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JOB DESCRIPTION
About our Internship Program:
The Summer Internship Program is a unique and challenging 10-week experience for diverse, talented, high-performing individuals interested in different aspects of the financial and technology industry. Contingent upon business needs, performance and completion of degree, our internship serves as a pipeline to our full-time early-career program EDGE.
What to expect as a DTCC Intern:
IT Departments Overview:
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?
About our Internship Program:
The Summer Internship Program is a unique and challenging 10-week experience for diverse, talented, high-performing individuals interested in different aspects of the financial and technology industry. Contingent upon business needs, performance and completion of degree, our internship serves as a pipeline to our full-time early-career program EDGE.
What to expect as a DTCC Intern:
- Access to senior leaders
- Workshops for skill-building and career development
- Participation in employee resource groups
- Team volunteering with local charities
- A sense of community
- Assigned a mentor throughout the summer
- 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 :
IT Departments Overview:
- Enterprise Product & Platform Engineering (EPPE) Infrastructure develops and manages platforms that support core IT systems. EPPE enables business outcomes, drives innovation, and boosts operational resilience by shifting from manual infrastructure delivery to a modern, automated, code-driven approach focused on Infrastructure as Code (IaC), self-service, and platform engineering. The division is organised into specialised departments that collaborate to maintain a unified and robust infrastructure ecosystem.
- Infrastructure Enablement: This includes automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), management of shared services and tools, development support, and change/release management.
- Cloud Platforms & Engineering: Design and manage public/private clouds, containers, virtualization, backup, and AI/BI platform operations.
- Network Engineering: Architecture, operations, instrumentation, telecom provisioning.
- Data Engineering: Database engineering on DB2, SQL, Oracle, and Aurora; data operations and platform support.
- Mainframe Engineering, Resiliency & Infrastructure Testing: Involves mainframe operating system, security, storage, and communications engineering; disaster recovery, cyber recovery, and operational resilience; as well as infrastructure testing and extended run operations.
- Enterprise Production Stability: Oversight of incident and problem management across multiple regions, strategic data center operations, capacity planning, and command center management.
- Application Development builds and maintains systems for financial market infrastructure, focusing on secure and scalable post-trade applications. They support clearing, settlement, asset servicing, and data reporting worldwide, ensuring compliance and resilience. The AD teams include Software Developers, DevOps Engineers, and QA/Test Engineers.
- IT FinSight Delivery: Network connectivity (including relevant firewalls), overall infrastructure availability (servers, databases, NFS mounts, etc.), interconnectedness of applications, application code, application performance, external connectivity, as well as monitoring and alerting.
- WRAFT Delivery: Wealth Management Services, Fixed Income (FICC), Asset Services, Repository & Derivative Services (RDS), as well as Business, Governance, and Application Support.
- Technology Research & Innovation (TRI) at DTCC leads enterprise-wide AI efforts by collaborating across business areas for responsible integration. TRI pilots and assesses emerging technologies, supports digital assets through Launchpad and web3 infrastructure, engages in industry events and partnerships, and contributes thought leadership.
- AI: Oversees organization-wide initiatives, tools like Insight IQ, and platforms supporting experimentation.
- Digital Assets & Web3: Develops financial infrastructure and projects such as the Launchpad and Collateral Industry Pilot.
- Emerging Technology: Evaluates tools and innovation in quantum computing, cryptography, and strategic technology projects.
- Open Innovation: Fosters collaboration through hackathons, academic partnerships, and internal professional development.
- Architecture and Enterprise Services (AES) provides the models, governance, and practices essential for defining, planning, and managing Business and IT capabilities. The department is committed to reducing risk and increasing operational efficiency across the organization.
- Enterprise Architecture Governance: Oversees ITAES procedures, standards, and policies to ensure consistent architectural practices.
- Application and Platform Architecture: Offers consultative services for application design and development, while managing enterprise architecture standards and governance.
- Corporate and Common Services (CCS): Delivers foundational IT services that support the development and operation of DTCC’s business applications.
- Cybersecurity Architecture: Designs secure architectural solutions and publishes reusable security patterns to strengthen information security.
- Data Architecture and Analytics: Simplifies DTCC’s data environment by establishing enterprise-level standards and best practices for data governance and delivery.
- Digital Services and Governance: Enhances digital customer experience through intuitive interfaces, proactive support, and strengthened governance.
- IT Business Management & Operations (BMO): Manages IT system delivery processes, performance metrics, and provides business and operational support.
- Client & Messaging Technologies: Supports enterprise frameworks including Middleware, Messaging, Web Platforms, FIX, and SWIFT through secure and scalable infrastructure.
- Your Primary Responsibilities :
- Participate in the analysis of project requirements and development of technical specifications.
- Assist in procedural and code documentation for assigned projects.
- Develop and test code for existing or proposed business applications.
- Perform troubleshooting of applications.
- NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above.*
- Candidates must be working towards a bachelor’s degree in the following curriculums: Business, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, Business & Technology Management or related major
- Candidates must have authorization to work permanently in the US without the need for sponsorship (now or in the future)
- Candidates must have minimum of a 3.2 GPA to be considered
- Must demonstrate superior analytical and communication skills
- Strong interest in the financial services industry, with previous internship experience a plus
- Good written & oral communication skills
- Motivated self-starter
- Ability to grasp new concepts
- Proficient computer and technical skills
- Ability to work within a team environment