OCC - Options Clearing Corporation

Title: Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Software Development Test (SDET) Location: Chicago United States, 125 S Franklin Full time Job requisition id REQ-4642 Job Description: To be considered for this position, applications and resumes are accepted only through our careers site by directly applying to the posted job. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or sales solicitations from staffing agencies. Any OCC employee wishing to submit a referral must do so through their Workday account. Any resume submitted outside of an active job posting will not be considered for employment. What You'll Do: We are looking for an individual to join the Renaissance Integration and Testing team as Lead, Software Engineering: Software Development Test (SDET), to lead the manual and automated integration testing at the program level. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. - Specific duties and responsibilities include creating, maintaining and executing automation test plans, writing code against software platforms, estimating testing efforts, analyzing and communicating test results, defect tracking and participation in day to day test activities (functional, regression and integration), and contribute to the company's performance and scalability testing efforts - Contribute to our long-term vision and strategy for improved quality via automation - Develop, enhance and extend automation frameworks - Identify quality tasks during team sprint cycle and implement automation for new features - Analyze and communicate test results and defect tracking - Participate in performance and load test efforts - Assist in the planning, creation and control of the test environments and test data - Define test strategy, conduct requirements analysis for testability, identify scope, conduct risk and mitigation planning, configuration management planning, write master and detailed test plans for test planning and design - Participate in the review of test procedures and processes and provide recommendations for improvements to eliminate redundancies in testing and improve efficiency. - Support regression testing and introduction of required changes as new releases are introduced - Provide support for the Ovations systems including, but not limited to, research and resolution of system issues, user support, and scheduled activities - Build upon/maintain professional relationships with key colleagues and vendors to ensure that the services and solutions provided meet the current and future needs of OCC Supervisory Responsibilities: - None Qualifications: The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions. - [Required] Experience working in an Agile environment - [Required] Hands-on experience with design, develop and maintain testcases by utilizing leading industry standards tools and automation frameworks that can simulate complex multi-system scenarios - [Required]Experience working with two or more of the following: web/mobile application development, Unix/Linux environments transaction processing systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software systems development, security software development, public-cloud platforms - [Required] Strong testing experience which includes developing test plans, automate test cases, and working with test frameworks - [Required] Understanding of systems development life cycle (SDLC), including proven experience in implementing software applications Technical Skills: - [Required] Proficiency in any test management tool, test automation tools - [Required] Java based software development experience, fluent in object-oriented design, industry best practices, and architecture principles - [Required] Strong Automated testing framework experience using cucumber - [Required] API and high-volume data testing experience - [Preferred] Basic understanding of SQL DB , CDB using IBM DB2 and TRINO - [Preferred] Basic understanding of Kafka event - [Preferred]Streaming and event driven system experience a plus. - [Preferred]Message queuing and event sourcing tools like IBM MQ, AWS s3 - [Preferred]Clearing systems functional expertise and familiarity with technical offerings such as integrations and Core Connectors is preferred Education and/or Experience: - Required] BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience - [Required]Minimum of seven (3-7) years' experience working with manual and automation technologies as an expert with a clear understanding of core practices, processes, and terminology - [Preferred] Previous experience testing in Financial Services, Derivatives Clearing systems Certificates or Licenses: - None 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. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com. Benefits A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include: - A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work - Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education - Student Loan Repayment Assistance - Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely - Generous PTO and Parental leave - 401k Employer Match - Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information. Compensation - The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. - In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. - We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers - All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed. Salary Range $122,500.00 - $204,600.00 Incentive Range 8% to 15% 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. Step 1 When you find a position you're interested in, click the 'Apply' button. Please complete the application and attach your resume. Step 2 You will receive an email notification to confirm that we've received your application. Step 3 If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location. OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

• Responsible for monitoring the OCC production environment • Reviewing processes and procedures throughout the Production environment • Driving improvements throughout • Ensure Production runs efficiently • Act as a technical liaison to teams to ensure operational readiness • Document issues impacting the business • Follow best practices as per policy • Perform first-level Incident identification and resolution • Monitor applications and systems using OCC approved software • Escalate Production Incidents to Second-Level support • Support transmissions across SFTP/NDM • Provide first-level support for Production Installs, D/R and Industry tests • Maintain processing records and logs • Report and document any processing anomalies using OCC approved software • Identifies and diagnoses complex problems and factors affecting Production performance • Troubleshoot hardware and software problems

