Associate Principal, Data Analytics Engineering

Name of Employer:    
The Options Clearing Corporation 

Job Title:    

Associate Principal, Data Analytics Engineering

Location:    
125 S. Franklin Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60606

Duties:    

Design and deliver scalable and resilient hybrid and Cloud-based applications and data solutions that support critical financial market clearing and risk activities. Drive the strategy of transforming the enterprise into a data-driven organization. Lead through innovative strategic thinking in building data solutions. Craft and build cloud-based applications and data systems that will serve as the backbone for the enterprise data management and analytics capabilities. Develop stream ETL applications to ingest data from multiple Kafka topics, including trading engine and market data topics in Google Protobuf format, to various data storage systems such as data lake based on AWS S3 storage. Apply Docker to containerize all applications into Docker image and set up quick local test environments using Docker Compose, and build and maintain continuous integration pipelines using Jenkins to automate the Docker images build process. Deploy containerized applications using Helm and Kubernetes to achieve high availability, fault tolerance and auto scalable functionality, and build Kubernetes pods log and health status monitoring stacks based on AWS EC2 Linux instances. Design and implement streaming applications using Flink to aggregate and store financial market data, write SQLs to analyze data in various databases, and utilize Git to review code and maintain version control. Work closely with internal and external business and technology partners. Take on unique technical challenges associated with handling large datasets and managing streaming data in public cloud and hybrid environments. Build large and complex data pipelines and integrate data coming from diverse sources in different formats. Implement continuous integration/continuous delivery pipelines, and be a part of API-first design principle implementation. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted. *This position qualifies for The Options Clearing Corporation’s Employee Referral Program.*

Education & Experience Required:    

Master’s degree in CS, computer systems engineering, mathematics or related and two (2) years of experience as a software developer, software development intern or related.

Special Skills Required:    

Must have work experience with each of the following: 1) Develop stream ETL applications to ingest data from multiple Kafka topics, including trading engine and market data topics in Google Protobuf format, to various data storage systems such as data lake based on AWS S3 storage; 2) Apply Docker to containerize all applications into Docker image and set up quick local test environments using Docker Compose, and build and maintain continuous integration pipelines using Jenkins to automate the Docker images build process; 3) Deploy containerized applications using Helm and Kubernetes to achieve high availability, fault tolerance and auto scalable functionality, and build Kubernetes pods log and health status monitoring stacks based on AWS EC2 Linux instances; 4) Design and implement streaming applications using Flink to aggregate and store financial market data, write SQLs to analyze data in various databases, and utilize Git to review code and maintain version control. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted.

Salary:    

$136,700 - $174,100

Apply:    
Apply online at www.theocc.com. No calls. EOE.

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.

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

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.

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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. 

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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer