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
Director, Data Architecture, you will define and lead the enterprise data strategy, architecture roadmap, and governance framework that power business growth, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation. This highly visible leadership role will shape the future of data across the organization by driving modernization, enabling trusted data at scale, and influencing strategic technology investments.
This is a unique opportunity to lead enterprise-wide data transformation within a complex Financial Services environment. You will partner with senior leaders, influence strategic decisions, modernize critical data capabilities, and leave a lasting impact on the future of the business.
Your Primary Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the enterprise data architecture vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with business and regulatory objectives.
- Establish architecture standards, governance frameworks, reference architectures, and best practices that drive consistency, scalability, and innovation.
- Lead the design of modern data platforms, integration architectures, and data products that enable enterprise-wide analytics and decision-making.
- Partner with business, technology, risk, compliance, and product teams to align data initiatives with strategic priorities.
- Champion data governance, metadata management, data quality, lineage, and stewardship across the enterprise.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and guide platform modernization and investment decisions to support long-term business objectives.
Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Advanced degree preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Data Engineering, or related disciplines, including leadership experience within large-scale enterprise environments.
Talent Needed for Success - Deep expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, and DAMA-DMBOK.
- Proven experience designing and governing enterprise data architectures, reference architectures, and architecture standards.
- Strong expertise in modern cloud data platforms and architectures, including Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, AWS Redshift, or Google BigQuery.
- Experience designing scalable data integration solutions, including ETL/ELT, CDC, event-driven architectures, APIs, and Lakehouse platforms.
- Knowledge of Data Mesh, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), semantic modeling, and data product strategies.
- Deep understanding of Financial Services data domains, including Risk, Regulatory Reporting, Trade & Position, Payments, KYC, Reference Data, and General Ledger.
- Strong experience with architecture governance, documentation, and enterprise decision-making processes.
Leadership Capabilities - Shape the Future: Define and champion an enterprise data vision that drives innovation, transformation, and business growth.
- Influence at Scale: Align executive stakeholders around strategic priorities and measurable business outcomes.
- Lead Through Excellence: Establish governance, standards, and architecture practices that balance scalability, resilience, and innovation.
- Develop Talent: Build and mentor high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Create Lasting Impact: Deliver modern data capabilities that enable trusted insights and enterprise success.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience implementing enterprise-scale Data Governance, Data Quality, Metadata Management, and Data Lineage programs.
- Knowledge of Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi, and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions.
- Experience leading technology evaluations, vendor selection, and enterprise platform modernization initiatives.
- Financial Services experience within highly regulated 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.
About UsWith over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .
DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.
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About the TeamServes as a dedicated technology resource for advancing DTCC's business opportunities and providing industry thought leadership for leveraging new technology. The goal of this new department is to partner internally with IT, our business and regulatory divisions and externally with clients, regulators, and fintech vendors, to help build new platforms and business models to advance DTCC's mission to support the financial markets.
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