Title: Associate Principal, Database Administration Location: Dallas United States Job Description: - THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP* To be considered for this position, applications and resumes are accepted only through our careers site by directly applying to the posted job. We do not accept unsolicited resumes or sales solicitations from staffing agencies. Any OCC employee wishing to submit a referral must do so through their Workday account. Any resume submitted outside of an active job posting will not be considered for employment. What You'll Do: This role will design and maintain databases and database solutions that operate within prescribed resource limits and meet company standards. Participate in and contribute to all phases of systems development projects. Monitor and tune database and database application performance. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. - Assists with the design, implementation, and maintaining databases - Manage database performance and disk usage - Provides support in database access methods - Provides consultation support in database analysis, modeling, coding, and production problem resolution. - Develops maintenance, backup and recovery procedures and documentation - Participates in Disaster Recovery Drills - Provides Primary On-Call Support for production problems - Understands and supports corporate data standards - Recommends and assists with new DBMS and operational standards. - Participates in testing and in evaluations of new software and software release upgrades - Supports business studies, proposal teams and costing/feasibility studies - Prepares system documentation - Maintains metadata repositories - Other duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities: - None Qualifications: The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions. - [Required] 3+ years' experience as an associate DBA - [Required] Proficient in DML, DDL, and database utilities for at least two DBMS technologies - [Required] Proficient in all access methods of a DBMS as well as the underlying operating system access methods Technical Skills: - [Preferred] 3+ years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server - [Preferred] 1+ year Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins & CI/CD skills or enthusiastic to learn - [Preferred] 1+ year PostgreSQL or enthusiastic to learn Education and/or Experience: - [Required] bachelor s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Business - [Preferred] Related financial industry experiences Certificates or Licenses: - [Preferred] Microsoft Certified: Database Administrator Associate 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. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com. Benefits A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include: - A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work - Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education - Student Loan Repayment Assistance - Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely - Generous PTO and Parental leave - 401k Employer Match - Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision Compensation - The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. - In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. - We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. - All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed. Salary Range $112,000.00 - $152,500.00 Incentive Range 8% to 15% 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. OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Title: Senior Associate, Software Engineering: Software Development Test (SDET) Location: Chicago United States Hybrid time type Full time job requisition id REQ-4606 Job Description: What You'll Do: Responsible for gaining a thorough understanding of the new system or application to be tested. This individual must learn both the technical side of the system as well as understand what the business user expects. The SDET is responsible to design, develop and maintain new and existing automation frameworks, continued evaluation of test cases for inclusion in test regression, tests coverage and automation of newly implemented functionality, and development of tools to enable acceptance test efficiencies. The SDET will also work closely with Software Developers, Project Management and Customer Support to form and follow quality procedures, standards and specifications ensuring they are met and deliver the highest quality projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. - Implementation of test automation, responsibilities to automating manual test cases and designing automated test cases - Collaborating with others to deliver complex projects which may involve multiple systems - Continuously thinking about the next steps while improving yourself and others around you - Contribute to our long-term vision and strategy for improved quality via automation first approach - Develop, enhance and extend automation frameworks and test automation coverage - Identify quality tasks during team sprint cycle and implement automation for new features - Analyze and communicate test results and defect tracking - Assist in the planning, creation and control of the test environments and test data - Conduct requirements analysis for testability, identify scope, conduct risk and mitigation planning, configuration management planning, write master and detailed test plans for test planning and design. - Participate in the review of test procedures and processes and provide recommendations for improvements to eliminate redundancies in testing and improve efficiency. Supervisory Responsibilities: - None Qualifications: The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions. - [Required] Ability to apply test design techniques including Boundary value analysis, state transition testing, and data-driven testing in combination with combinatorial/pairwise methods" - [Required] Basic knowledge of a development lifecycle under Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies - [Required] Ability to manage small scale projects and ensuring team efficiency - [Required] Broad based knowledge of the Lifecyle development, change control management, test planning management - [Required] Strong analytical skills with potential to display methods of testing highly sophisticated systems, progressively diagnose system defects, and clearly communicate project constituents, key findings and learnings - [Required] Strong communication skills, written and oral, sound judgement and time management skills, ability to work effectively with clients (users), management and staff - [Required] Highly motivated self-starter with creative problem-solving skills - [Required] Ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced Agile environment - [Required] Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously - [Required] Experience working with two or more of the following: web/mobile application development, Unix/Linux environments, event driven systems, transaction processing systems, distributed and parallel systems, large software systems development, security software development, public-cloud platforms - [Required] Strong testing experience which includes developing test plans, automation of test cases, and working with test frameworks. Technical Skills: - [Required] Automated Testing framework experience (Cucumber, Selenium, Mocha/Chai, TestNG) - [Required] Relational databases and query tools. (SQL Server, Oracle and DB2) - [Required] Hands-on experience with writing automation test code and utilizing leading industry standards tools and frameworks that can simulate complex multi-system scenarios - [Required] Proficiency with automated testing types (Unit, Functional, Load, Security, Behavioral, Integration, Component, Contract and End to End) - [Required] Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite - [Required] Programming/Scripting Experience/knowledge in any one language (Java, VB script, Python) - [Preferred] Experience with working on cloud native applications as well as CI/CD tools (AWS, Jenkins, Rancher) Education and/or Experience: - [Required] Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and work experience - [Required] 3+ years of experience in system analysis and/or application testing role - [Preferred] Test management experience leading small to large projects and development of test plans - [Preferred] Prior work experience in the capital markets, derivatives, financial services industry Certificates or Licenses: - None Required 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 A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include: - A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work - Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education - Student Loan Repayment Assistance - Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely - Generous PTO and Parental leave - 401k Employer Match - Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision Compensation - The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. - In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. - We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. - All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed. Salary Range $86,500.00 - $148,700.00 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.

