Senior Principal Infrastructure Architect (Backstage Platform)
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)2 months ago
Jersey City, NJ, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and implement an enterprise Developer Portal using Backstage.
- Build and maintain Backstage plugins, scaffolder templates, scaffolder actions, and workflow automation.
- Develop a blueprint orchestration layer integrated with enterprise systems.
- Integrate Backstage with Jenkins, Terraform, Vault, ArgoCD, GitHub or Bitbucket, infrastructure, CI/CD, and security tooling.
- Define software catalog structures, ownership models, taxonomy, metadata standards, lifecycle models, and blueprint concepts.
- Enable self-service environment provisioning and improve developer experience for application and platform teams.
- Implement RBAC, authentication, authorization, OAuth, SSO, and enterprise identity integrations.
- Drive API-first orchestration across platform services and reusable enterprise capabilities.
- Collaborate with platform, cloud, infrastructure, application, security, architecture, engineering, and operations teams.
- Establish best practices for platform engineering, internal developer portals, blueprint lifecycle management, and developer experience.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of relevant experience is required; the role also specifies a minimum of 7 years in software engineering, platform engineering, or related technology delivery.
- A bachelor’s degree is preferred, with equivalent experience accepted.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver production-ready platform capabilities with architecture, engineering, security, and operations teams.
- Hands-on experience with developer tooling, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, identity integration, API automation, and cloud-native platforms.
- Strong expertise in Backstage development and internal developer portal implementation.
- Experience building custom Backstage plugins, templates, scaffolder actions, and scaffolder workflows.
- Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React.
- Experience integrating Backstage with Jenkins, Terraform, TechRadar, GitHub or Bitbucket, Vault, ArgoCD, and related workflows.
- Understanding of developer self-service platforms, internal developer portals, platform engineering, API-driven orchestration, workflow automation, and reusable blueprints.
- Experience implementing RBAC and enterprise authentication patterns including OAuth and SSO.
- Preferred experience includes integrating Backstage with Kubernetes or OpenShift in AWS.
- Familiarity with platform engineering operating models, golden paths, paved roads, developer experience metrics, and complex enterprise governance requirements.
- Financial services experience is preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation including base pay and an annual incentive.
- Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location.
- Pension and retirement benefits.
- Paid time off, personal and family care, and other leaves of absence.
- Flexible hybrid work model with three days onsite and two days remote; onsite days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and a third team- or employee-specific day.
- Professional development investment and a supportive internal community.
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About Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) runs global post-trade market infrastructure, delivering clearing, settlement, securities depository, trade reporting, and data services for broker-dealers, banks, and asset managers. It provides these services through subsidiaries such as DTC, NSCC, FICC, and the Global Trade Repository, with revenue primarily from transaction and service fees. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, DTCC is industry-owned and privately held, serving markets across multiple regions.