Senior Associate Software Engineering: Java

What You'll Do:

Sr. Associate works with business analysts team leads and other developers. A contributor in development of scalable resilient hybrid Cloud-based solutions supporting critical financial risk management activities; collaborate with developers architects and product owners to drive the strategy of transforming the enterprise into a data-driven organization. The Sr. Associate will be a team player and work well with business technical and non-technical professionals in a project environment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

 • Actively participates in design of highly performing scalable secure reliable and cost optimized solutions.
 • Primary responsibility is application design and development of next gen clearing applications for business requirements in agreed architecture framework and Agile environment.
 • Thoroughly analyzes requirements develops tests and documents software quality to ensure proper implementation.

 • Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet: both explicit and implicit quality standards end-user functional requirements architectural standards performance requirements audit requirements security rules are upheld and external facing reporting is properly represented.
 • Participates in code-reviews based on high engineering standards
 • Writes unit and integration tests based on chosen test frameworks.
 • Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required.
 • Communicates in a clear and concise manner all time delays or defects in the software immediately to appropriate team members and management.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Qualifications:

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• 3+ years of experience in Software development

• 2+ years of experience in building large scale computing and event-driven solutions.

• Experience (including internal workings of Java) in Java 11+ is required.

• Experience of SDLC and processes.

• Experience developing software using Object Oriented Designs advance patterns (like AOP) and multi-threading is required.

• Experience with distributed message brokers like Kafka IBM MQ Amazon Kinesis etc. is desirable.

• Experience with cloud technologies and migrations. Experience preferred with AWS foundational services like VPCs Security groups EC2 RDS S3 ACLs KMS AWS CLI and IAM etc.

• Must be able to write good quality code with 80% or above unit and integration tests coverage. Experience with testing frameworks like Junit Citrus is desirable.

• Experience working with various types of databases like Relational NoSQL Object-based Graph.

• Experience following Git workflows is required.

• Familiarity with DevOps tools. Eg Terraform Ansible Jenkins Kubernetes Docker Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc.is a plus.

• Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk Prometheus AppDynamics is a plus.

Technical Skills:

• Experience (including internal workings of Java) in Java 11+ is required.

• Experience developing software using Object Oriented Designs; advanced patterns (like AOP) and multi-threading is required.

• Experience with distributed message brokers like Kafka IBM MQ ActiveMQ Amazon Kinesis etc. is desirable.

• Experience working with various types of databases like Relational NoSQL Object-based Graph.

Education and/or Experience:

• BS degree in Computer Science / similar technical field required.

Certificates or Licenses:

• OCP Java SE 8 Programmer Certification is a plus

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level is a plus

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. Some of these components include:

• 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

Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.

Compensation

• The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills experience and/or education.
• In addition we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers
• All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors including but not limited to company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.

Salary Range

Incentive Range

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 without limitation both individual and company performance.

Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
If you are called in for an interview a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date time and location. 

For more information about OCC please click here.

OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

What We Do

As the foundation for secure markets OCC is a customer-driven organization that delivers world-class Risk Management Clearing and Settlement Services for a sophisticated mix of financial products that includes standard options stock loans and futures contracts.

Why Work With Us

We're bound together by values and behaviors that shape the way we work and live from team projects to after-hours events and to making a difference in our communities. OCC colleagues thrive in an atmosphere of intellectual curiosity creative problem-solving and effective interaction.

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