The Business Analyst will be a key member of the TCH Application Development team.  This position will work closely with the Product Management and Technology and Operations departments to collect, analyze, and document requirements for applications being developed or enhanced by The Clearing House.

The candidate will be responsible for documenting detailed functional and technical requirements, system documentation and user guides. S/he will also ensure that the resulting system or enhancement meets all requirements by assisting in the development of test cases and scripts. S/he will become a key subject matter expert on the functionality and operation of the system and assist in educating both internal and external users during the early stages of implementation.     

The Contract Manager will ensure consistent management of all proposals and contracts and manage all aspects of the administrative, financial, and operations of the asset portfolio; establish and maintain vendor relationships by serving as point of contact for contractual matters; will plan and manage assets according to the department’s needs and work to beneficially manage the portfolio to minimize risk.

The Contract Manager will be a strategically minded individual with strong interpersonal skills and extensive experience managing physical assets through the entire lifecycle.  Position includes providing guidance for an effective procurement function for the CREM department. The Contract Manager’s role in the contract development process requires close collaboration with various departments at The Clearing House including significant interaction with the contract management team.

The Clearing House (TCH) is a payments company transacting nearly $2 trillion (USD) in digital payments every day. As the operator of core payment systems for the US, TCH is modernizing our technology by launching a new, ubiquitous, real-time payment system. The RTP® network enables innovation for financial institutions of all sizes to offer enhanced digital payment services for corporate and retail consumers. As part of our modernization efforts, we are evaluating new technology platforms for innovation while ensuring the safety and soundness of the US financial system. Balancing resiliency and reliability with innovation is a key goal for our technology team.

We are currently seeking talented, self-motivated individuals to join our technology development team in either our downtown-NYC or our Winston-Salem, NC facilities. This individual will be trained in our mainframe technologies (ALGOL, COBOL) while also leveraging newer technologies (Java, Spring, etc.) to modernize our payment systems and  applications. As a key member of our development team, this role will help bridge the reliability of legacy platforms with the innovation in our distributed systems. Individual(s) selected for this role will be in the unique position  to understand and appreciate the strengths of the legacy payment systems while introducing new capabilities in this  fast-moving industry.

The responsibilities of this dynamic position include the development of new functionality, maintenance and testing of these key applications. Team members will employ a variety of legacy and modern programming languages to enhance  application functionality, working within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process alongside various Project  Management and Business Groups. As a first step, the candidate will receive in-depth training in the legacy mainframe environment. The candidate will work on development efforts of gradually increasing scope using standard programming practices, concepts and principles.

The Corporate Security Officer controls access to the facility, screens visitors and employees in an efficient manner in order to expedite their admittance to the facility. S/he monitors site for suspicious behavior, unlawful guests, safety hazards, inclement weather.  This vacancy is for the schedule of Thursday through Saturday, and alternating Wednesdays from 7pm to 7am.

The Database Manager role will provide day-to-day hands on Database Operations management, oversight and governance for key systems administration initiatives and ensure the integrity of the distributed platform hosting services for various critical payment applications.

The Client Implementation Director leads concurrent complex client onboarding projects. The role is accountable for implementing complex new business. This requires extensive liaising between all internal and external stakeholders to ensure all documentation and operational requirements are fulfilled prior to inception. Role is expected to act as a change leader to streamline processes and procedures related to client on-boarding.

Director, Information Security is responsible for managing Emerging Threat throughout the enterprise.  A key program within the Cyber Threat management will be the enhancement of the Insider Threat Management Program (ITMP).

The Director, Information Security will be responsible for developing, and executing the program strategy across the enterprise. This includes both long term strategy and objectives of a more tactical day-to-day nature. The ideal candidate will possess strong industry expertise in insider threat management, strong interpersonal skills and executive presence as well as the ability to develop program plans.

The Operations Director provides leadership to the Operations team to ensure transactions are processed with the highest level of quality and in a timely manner.

Innovation in payments is at the core of The Clearing House’s (TCH) 166 year history.  In this modern digital era, TCH is focused on driving sustainable innovation in banking and payments in partnership with the industry, highlighted by  the development of the first digital native payment system designed for the 21st century and beyond, RTP.

The innovation team at The Clearing House is responsible for working across the organization and industry to identify and foster new innovative concepts that help to propel the industry forward.  They are looking for a Director of Innovation to join this growing team. 

