Job Description
The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. As an Associate, you will join OCC’s Automation Testing Framework engineering team to support the development and maintenance of critical risk technology systems, focusing on writing clean Java code and enhancing automation testing framework features.
Responsibilities
- Write clean, maintainable Java code and with debugging and testing the new code
- Develop and enhance automation testing framework features, support testing teams to use the framework features
- Engage in code reviews and continuous improvement
- Support secure software delivery using SonarQube, Snyk, Sysdig, Veracode, and Black Duck
- Participate in CI/CD automation using Jenkins and containerization with Docker, Harness, and Rancher
- Support testing teams to resolve issues related to automation testing framework
- Contribute to design discussions and proof of concept efforts
- Be able to solve problems creatively, communicate effectively, and proactively engage in technical decisions to achieve objectives
- Be a team player and work well with business, technical and non-technical professionals in an agile environment
Skills
- 1+ years of professional software engineering experience with exposure to production systems, ideally including distributed systems, or backend microservice development
- Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps tools, Git, and testing frameworks
- Understanding of OOP, microservices, REST APIs, and Java 8+ features
- Understand Agile delivery models, including participation in sprint planning, code reviews, backlog refinement, and cross-team communication
- Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and a strong desire to learn fast; ability to ramp up quickly, absorb new technologies
- Solid Java programming fundamentals including object-oriented design, basic concurrency concepts, and some experience with Spring Boot
- Ability to write analytical SQL queries for relational database systems such as PostgreSQL
- [Required] BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required
- Experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Kafka Streaming, message queues is a plus
- Experience with APIs development, SQL databases, Data Storage, like S3
- Working knowledge of Kafka concepts including producers, consumers, and topics; familiarity with message serialization formats such as Protobuf or Avro, and interest in learning schema governance patterns
- Hands-on experience or familiarity with AWS services, especially S3
- Comfortable with Git version control workflows including branching strategies, pull requests, and code review; exposure to CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins or similar pipeline orchestration platforms
- Practical curiosity about AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, with readiness to use them for code generation, refactoring, unit tests, and documentation in a disciplined engineering environment
Benefits
- A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness.
- 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
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