Technology Operations Manager
Position Overview
The Technology Operations Manager oversees day-to-day technology operations, monitoring, incident response, and resilience testing of DataCT's production environment. This role partners with DataBP LLC, SIP Processors, and third-party technology vendors for environment changes, operational events, and regulatory readiness work.
Core Responsibilities
Oversee day-to-day technology operations, health monitoring, alerting, and performance reporting.
Career operational triage with DataBP LLC, SIP Processors, and third-party technology vendors.
Maintain on-call rotations, incident-response runbooks, and post-incident review discipline.
Administer the change advisory board, release calendars, and environment governance.
Ensure every production change is pre-authorized, tested, documented, and reversible.
Coordinate with the Operating Committee and counsel on material change notifications where required.
Lead resilience testing, BCP/DR exercises, and Reg SCI-aligned testing programs.
Maintain the BCP/DR plan, runbooks, and regulatory-notification playbooks.
Partner with the Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance on cyber-resilience testing and tabletop exercises.
Own access-controls administration, segregation of duties, and periodic access reviews.
Maintain operational runbooks, technical documentation, and audit-ready evidence of control operation.
Support SOC 1, SOC 2, and Reg SCI audit work as required.
Administer operational performance with DataBP LLC, SIP Processors, and other technology vendors.
Coordinate change notifications, independence certifications, and SLA reporting from operational vendors.
Identify and execute automation, observability, and operational-efficiency opportunities.
Partner with the Operational Analytics lead on operational KPI instrumentation.
Qualifications
Seven or more years in technology operations within regulated financial environments.
Demonstrated familiarity with Reg SCI, SOC control frameworks, and BCP/DR programs.
Exchange, SIP, or market-data technology background strongly preferred.
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline preferred; equivalent experience acceptable.
Skills and Competencies
Incident command and operational triage under pressure.
Change-management discipline and strong documentation habits.
Vendor and SIP Processor coordination.
Clear written communication for regulators, auditors, and executive leadership.
Analytical fluency: Excel, BI, and operational observability tooling.
Tools and Systems
Monitoring/observability (Datadog, Grafana, Splunk)
Ticketing (Jira, ServiceNow)
Change/release tools
Identity and access management
BI (Power BI, Tableau)
Collaboration (Confluence, Notion, Microsoft 365)
Location Requirement
This position requires regular, in-person physical presence at DataCT's principal offices in New York City. DataCT's core staff, CT Plan stakeholders, SIP Processors, auditors, and principal service providers are concentrated in the New York metropolitan area, and on-site collaboration is essential to the Administrator function.
Compensation and Benefits
Base Salary Range - $110,000-130,000 (commensurate with experience, qualifications, skills, education, internal equity, and market data).
Eligible for performance-based incentives consistent with the role level.
Compensation is set in accordance with the DataCT Resourcing Experience and Expertise Classification Framework.
Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, life insurance, disability coverage, and paid time off.
Reporting Structure
Reports to: Head of Operations
About DataCT
DataCT LLC is a Delaware limited liability company headquartered in New York, New York, formed as a single-purpose, independent, member-owned entity to serve as the Administrator of the U.S. Consolidated Tape Plan (the CT Plan). DataCT LLC is responsible for the unified administration of Tapes A, B, and C under the CT Plan, acting on behalf of CT Plan LLC under the Administrator mandate. DataCT is currently engaged under an Interim Services Agreement and is transitioning to the definitive Administrator Services Agreement with CT Plan LLC. The organization is building toward a full operating state of approximately 25 employees and is expected to be fully operational by April 2027.
Equal Opportunity
DataCT LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. DataCT is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.