterprise applications that power DTCC's core business capabilities. You will oversee multiple application development teams driving engineering excellence, cloud transformation, and scalable software solutions across the enterprise.

This role requires a proven application development leader with deep technical expertise, strong people leadership, and a track record of delivering complex software platforms. You will partner closely with Product, Architecture, and Business leaders to translate strategic objectives into secure, resilient, and high-performing applications that create measurable business value.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned application development leader with a proven track record of building and modernizing enterprise software platforms, leading high-performing engineering organizations, and delivering scalable solutions that drive business outcomes.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

Lead & Deliver

• Define engineering strategy, technology roadmaps, and delivery priorities aligned to business objectives.
• Lead multiple application development teams responsible for building, modernizing, and supporting enterprise software solutions.
• Drive execution across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), balancing delivery, quality, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Develop and mentor engineering managers and senior engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Drive Application Development & Modernization

• Lead engineering organizations responsible for delivering mission-critical enterprise applications that support core business capabilities.
• Lead the design, development, modernization, and support of large-scale enterprise applications and distributed systems.
• Guide architecture and design decisions involving cloud-native technologies, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and containerized platforms.
• Drive software engineering excellence through architecture reviews, development standards, code quality practices, automated testing, and engineering metrics.
• Champion modern application development practices across the full SDLC, enabling teams to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient software solutions.
• Establish engineering standards, development best practices, and CI/CD adoption across teams.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Architects to deliver scalable technical solutions that meet evolving business needs.
• Drive modernization initiatives that reduce technical debt and accelerate adoption of cloud and emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities.
• Ensure solutions meet standards for performance, resiliency, security, maintainability, and regulatory compliance.

Partner & Influence

• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, and executive stakeholders to drive strategic technology decisions.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a way that enables informed business decisions.
• Promote strong governance, risk management, an