Principal Java Engineer

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:

The Development family is responsible for crafting, designing, deploying, and supporting applications, programs, and software solutions. May include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities related to software products used internally or externally on product platforms supported by the firm. The software development process requires in-depth domain expertise in existing and emerging development methodologies, tools, and programming languages. Software Developers work closely with business partners and / or external clients in defining requirements and implementing solutions. 

The Software Engineering role specializes in planning, detailing technical requirements, crafting, developing, and testing all software systems and applications for the firm. Works closely with architects, product managers, project management, and end-users in the development and improvement of existing software systems and applications, proposing and recommending solutions that solve complex business problems.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the coaching, mentoring and development of team members.
• Handle the day-to-day activities of the team and specific business applications (including technical designs) across multiple locations.
• Handle the software development process.
• Estimate total costs for modules/projects covering both hours and expense.
• Ensure success criteria is met from design through deployment via cost-effectiveness, data integrity and reuse.
• Support total delivery and a risk management attitude by anticipating and solving problems.
• Support an environment to ensure employees understand how their efforts contribute to overall business strategy.
• Collaborate with business partners and Business Architecture to drive innovation and re-imagine capabilities.
• Embed a risk management attitude of resiliency, security, and controls into applications.
• Handle technical processes and designs considering non-functional requirements.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures and supervising controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Talents Needed for Success:

• 10+ years’ experience in application development and system analysis
• Expert knowledge in Java/JEE and coding best practices
• Expert knowledge in development concepts. Good design and coding skills in Web Services, Spring/Spring Boot, Soap/Rest APIs, and Java Script Frameworks for modern web applications
• Experience integrating with database technologies such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Experience with Apache Kafka (or Confluent Kafka), Kafka APIs and tooling (e.g., Kafka Connect, KStreams, KSQL)
• Ability to write quality and self-validating code using unit tests and following TDD.
• Experience in developing and using AWS cloud stack (S3, SQS, Redshift, Lamda etc.) is a plus.
• Ability to leverage DevOps techniques and practices like Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Test Automation, Build Automation and Test-Driven Development to enable the rapid delivery of working code utilizing tools like Jenkins, Cloudbees, Git, etc.
• Experience with Agile methodology and ability