This role will be responsible for working with the VP of Product Innovation to ideate on new concepts, drive analysis on industry need and opportunity, validate concepts through Proof of Concepts and Pilots and work with the organization to drive a plan to implementation of approved ideas.  A qualified candidate will have a proven track record of driving strategy in the product space and have a strong background in business and data analysis.  They  should be familiar with the principles of design thinking and understand how to foster ideas with a diverse group of stakeholders.

Position will provide input to and assist in the ongoing development projects that will drive the success of RTP.  Responsibilities will include developing relationships with internal and external partners to coordinate and drive successful releases of RTP product suite with bank participants and vendors.  This will include creating and managing flow of release related information to RTP customers and vendor partners.  Based on availability, position may also assist with other TCH product development efforts.

This is an enterprise systems, distributed development position where the primary responsibilities of the SQL development team include: architecture and design of a multi-terabyte SQL environment with emphasis upon security, high availability, optimization, performance, tuning, and automation.

To develop assigned software project work on-schedule, with quality, in accordance with TCH standards and meets all requirements; to develop product maintenance assignments on-schedule, with quality, in accordance with TCH standards and meets all requirements; to provide 3rd level software support that is performed quickly and reliably; to work directly with and assist with the management of outsourcing vendor relationships, ensuring quality deliverables that are completed on time and in accordance with TCH standards.

The Clearing House has an opening for a Human Resources Assistant at its midtown New York office. The position will support the human resources team. Candidates should be self-motivated, extremely well-organized and detail-oriented, collegial and able to function under pressure and handle numerous tasks simultaneously. The position would be well-suited to a candidate who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is both quick and meticulous. S/he must be able to take initiative, prioritize with minimal supervision and work independently as well as part of a team.

Information Security (IS) group is looking for Information Security Risk Manager as a direct report to the VP, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for managing Information Security risks across the organization. The individual will perform risk assessments, and enhance the continuous information security risk monitoring program.

We are seeking strong, individually motivated candidates with a proven track record of understanding security controls and working across an organization to implement and validate controls.

The Clearing House is looking for an Innovation Designer to join our growing organization.  The Innovation Designer will report to the Vice President of Product Innovation and be part of a team who works both cross product and cross industry to help develop innovative concepts and services that are needed to enable financial institutions and their customers to succeed.

The ideal candidate will have a background in design thinking with a focus on visual, product and process design.  They will have spent time as part of a team developing new products or concepts with strong storytelling and writing skills.

Support current and implement new ClearPath MCP Software Series in a virtualized environment, such as VMWare, to maintain maximum performance and reliability.

The Middleware Specialist role will provide day-to-day hands on installing, managing, maintaining and supporting Middleware components, oversight and governance for key systems administration initiatives and ensure the integrity of the distributed platform hosting services for various critical payment applications. 

The Payments Training Specialist leverages his/her knowledge of the various payment channels used in the United States to support the financial institution members and corporate subscribers that belong to TCH Payments Authority.  In addition to providing ad-hoc member service and support, the Payments Training Specialist’s work will include the development and execution of consulting engagements contracted for completion as well as serve as a SME responsible for the development and delivery of education and other member benefits.

Individual must be able to take initiative, prioritize with minimal supervision and work independently, as well as part of a team. Individual should be able to handle cleaning duties of the office building and keep the external premise clean and orderly.  Must be able to work requested shift and handle responsibilities in a timely manner.

Work closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, and other Technical leads to aggregate business and technical requirements into quality TCH Systems and Services.  Create and implement a detailed and organized Performance Test Plan to ensure that all software developed or procured by TCH is thoroughly performance tested before going into production for reliability and for adherence to specifications and TCH standards.

The Clearing House (TCH) Systemic & Liquidity Risk Management (SLRM) group is responsible for performing simulation stress testing, model risk management, and monitoring of liquidity and systemic risk throughout the Clearing House Interbank Payment System (CHIPS) and Real Time Payments (RTP). The Director of SLRM also is responsible for enterprise risk data architecture, risk reporting, and data governance across the Risk Office, and this position will support that function. 

