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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Middleware Architecture & Strategy - **Company:** The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation - **Location:** Jersey City, NJ, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Computing Platforms, Application Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cyber Security, Extract Transform Load (ETL), IBM WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Middleware, File Transfer, IBM WebSphere MQ, Enterprise Messaging Systems, OpenShift, Ping (Networking Utility), Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Enterprise Data Management, Enterprise Application Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Technical Debt, HybridCloud, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Integration Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Cloud Migration, Confluent - **Published:** September 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://ebxr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/requisitions/preview/214411 ## About the Role * Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. * 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, middleware engineering, infrastructure engineering, systems design, or related disciplines. Talent Needed for Success * Deep expertise in middleware technologies, messaging systems, integration platforms, APIs, identity services, and distributed architectures. * Proven success leading large-scale architecture and modernization initiatives in complex enterprise environments. * Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, messaging architectures, API enablement, authentication technologies, and cloud transformation strategies. * Experience leading architecture governance, design reviews, and executive-level technology discussions. * Exceptional communication, influence, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. * Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, resilient technology solutions. * Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving Architecture, Engineering, Cybersecurity, Operations, and Business teams. Preferred * AWS and cloud-native architecture experience. * Kubernetes, OpenShift, EKS, ECS, or container platform expertise. * Experience designing and supporting hybrid cloud environments. * Infrastructure-as-Code, automation, and DevOps practices. * Experience with observability, resiliency engineering, and platform modernization. * Financial Services, Capital Markets, FinTech, or other highly regulated industry experience. ## Description As Director, Middleware Solution Architecture & Design, you will serve as the strategic bridge between Middleware Infrastructure Engineering and Enterprise Technology Architecture (ITA), shaping the future-state architecture of DTCC's middleware ecosystem and driving initiatives that support cloud adoption, application modernization, API enablement, and event-driven architecture. In this highly visible leadership role, you will partner with senior technology leaders across Architecture, Infrastructure Engineering, Cybersecurity, Application Development, and Business Technology teams to establish architectural direction, guide enterprise-wide technology decisions, and ensure middleware solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned with DTCC's long-term technology strategy. This position offers a unique opportunity to solve complex integration and engineering challenges at enterprise scale, influence mission-critical platforms that support trillions of dollars in transactions annually, and accelerate DTCC's transformation into a modern, cloud-enabled technology organization. Working in an environment that values innovation, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement, you will play a key role in defining the next generation of middleware capabilities that power DTCC's future growth. Your Primary Responsibilities: Enterprise Architecture & Strategic Leadership * Serve as the primary liaison between Middleware Infrastructure Engineering and Enterprise Technology Architecture (ITA). * Define and drive middleware architecture strategy, standards, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps. * Provide architectural leadership for modernization, cloud transformation, integration, and digital platform initiatives. * Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements, resiliency standards, and regulatory expectations. * Evaluate emerging technologies and establish future-state architecture patterns that improve scalability, agility, and operational efficiency. Solution Design & Governance * Lead architecture reviews and design governance for enterprise middleware initiatives. * Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable, secure, and supportable solutions. * Evaluate architectural tradeoffs and recommend approaches that optimize reliability, maintainability, performance, and operational readiness. * Drive standardization, reuse, and adoption of enterprise middleware patterns and best practices. * Ensure architecture decisions are thoroughly vetted, documented, and positioned for long-term success. Stakeholder Engagement & Influence * Partner with business leaders, architects, engineering teams, cybersecurity, and infrastructure organizations to align priorities and solution direction. * Facilitate architecture reviews and cross-functional design discussions. * Build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups while balancing strategic, operational, and delivery priorities. * Serve as a trusted advisor, bridging architecture strategy and engineering execution. Modernization & Operational Excellence * Drive cloud transformation, API enablement, integration modernization, and event-driven architecture initiatives. * Identify opportunities to simplify platforms, reduce technical debt, and improve service delivery. * Ensure solutions address observability, resiliency, security, disaster recovery, scalability, and supportability requirements. * Partner with engineering teams to ensure architecture strategies can be effectively implemented and operated in production environments. Technology Focus Areas Messaging & Event Streaming * IBM MQ * Apache Kafka / Confluent Kafka * Event-Driven Architectures * Enterprise Messaging Platforms Integration & Application Services * API Platforms and Integration Services * Enterprise Application Connectivity Services Security & Identity * IBM DataPower * Ping Identity / Ping Federate * Enterprise Access & Integration Gateways * Middleware Security Services Data Movement & Connectivity * Managed File Transfer (MFT) * Enterprise Data Exchange Platforms * Secure Connectivity Services Cloud & Platform Technologies * AWS Cloud Services * Kubernetes, OpenShift, EKS, ECS * Hybrid Cloud Architectures * Infrastructure Automation & DevOps Practices, * Become the trusted architectural advisor connecting Enterprise Architecture, Middleware Infrastructure Engineering, and business stakeholders. * Accelerate modernization and cloud transformation initiatives through scalable, secure, and future-ready middleware architecture solutions. * Improve the speed, quality, and consistency of middleware design decisions across the enterprise. * Establish reusable architecture patterns, standards, and best practices that drive efficiency, scalability, and adoption of strategic middleware capabilities. * Deliver solutions that meet the highest standards for resiliency, security, performance, observability, and operational readiness. * Strengthen the partnership between Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure Engineering while enabling the next generation of DTCC's middleware ecosystem. * Influence long-term technology direction through thoughtful, well-governed architectural decisions that support DTCC's modernization strategy. ## Related Videos - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Let's Get Started With Apache Kafka® for Python Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/565-let-s-get-started-with-apache-kafka-for-python-developers) - [This Is Not Your Father's .NET](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/967-this-is-not-your-father-s-net) - [Inside Bitpanda's Tech Stack: Scaling a European Fintech Leader - Markus Dorner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1979-inside-bitpanda-s-tech-stack-scaling-a-european-fintech-leader-markus-dorner) - [From Zero to Hero: Launch & Manage Your Cloud Apps with Free OpenShift & Red Hat Developer Hub](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1023-from-zero-to-hero-launch-manage-your-cloud-apps-with-free-openshift-red-hat-developer-hub) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development)