*****THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP*****What You'll Do: This role will design and maintain databases and database solutions that operate within prescribed resource limits and meet company standards. Participate in and contribute to all phases of systems development projects. Monitor and tune database and database application performance. Primary Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. - Assists with the design, implementation, and maintaining databases - Manage database performance and disk usage - Provides support in database access methods - Provides consultation support in database analysis, modeling, coding, and production problem resolution. - Develops maintenance, backup and recovery procedures and documentation - Participates in Disaster Recovery Drills - Provides Primary On-Call Support for production problems - Understands and supports corporate data standards - Recommends and assists with new DBMS and operational standards. - Participates in testing and in evaluations of new software and software release upgrades - Supports business studies, proposal teams and costing/feasibility studies - Prepares system documentation - Maintains metadata repositories - Other duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities: - None Qualifications: The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions. - [Required] 3+ years’ experience as an associate DBA - [Required] Proficient in Linux shell scripting - [Required] Proficient in DML, DDL, and database utilities for at least two DBMS technologies - [Required] Proficient in all access methods of a DBMS as well as the underlying operating system access methods Technical Skills: - [Preferred] 3+ years’ experience with Microsoft SQL Server OR DB2 LUW - [Preferred] 1+ year Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins & CI/CD skills or enthusiastic to learn - [Preferred] 1+ year PostgreSQL or enthusiastic to learn - [Preferred] Exposure to additional databases such as SQL Server is a plus Education and/or Experience: - [Required] bachelor s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Business - [Preferred] Related financial industry experiences Certificates or Licenses: - [Preferred] Microsoft Certified: Database Administrator Associate OR - [Preferred] IBM Certified Database Administrator - DB2 for Linux UNIX and Windows 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. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com. Benefits A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include: - A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work - Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education - Student Loan Repayment Assistance - Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely - Generous PTO and Parental leave - 401k Employer Match - Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information. Compensation - The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education. - In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. - We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers - All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed. Salary Range $112,000.00 - $152,500.00 Incentive Range 8% to 15% 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. Step 1 When you find a position you're interested in, click the 'Apply' button. Please complete the application and attach your resume. Step 2 You will receive an email notification to confirm that we've received your application. Step 3 If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location. For more information about OCC, please click here. OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

• Provide 24x7 operational support for the suite of privileged management solutions (e.g., CyberArk, Hashi, PKI), including implementing hot fixes, resolving bugs, troubleshooting issues, performing break-fixes, managing secrets lifecycle, and delivering end-user support. • Maintain robust operational integrity of privileged access management infrastructure throughout its lifecycle (e.g., patching, version control, system upgrades, alignment with OCC/Security standards, etc.). • Provide organizational subject matter expert on secrets management and privileged access management architecture, establishing and enforcing security as code principles throughout the environment. • Develop and implement system enhancements to improve platform user experience and automated integrations, while designing long-term solutions to address operational issues through innovative technologies including artificial intelligence for faster detection and remediation of functional and technical problems.