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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Application Support Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) - **Company:** The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation - **Location:** Boston, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $119,000.0 - $203,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, CA Workload Automation Ae, Batch Processing, Cloud Computing, Databases, IBM DB2, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Job Control Language (JCL), IBM WebSphere MQ, Python (Programming Language), Mainframes, Enterprise Messaging Systems, OpenShift, Oracle (Applications), Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, System Availability, Grafana, Software Troubleshooting, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Enterprise Integration, Apache Kafka, Splunk, Docker, Servicenow - **Published:** September 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us7598c3aeabaf5343c111ed8cf984bf10/eaa ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent practical experience * 6-8 years of experience supporting enterprise applications in complex production environments Talents Needed for Success: Core Technologies * Java/J2EE * Oracle, SQL, DB2 * IBM MQ, Kafka * Splunk, Grafana, AutoSys * ServiceNow and ITIL * Linux/Unix * AWS Required Experience * Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, including reliability, observability, automation, and incident prevention. * Experience supporting enterprise-scale, distributed applications in production environments. * Experience with cloud technologies and modern infrastructure platforms. * Understanding of messaging systems, middleware, and integration technologies (IBM MQ, Kafka, IIB, or similar). * Exposure to container platforms such as OpenShift, Kubernetes, or Docker. * Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Preferred skills * Kafka and event-driven architecture experience. * Mainframe exposure (JCL, batch processing, job monitoring). * Python or other scripting languages. * Financial Services, Capital Markets, or Securities Processing experience. * AI-driven automation or operational efficiency initiatives. * Enterprise integration and distributed processing platforms. ## Description As a Senior Application Support Engineer, you will help power DTCC's global financial markets infrastructure by ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) platforms that support cross-border equity and debt trade processing and settlement. Leveraging Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, you will support a portfolio of 40+ mission-critical applications across a modern ecosystem of AWS, OpenShift Container Platform (OCP), Kafka, IBM MQ, and distributed systems. You will play a key role in driving operational excellence, improving resiliency, reducing operational risk, and advancing automation across critical trade processing platforms. Working closely with globally distributed teams across Application Development, Infrastructure, Cloud, Network, and Operations, you will help deliver stable, scalable, and highly available services that support DTCC's mission-critical business functions. Your Primary Responsibilities: Production Reliability & Incident Management * Ensure the availability, stability, and performance of mission-critical applications. * Lead incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis (RCA) activities. * Drive preventative solutions that improve resiliency and reduce recurring issues. Operational Excellence & Resiliency * Support application recovery, failover, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity activities. * Maintain operational readiness across a portfolio of enterprise applications. * Support critical processing schedules and service-level commitments. Change, Release & Automation * Support application deployments, releases, and vendor upgrades. * Drive automation initiatives that improve efficiency and reduce operational risk. * Enhance monitoring, alerting, observability, and operational tooling. Collaboration & Governance * Partner with Development, Infrastructure, Cloud, Database, Network, Security, and Product teams to ensure platform reliability. * Support audit, risk, compliance, and operational control requirements. * Build strong partnerships across globally distributed teams to drive continuous improvement., 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., Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. Join athenahealth as a Senior Software Engineer on a… + 20 days ago, Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all. 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