DTCC

Clears and settles securities trades for financial firms

Automation Engineering Executive Director

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeJersey City, NJ, USA

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is preferred, or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 15 years of related experience is required.
At least 12 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, platform engineering, automation engineering, DevSecOps, or related disciplines is required.
Significant experience leading enterprise-scale automation initiatives is required.
Experience managing engineering teams responsible for Infrastructure-as-Code and automation development is required.
Proven success driving technology transformation through influence across large matrix organizations is required.
Deep understanding of cloud operating models, infrastructure services, and engineering platforms is required.
Strong knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD platforms, source control systems, and automation frameworks is required.
Experience building reusable platforms, services, and engineering capabilities that operate at enterprise scale is required.
Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to executive and engineering audiences is required.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the enterprise strategy for infrastructure automation.
Establish a multi-year roadmap for automation capabilities that supports cloud transformation, operational excellence, and engineering productivity objectives.
Identify opportunities to eliminate manual processes, standardize infrastructure delivery patterns, and increase automation adoption across the organization.
Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, Architecture, and Engineering leaders to align automation investments with enterprise technology priorities.
Evaluate emerging automation technologies, AI-assisted automation capabilities, and platform engineering trends to improve organizational effectiveness.
Serve as the primary evangelist for infrastructure automation across all Service Owner teams.
Drive organizational understanding of automation as a strategic capability rather than a collection of technical tools.
Partner with Service Owners to identify automation opportunities and help prioritize adoption roadmaps.
Establish governance, standards, and best practices that promote consistency without inhibiting innovation.
Define and track automation adoption metrics, value realization, engineering productivity improvements, and operational efficiency gains.
Establish Infrastructure-as-Code as the standard approach for infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management.
Drive adoption of Terraform, cloud-native provisioning frameworks, policy-as-code, and reusable infrastructure modules.
Work closely with cloud platform teams to accelerate migration and modernization initiatives through automation.
Ensure infrastructure delivery processes support scalability, resilience, security, auditability, and regulatory requirements.
Develop automation frameworks that enable both centralized platform capabilities and decentralized consumption models.
Lead a high-performing team of automation engineers, developers, and platform specialists.
Oversee the development of reusable automation services, libraries, workflows, blueprints, and self-service capabilities.
Ensure automation assets are maintained as enterprise products with appropriate lifecycle management, support models, and quality standards.
Establish engineering disciplines around source control, testing, code reviews, release management, and operational support.
Drive continuous improvement of automation tooling and development practices.
Establish and govern CI/CD practices supporting Infrastructure-as-Code and automation development.
Ensure automation code follows the same engineering rigor applied to application development.
Define standards for source control management, automated testing, security scanning, code promotion, deployment pipelines, change management integration, and compliance validation.
Embed automated quality controls that reduce operational risk while increasing deployment velocity.
Define and communicate clear automation patterns across infrastructure use cases, including resource provisioning automation and infrastructure management automation.
Ensure teams understand the differing objectives, controls, and operational models associated with provisioning automation versus management automation.
Partner with platform engineering teams to expand self-service capabilities for infrastructure consumers.
Drive creation of reusable automation products that simplify service consumption while maintaining governance standards.
Promote engineering patterns that reduce delivery friction and improve developer and infrastructure team experiences.
Support the evolution toward platform-centric operating models that increase consistency, speed, and reliability.

Desired Qualifications

Executive influence.
Organizational change leadership.
Strategic thinking.
Engineering excellence.
Customer focus.
Talent development.
Cross-functional collaboration.

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 role combines strategic leadership, organizational influence, technical expertise, and operational execution. The Executive Director leads a team of automation engineers responsible for developing, maintaining, and evolving automation capabilities utilizing technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks, cloud-native automation services, and CI/CD pipelines.

Success in this role requires more than building automation solutions. The Executive Director must drive cultural adoption, establish engineering standards, define reusable patterns, and ensure automation becomes the preferred mechanism for infrastructure delivery and operations across all Service Owner organizations.

