Ansible Developer - Python

Title: Ansible Developer with Python

Location: Dallas United States

Job Description:

Job Identification: 211079

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Schedule: Full time

Salary Range: Associate-60,000-115,000-USD

Featured Opportunities: Yes

FLSA Status: Exempt

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high-quality information through activities that include development of essential, building infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

As a member of the Automation Enablement team, you'll be part of a dynamic and diverse group of technologists who are passionate, collaborative, and committed to excellence. Our team brings together a wide range of skills-from Terraform, Python, and Shell scripting to Ansible development and CI/CD pipeline enhancements using Groovy and Python. We work closely together, supporting one another to achieve shared goals.

We are currently embarking on an exciting multi-year transformation journey, and we're looking for top-tier software engineers to help shape the future. In this role, you will contribute to the development of a new automation enablement platform that supports the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Mandate program. This includes working on the Jenkins platform, which serves as the backbone for systems and applications across DTCC.

This position offers significant opportunities for growth and advancement, driven by your performance and contributions toward our organizational goals. If you're passionate about automation, eager to innovate, and ready to make a meaningful impact, we'd love to have you on this journey with us.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Platform Development & Support:

Design, develop, maintain, and support Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions and CI/CD pipelines that enable continuous integration, automated provisioning, and continuous delivery across both cloud and on-premises platforms.

• Stakeholder Collaboration:

Engage with stakeholders to define clear project objectives and requirements, establish priorities, communicate progress, provide demonstrations, resolve issues, and manage changes effectively.

• Tooling & Process Innovation:

Build tools and processes that reduce deployment friction, enhance developer productivity, mitigate risk, and accelerate time-to-market.

• Technical Expertise:

Develop subject matter expertise in one or more programming languages, vendor products, DTCC applications, data structures, and business domains.

• Framework & Standards Awareness:

Utilize development frameworks under the guidance of senior technical staff and ensure solutions align with established technology standards.

• Security Implementation:

Collaborate with senior engineers to implement secure solutions and execute test plans that validate security requirements.

• Code Quality & Documentation:

Write clean, self-documenting code following best practices in planning, design, deployment, and testing. Maintain comprehensive system documentation.

• Team Collaboration:

Work closely with Senior Automation Engineers and other technical contributors throughout the development lifecycle. Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

• Post-Deployment Support:

Provide ongoing maintenance and support for applications during the post-deployment phase.

• Risk Management:

Promote a culture of risk awareness by implementing and demonstrating processes that identify and mitigate risks.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Talent needed for success

• Configuration Management & Automation:

Hands-on experience with Ansible for automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.

• CI/CD Pipeline Development:

Strong knowledge of CI/CD practices, including enhancements and customizations of Jenkins pipelines using Python.

• Programming Expertise:

Extensive experience with Python and Java for backend and automation development.

• Scripting Proficiency:

Skilled in scripting languages such as JavaScript, Shell, and Bash for automation and system tasks.

• Software Development Lifecycle:

Experience in product lifecycle management and Agile-based delivery methodologies.

• CI/CD Tools & Processes:

Familiarity with tools such as Git/Bitbucket, Maven, Ant, Jenkins, and SonarQube.

• Agile Methodology:

Working knowledge of Agile frameworks and tools like JIRA for project tracking and collaboration.

• Cloud Deployment:

Proven understanding of cloud deployment models, particularly within private cloud environments.

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.