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Principal Application Architect

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Principal Application Architect – DTCC Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Join a dynamic, supportive team that invests in your professional development and helps you grow at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets.

Benefits

Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive

Comprehensive health, life and well‑being benefits, based on location

Pension / Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off, Personal/Family Care and other leaves of absence to support your well‑being

Flexible / hybrid model: 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee)

Impact & Responsibilities

Advise on enterprise‑wide application architecture, technology strategy, standards, and common solutions.

Develop roadmaps and blueprints to advance application architecture in support of DTCC's business and IT strategy.

Translate complex and ambiguous business and technical requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions.

Provide actionable architectural guidance and mentor teams to ensure successful delivery.

Partner with application owners, subject matter experts, product owners, architects, engineers and delivery teams to enhance governance, risk and compliance frameworks.

Collaborate with the Architecture Office to publish and maintain processes for compliance with principles, deployment practices, third‑party product evaluation, and retirement of obsolete technologies.

Research and recommend alternative solutions for system design and delivery, focusing on efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Design end‑to‑end technology architectures and mentor technical teams to deliver innovative services that accelerate delivery and enhance customer experience.

Develop and maintain comprehensive disaster recovery strategies and solutions to meet internal and regulatory requirements.

Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending strategic directions and approaches aligned with business goals.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree preferred; Master’s degree or equivalent experience.

Minimum of 8 years of related experience.

Proven experience in designing enterprise capabilities and services, rooted in ITSM principles and practices.

Ability to create a wide range of architectural artifacts, including logical reference architectures, sequence diagrams and system flow diagrams.

Hands‑on experience with event‑driven systems and technologies such as Apache Kafka, Distributed MQ and Amazon Kinesis.

Deep understanding of all layers of distributed architecture: frontend, backend, data storage and system integration.

Extensive hands‑on implementation experience with the AWS cloud platform; familiarity with Azure and Google Cloud Platform is a strong plus.

Experience in data warehousing, data transport, analytics and reporting using the Snowflake platform and its ecosystem.

Expertise in enterprise‑scale application deployment on AWS, with a broad understanding of AWS services and best practices.

Knowledge of secure application design and implementation, including enabling trusted compute environments.

Demonstrated ability to define and implement solution, platform and application architecture patterns and standards, with strong communication skills.

Experience with TOGAF or similar architectural framework, and familiarity with architectural platforms/tools such as Hopex, LeanIX, ServiceNow, ArchiMate is a plus.

Desirable: Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain.

About DTCC DTCC is the premier post‑trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, automating, centralizing and standardizing the processing of financial transactions. With more than 50 years of experience and operations in 20 global locations, DTCC provides custody, clear‑to‑settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing and trade reporting while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. DTCC also supports flexible work arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well.

Equal Opportunity Employer DTCC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We will ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application and interview process. Please contact us to request.

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