Operating at the intersection of Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Operations, and DevSecOps, this leader accelerates cloud adoption by reducing manual effort, increasing consistency, improving reliability, and enabling self-service infrastructure capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Automation Strategy

Define and execute the enterprise strategy for infrastructure automation.
Establish a multi-year roadmap for automation capabilities that supports cloud transformation, operational excellence, and engineering productivity objectives.
Identify opportunities to eliminate manual processes, standardize infrastructure delivery patterns, and increase automation adoption across the organization.
Partner with Infrastructure, Cloud, Security, Architecture, and Engineering leaders to align automation investments with enterprise technology priorities.
Evaluate emerging automation technologies, AI-assisted automation capabilities, and platform engineering trends to improve organizational effectiveness.

Automation Adoption & Advocacy

Serve as the primary evangelist for infrastructure automation across all Service Owner teams.
Drive organizational understanding of automation as a strategic capability rather than a collection of technical tools.
Partner with Service Owners to identify automation opportunities and help prioritize adoption roadmaps.
Establish governance, standards, and best practices that promote consistency without inhibiting innovation.
Define and track automation adoption metrics, value realization, engineering productivity improvements, and operational efficiency gains.

Infrastructure-as-Code & Cloud Enablement

Establish Infrastructure-as-Code as the standard approach for infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management.
Drive adoption of Terraform, cloud-native provisioning frameworks, policy-as-code, and reusable infrastructure modules.
Work closely with cloud platform teams to accelerate migration and modernization initiatives through automation.
Ensure infrastructure delivery processes support scalability, resilience, security, auditability, and regulatory requirements.
Develop automation frameworks that enable both centralized platform capabilities and decentralized consumption models.

Automation Engineering Leadership

Lead a high-performing team of automation engineers, developers, and platform specialists.
Oversee the development of reusable automation services, libraries, workflows, blueprints, and self-service capabilities.
Ensure automation assets are maintained as enterprise products with appropriate lifecycle management, support models, and quality standards.
Establish engineering disciplines around source control, testing, code reviews, release management, and operational support.
Drive continuous improvement of automation tooling and development practices.

CI/CD & Automation Pipeline Governance

Establish and govern CI/CD practices supporting Infrastructure-as-Code and automation development.
Ensure automation code follows the same engineering rigor applied to application development.
Define standards for:
- Source control management
- Automated testing
- Security scanning
- Code promotion
- Deployment pipelines
- Change management integration
- Compliance validation
Embed automated quality controls that reduce operational risk while increasing deployment velocity.

Automation Across the Infrastructure Lifecycle

Define and communicate clear automation patterns across distinct infrastructure use cases, including:
- Resource Provisioning Automation
- Infrastructure Management Automation
- Ensure teams understand the differing objectives, controls, and operational models associated with provisioning automation versus management automation.

Platform Engineering & Self-Service Enablement

Partner with platform engineering teams to expand self-service capabilities for infrastructure consumers.
Drive creation of reusable automation products that simplify service consumption while maintaining governance standards.
Promote engineering patterns that reduce delivery friction and improve developer and infrastructure team experiences.
Support the evolution toward platform-centric operating models that increase consistency, speed, and reliability.

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).

Qualifications:

Minimum of 15 years of related experience
Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
12+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, platform engineering, automation engineering, DevSecOps, or related disciplines.
Significant experience leading enterprise-scale automation initiatives.
Experience managing engineering teams responsible for Infrastructure-as-Code and automation development.
Proven success driving technology transformation through influence across large matrix organizations.
Deep understanding of cloud operating models, infrastructure services, and engineering platforms.
Strong knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD platforms, source control systems, and automation frameworks.
Experience building reusable platforms, services, and engineering capabilities that operate at enterprise scale.
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both executive and engineering audiences.

Talents Needed for Success:

Executive Influence
Organizational Change Leadership
Strategic Thinking
Engineering Excellence
Customer Focus
Talent Development
Cross-Functional Collaboration

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.

Salary Range: Executive Director-160,000-275,000-USD

About the Company

DTCC

Clears and settles securities trades for financial firms

DTCC provides the systems financial firms use to complete securities trades after buyers and sellers agree a transaction. Broker-dealers, banks and asset managers use its services to match trade details, calculate obligations, move securities and report transactions. Its NSCC and FICC subsidiaries clear equity and fixed-income trades, while DTC holds securities and handles settlement and payments such as dividends. By offsetting obligations between firms, its clearing services reduce the securities and cash that must change hands, and its repositories maintain derivatives transaction records for regulatory reporting. The parent was established in 1999 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Jersey City, NJ
Founded: 1999

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