Principal, Infrastructure Innovation & Automation

To be considered for this position

The Principal, Infrastructure Innovation and Automation is a senior technical leader who defines and drives the organization’s enterprise infrastructure strategy across automation, virtualization, networking, and cloud transformation. This role owns the architecture and ongoing evolution of enterprise OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms, with deep focus on Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and GitOps practices that improve platform reliability, security, and delivery speed.

• Lead enterprise OpenShift architecture and platform strategy.
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available OpenShift/Kubernetes platforms.
• Define standards for RHEL, Kubernetes, and platform engineering.
• Lead automation using Ansible Automation Platform and Terraform.
• Design and maintain enterprise CI/CD platforms and GitOps workflows.
• Develop reusable automation for provisioning, configuration, patching, and compliance.
• Architect secure Kubernetes platforms with RBAC, secrets, certificates, and policy.
• Build standardized deployment patterns using Helm, Operators, and ArgoCD.
• Mentor senior engineers and lead complex troubleshooting and platform improvements.
• Partner across Development, Security, Networking, and Infrastructure teams.
• Own platform reliability and disaster recovery strategy, including capacity planning and infrastructure cost optimization.
• Communicate technical strategy, risk, and platform roadmaps to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Professional Experience: 10+ years infrastructure engineering.
• 7+ years Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• 5+ years Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift administration.
• Extensive experience leading automation initiatives.
• Proven technical leadership and mentoring.

Technical Skills

• Expert: Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, RHEL.
• Expert: Ansible Automation Platform, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code.
• Expert: CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Tekton/OpenShift Pipelines).
• GitOps: ArgoCD, ApplicationSets.
• Python and Bash scripting.
• Helm, Operators, Kubernetes networking, storage, security.
• Observability (Prometheus, Grafana) and container registries.
• Deep understanding of modern infrastructure architecture, including compute, network, storage, and cloud-native platforms (preferably AWS).
• Strong experience with DevOps practices and ITSM tools (change, incident, and problem management).
• Sound knowledge of information security, compliance, and risk management as it relates to infrastructure.

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 counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.

Benefits

• A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness.
• 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.

Contact

For more information about OCC, please visit www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together.
This position is eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award, for which the target range is listed above (see Incentive Range). The amount of such award, if any, will be based on various factors, including both individual and company performance.

Application Instructions

To apply, click the 'Apply' button. Please complete the application and attach your resume. For further information, please refer to the steps provided.

Salary Range

$169,000.00 - $229,700.00

Incentive Range

23% to 30%