Director of Software Engineering – Cloud & Modernization

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead & Set Direction
• Provide inclusive, values-driven leadership that fosters collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Translate business strategy into clear engineering priorities and technology roadmaps.
• Inspire teams to challenge conventional approaches and adopt modern ways of working.
• Drive Modernization & Technical Excellence
• Guide cloud-based, full-stack application development, including backend services, APIs, and modern UI frameworks.
• Lead modernization efforts by re-architecting legacy systems, reducing technical debt, and enabling containerized deployments.
• Partner with architects and senior engineers on decisions involving cloud platforms, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and emerging AI technologies.
• Work with the Business System Analyst to ensure designs satisfy functional requirements.
• Ensure solutions meet standards for performance, security, resiliency, scalability, and maintainability.
• Own Delivery & People Leadership
• Lead and develop engineering managers and senior engineers across multiple teams.
• Own delivery outcomes, balancing near-term execution with long-term platform evolution.
• Support workforce planning and talent development, with flexibility to assess candidates at Director or AD level based on capability and organizational needs.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, and senior technology leaders.
• Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, translating technical complexity into business impact.
• Promote disciplined delivery across CI/CD, quality, testing, and production support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, including significant leadership responsibility.
• Talents Needed For Success
• A credible technical leader who can guide architecture and design decisions without coding daily.
• A modern engineering mindset, comfortable balancing legacy constraints with future state, cloud native goals.
• Strong understanding of cloud native, containerized, and distributed systems.
• Proven ability to connect technical decisions to business outcomes and influence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing engineering managers and senior engineers, fostering accountability and high performance.
• A strategic thinker with a bias for execution, capable of making sound trade-offs in complex, risk aware environments.
• Deep experience driving modernization, cloud, and platform evolution initiatives in large or complex organizations.
• Strong ability to balance technical depth with people leadership and delivery ownership.
• An inclusive, collaborative leadership style that values diverse perspectives, transparency, and continuous feedback.

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.

Schedule

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).