Senior Associate, Technology Operations

Company: Options Clearing Corporation
Location: Chicago
Posted on: November 15, 2024

Job Description:

Please note, this position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.
This is a 1st shift (07:00 to 3:30 Sunday thru Thursday Chicago time)

What You'll Do

The Senior Associate of Technology Operations is responsible for monitoring the OCC production environment. It also includes reviewing processes and procedures throughout the Production environment and driving improvements throughout. This role will reside in Technology Operations and will work closely with a broad cross-section of the organization including the following teams: Production Control, Production Support, Release Management, Platform Services, Storage, Unix, Networking, Business Operations, Change/Problem/Incident Management. The primary focus of this role is to ensure that Production runs as efficiently as possible, and being a technical liaison to teams to ensure that operational readiness best practices are being adhered to.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

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

Focus on shifting the overall operational posture from re-active to pro-active

Analyze and report upon Production performance CI opportunities

Analyze and report upon Production capacity CI opportunities

Analyze and report upon Production critical-path processing CI opportunities

Stand-up SWAT's if when needed to drive resolution of ongoing Production issues

Identifies and diagnoses complex problems and factors affecting Production performance

Troubleshoot hardware and software problems, take appropriate corrective actions and/or interact with IT-staff/vendors in performing complex testing, support, and troubleshooting functions

Move between tactical & strategic (ie. Forecast system demands and recommend upgrades, expansions and reconfigurations if/when needed)

Consult & evangelize for operational best practices

Collaborate across domains (ie. network, db etc) to assist with application tuning

Adhere to any/all Production security requirements and best practices

Adhere to any/all processes to align with regulatory requirements

Adhere to, and advocate for, all ITIL processes (ie. Incident, Problem, & Change)

Actively participate in Incident, Problem & Change as a 'shepherd' for all things Production

Analyze repeating alerts to pro-actively identify environmental issues

Surface any/all environmental & operational risks identified

Evangelize for repeatably automated processes that can be scaled

Prioritizes and align efforts to Production availability requirements and business priorities

After hours, weekend work may be required during off hours maintenance windows.

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.

[Required] Good consultative, communication, analytical, and judgment skills

[Required] Good time management skills

[Required] Ability to work effectively with clients, other systems technical staff, consultants and vendors

[Required] Suggests solutions that make sense and are in line with future technology direction

[Required] Optimizes the use of all available resources, and approach issues with pragmatism

[Required] Maintains partnerships across the organization, and is able to influence leadership, peers and staff through an inclusive style and recognition of their abilities to achieve results.

Technical Skills:

[Required] Working knowledge of ITIL principles

[Required] Working knowledge of Scheduling applications / tools (UC4 / Control M)

[Required] Working knowledge of IBM JCL

[Required] Understands technical monitoring and metrics

[Required] Sophisticated understanding of enterprising technology

[Required] Mature understanding of the relationship between software and hardware

[Required] Knowledge of Clearing and Finance industry

[Required] Knowledge of Application life cycle and deployment

[Required] Knowledge of MQ (stop / start /

[Required] Problem/Incident management applications and tools experience

Education and/or Experience:

[Required] Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications or a related discipline

[Required] 3+ years' experience production systems operations or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

[Required] The qualified candidate demonstrates a strong ability to multi-task in an environment of constantly changing priorities

Certificates or Licenses:

[Preferred] Industry certifications in the areas of ITIL

Who We Are

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.

What We Offer

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

Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Step 1
When you find a position you're interested in, click the 'Apply' button. Please complete the application and attach your resume.

Step 2
You will receive an email notification to confirm that we've received your application.

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

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