TCH is seeking a Risk Analytics and Reporting Analyst with analytical and modeling expertise to support the SLRM program. The position will primarily support the Systemic and Liquidity Risk Management within the context of CHIPS and RTP. Secondary support will include implementing enterprise risk data architecture, reporting, and data governance across Risk Office. Additional responsibilities will include supporting modeling, building predictive models, model validation, and calibration of model methodology.

The Clearing House (TCH) has launched the first new national payments system in over 40 years. The Real-time Payments system (RTP) allows customers of participating Banks and Credit Unions to send instant payments to any other person or business whose bank participates. The goal of the system is to ultimately provide access to instant payments to every financial institution and account holder in the US. To achieve this goal, significant enhancements and expansion of the system will occur over the next 3-5 years in order to support over 10,000 financial institutions.

This position is for a senior Java/Unix developer. The RTP Developers work closely with the Product Management, Operations and Technology Infrastructure departments as well as external clients and vendors to define and implement new features and capabilities.

The Security Infrastructure Engineer role will provide day-to-day hands on the TCH Security tools management, oversight and governance for key systems administration initiatives and ensure the integrity of the distributed platform hosting services for various critical  payment applications.

The Clearing House Association LLC is a 501(c)(6) entity dedicated to research, analysis, advocacy and litigation focused on the payment industry and payments-related issues.  The Senior Counsel of The Clearing House Association supports the execution of advocacy on payment-related issues that impact the operations of The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, an affiliate of the Association that operates the largest US private sector payment systems, or that effect large banking organizations and the financial sector more broadly.

The Sr. Distributed Systems Development Specialist will develop assigned software projects, develop product maintenance assignments and provide 3rd level software support. Additionally, the Sr. Development Specialist will work directly with and assist with the management of  outsourcing vendor relationships, ensuring quality deliverables that are completed on time and in accordance with TCH standards.

Position summary: The ServiceNow Administrator will be responsible for supporting ongoing business needs for ServiceNow configuration, implementation and support. This position will have a leadership role in all ServiceNow implementations and will be responsible for management, development, and delivery of application requirements. In addition, the position will be responsible for ServiceNow application governance and advanced customizations involving script development.

The Project Manager will provide day-to-day hands-on project management for various projects in support of infrastructure upgrades and application development. The Project Manager will have in-depth knowledge and experience with complex IT solutions, a proven track record of delivering projects on-time and within budget and serves as a key resource within the team to ensure overall success of the project deliverables.

To ensure technology is running as designed to deliver the product to the customer. To identify, log and resolve any issues. Candidate should be mature, self-motivated, extremely well-organized and detail-oriented, able to function under pressure and handle numerous tasks simultaneously. The position would be well-suited to a candidate who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is meticulous.  S/he must be able to take initiative, prioritize with minimal supervision and work independently, as well as part of a team.

The Technical Specialist will play a vital technical role in the technology team responsible for the TCH payment platform. This role covers a range of support functions associated with the day-to-day operations of a 24x7 high availability, high security financial transaction processing platform. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on experience with supporting a high availability, distributed online transaction processing applications using JAVA/JEE, WebSphere, Linus, REST/JSON, Web Api(s), DB2 (or other Relational Databases), ISO 20022, ISO 8583 or other financial messaging standards.

The Testing Analyst’s primary responsibilities include providing support for certification activities for all TCH internal and external customers.  This position manages the testing schedule and supporting customers with their testing activities.

The Clearing House Association LLC is a 501(c)(6) entity dedicated to research, analysis, advocacy and litigation focused on the payment industry and payments-related issues.  The Vice President of The Clearing House Association assists in the development, management and execution of policy, strategy and advocacy on payments-related issues that impact The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, an affiliate of the Association that operates the largest US private sector payment systems, or that effect large banking organizations and the financial sector more broadly.

The Vice President of Network Operations is responsible for 24/7 Data Center Operations, inclusive of mainframe and server operations, Customer Payment Systems support, management and monitoring of TCH production payment applications. This role also includes the managing and monitoring of payment systems settlements.

The Vice President of Quality Control supervises and manages a consistent program of quality assurance for The Clearing House (TCH).  The primary responsibility of this position is to oversee all qualification efforts to ensure testing efforts are delivered on-schedule, reliable, with quality and in accordance with TCH standards.  Meet all requirements by defining and delivering efficient, effective and reusable test strategies.  These strategies will support automation, functional and performance testing for both agile and waterfall development methodologies.