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Senior Associate Of Technology Operations

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. Please note, this position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. 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, Cloud, Linux / 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, documenting the issues impacting the business and following best practices are being adhered to.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities :

• 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, 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.

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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.

Benefits :

Salary Range $77,200.00 - $112,100.00 Incentive Range 6% to 10%

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.