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# Platform Engineering Senior Associate

- **Company:** The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
- **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Complex Networks, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Middleware, Internet Hosting Service, Routing, OAuth, OpenShift, Performance Tuning, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Systems Integration, Private Cloud Environment, Data Logging, Scripting, Load Balancing, System Availability, Software Security, Reliability of Systems, Apigee, Git, Containerization, Kubernetes, Performance Monitor, Bitbucket, Api Design, Api Gateway, Terraform, Software Version Control, Api Management, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://ebxr.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/requisitions/preview/215112

## About the Role

* Minimum of 8 years of related experience
 * Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

 * 8+ years of related experience in API platforms, distributed systems, or infrastructure engineering
 * API Gateway & Platform Expertise: Apigee Edge/Apigee Hybrid/Apigee Private Cloud, API security (OAuth, mTLS), routing, and API lifecycle management.
 * Version Control & CI/CD: Git, Bitbucket; Jenkins or similar CI/CD automation tools.
 * Infrastructure & IaC: Linux (RHEL), Chef, Terraform, Ansible, Shell/Python scripting.
 * Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift.
 * Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure for API hosting, networking, and platform integration.
 * Observability & Operations: Monitoring/logging tools, performance tuning, debugging distributed systems, and participating in DR exercises.
 * Networking & Middleware: Understanding of proxies, load balancers, TLS/mTLS, and enterprise middleware patterns.

## Description

The Systems Engineering family is responsible for the entire technical effort to evolve and verify solutions that satisfy client needs. The primary focus is centered on reducing risk and improving the efficiency, performance, stability, security, and quality of all systems and platforms. The Platform Hosting & Engineering role specializes in the development, implementation, and support of all distributed, mainframe, and network hosting services across the firm. Responsible for the installation, configuration, programming, and support of operating systems, complex networks, and distributed environments, deploying solutions to increase overall system reliability across the firm., * Assist the API Platform Team with setup, deployment, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting across the Apigee Private Cloud platform, Apigee Hybrid platform, and supporting API infrastructure.

 * Provide technical guidance on API architecture, gateway best practices, and platform usage patterns.
 * Partner with cross-functional engineering, infrastructure, operations, and security teams to resolve platform issues and support API onboarding.
 * Interpret and prioritize ongoing engineering requests from development teams and translate them into actionable platform tasks or enhancements.
 * Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, stability, and security of the Apigee platform through proactive monitoring and operational best practices.
 * Contribute to architecture diagrams, operational runbooks, platform documentation, and knowledge-sharing materials.
 * Support lifecycle management, including patching, upgrades, component refreshes, and configuration governance.
 * Execute and deliver multiple concurrent initiatives in an Agile delivery framework while maintaining high quality and reliability standards.
 * Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) planning, testing, validation, and documentation for Apigee and related components.
 * Follow ITIL-aligned change, incident, and problem management processes to ensure operational consistency.
 * Demonstrate ownership, accountability, and a results-driven mindset in supporting and advancing the platform.