Director, Software Engineering, Cloud, AI & Modernization

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 are 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.
The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and 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).

The Impact You Will Have in This Role

At DTCC, your work will directly influence the modernization, scalability, and resilience of technology platforms that support critical business capabilities across the enterprise.

As Director, Software Engineering, Cloud, AI & Modernization, you will lead multiple engineering teams responsible for building and evolving scalable, cloud-enabled platforms while accelerating the adoption of modern engineering practices, AI-powered development, and cloud-native architectures.

This highly visible leadership role combines technical strategy, people leadership, and delivery accountability. You will partner with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and executive stakeholders to drive modernization initiatives, shape technical direction, and deliver secure, resilient, and high-performing technology solutions that support DTCC's future growth.

You will serve as a trusted technology leader who combines architectural vision with execution excellence, helping teams modernize legacy platforms, embrace AI-first engineering practices, and deliver meaningful business outcomes.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

Technology Leadership & Modernization

• Define and execute technology roadmaps that support modernization, cloud adoption, platform evolution, and business growth.
• Lead architecture and design decisions for cloud-native, distributed, and full-stack applications.
• Drive platform modernization through cloud migration, technical debt reduction, containerization, automation, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering leaders to establish scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions.

AI-First Engineering

• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development, generative AI, and agentic engineering practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI for code generation, testing, automation, documentation, operational insights, and developer productivity.
• Establish governance, controls, and quality standards for AI-enabled engineering practices.
• Sponsor proofs of concept and reusable AI-driven solutions that accelerate engineering outcomes.

Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Own delivery outcomes across multiple engineering teams, ensuring alignment with business priorities, quality standards, and strategic objectives.
• Drive execution across modernization, application development, platform enhancement, and operational initiatives.
• Manage risks, dependencies, capacity planning, and delivery trade-offs across concurrent programs.
• Ensure solutions meet expectations for performance, scalability, security, resiliency, observability, and operational readiness.

People Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop Engineering Managers, Technical Leads, and Software Engineers.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Support workforce planning, talent development, succession planning, and leadership growth.
• Build high-performing teams with strong technical depth and business alignment.

Stakeholder Management & Governance

• Partner with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Operations, Risk, and Business leaders to align technology investments and delivery priorities.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and executive-level recommendations.
• Ensure engineering practices align with risk management, governance, regulatory, and security requirements.
• Represent the organization in architecture, delivery, investment, and operational governance discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including significant technical and people leadership responsibilities.

Talent Needed for Success

• Strategic Technology Leader: Translates business strategy into technology roadmaps and measurable outcomes. 
• Modernization Champion: Drives cloud transformation, AI adoption, and platform evolution. 
• People Developer: Builds high-performing teams and develops future engineering leaders. 
• Architectural Influencer: Guides technical direction through strong engineering judgment and design leadership. 
• AI-First Innovator: Applies practical AI solutions to improve engineering productivity, quality, and delivery outcomes. 
• Executive Communicator: Effectively connects technology decisions to business impact. 
• Operational Leader: Maintains a strong focus on security, resiliency, quality, and production excellence.

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will:

• Successfully deliver strategic modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Accelerate adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices that improve productivity and software quality.
• Improve platform scalability, resiliency, security, and operational efficiency.
• Enable predictable delivery of business and technology commitments.
• Reduce legacy technology risk through modernization and technical debt remediation.
• Build and retain high-performing engineering teams and future technology leaders.
• Strengthen stakeholder confidence through transparent communication, strong execution, and measurable results.
• Establish a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.

The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. 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 that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork.  When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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Serves as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC’s business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC’s mission to support the financial markets.