Associate Principal, Software Engineering: DevOps

Associate Principal, Software Engineering:
Dev Ops

Duties:
Support the development efforts to refine and automate the processes needed to support the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Enable development teams to self-service build and deployment processes through process automation.
Design and implement process improvements across the build, deployment, and monitoring pipelines using CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub), containerization platform (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk).
Support the maintenance and configuration of development environments in Kubernetes and AWS.
Develop and support Terraform, Ansible, Harness, and Jenkins jobs used to instantiate and manage development environments.
Lead and support end‑to‑end application deployments using Harness (CD) and Jenkins (CI), including automating build/test pipelines, release cuts, and rollouts across multi‑environment setups (Prod, QAT, Staging).
Monitor and manage application deployments on Kubernetes via Rancher, focusing on application‑level issue resolution to maintain service availability and performance.
Provision and maintain AWS infrastructure (S3, EC2, IAM, KMS) using Terraform, following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices for scalable and consistent infrastructure management.
Integrate security scanning tools like Sonar Qube, Veracode, and Sysdig into CI/CD pipelines to proactively detect and address code and system vulnerabilities.
Up to 40% telecommuting permitted.
* This position qualifies for The Options Clearing Corporation’s Employee Referral Program.*

Education & Experience

Required:


Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related and two (2) years of experience as a software development engineer, Dev Ops engineer, software developer, or related.

Special

Skills Required:


Must have work experience with each of the following:
1) Lead and support end‑to‑end application deployments using Harness (CD) and Jenkins (CI), including automating build/test pipelines, release cuts, and rollouts across multi‑environment setups (Prod, QAT, Staging);
2) Monitor and manage application deployments on Kubernetes via Rancher, focusing on application‑level issue resolution to maintain service availability and performance;
3) Provision and maintain AWS infrastructure (S3, EC2, IAM, KMS) using Terraform, following Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices for scalable and consistent infrastructure management;
4) Integrate security scanning tools like Sonar Qube, Veracode, and Sysdig into CI/CD pipelines to proactively detect and address code and system vulnerabilities. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted.

Salary: $121,500 - $158,100

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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 counter party (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at

• A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
• Generous PTO and Parental leave
• 401k Employer Match
• Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

• The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
• In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on
• All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full‑time

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