Director of Software Engineering – Cloud & Modernization

DTCC • Jersey City, NJ

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and
supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? 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.

As a Director of Software Engineering, you will lead the modernization and
evolution of enterprise platforms that support critical business capabilities
across the firm. This role combines technical leadership, people leadership, and
delivery ownership, helping advance DTCC’s cloud and modernization strategy
while ensuring reliable execution of current priorities.

You will oversee multiple engineering teams building scalable, high‑performance
platforms using modern development practices, cloud technologies, containerized
architectures, and emerging AI capabilities. Operating at the intersection of
technology and business, you will translate complex needs into effective
technical solutions and guide teams through change, transformation, and
continuous improvement.

This role requires strong executive presence, deep technical credibility, and
the ability to apply hands‑on technical judgment (architecture and design
leadership rather than day‑to‑day coding).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, including significant leadership responsibility.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers across multiple teams.
• Own delivery outcomes, ensuring alignment to timelines, quality standards, and business objectives.
• Balance near‑term execution with long‑term modernization and platform evolution.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Support workforce planning and talent development, with flexibility to assess and place candidates at Director or AD level depending on capability and organizational need.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, and senior technology leaders.
• Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, translating technical complexity into business impact.
• Integrate risk management, controls, and governance into day‑to‑day engineering practices.
• Promote disciplined delivery across CI/CD, quality, testing, and production support.

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.
• 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).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director