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This position will work closely with developers, QC and infrastructure teams to build out our in-house and cloud CI/CD pipelines so that developers can build and deploy application in a secure manner. This position will also maintain current DevOps tooling at TCH.\nAbout The Clearing House: The Clearing House (TCH) is a banking association and payments company that is owned by the largest commercial banks in the United States. TCH owns and operates the core payments system infrastructure in the US and is currently working to modernize that infrastructure by launching a new, ubiquitous, real-time payment system. TCH is the only private-sector ACH and wire operator in the US, clearing and settling nearly $2 trillion in US dollar payments each day, representing half of all commercial ACH and wire volume. 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The candidate will need to be detail oriented but also able to understand the overall environment (internally and externally) and interact with and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and external clients at all levels.\nThe candidate should be a strong team player. The ability to work effectively cross-organizationally and with external clients will be a key factor to success in this role.\nPerformance standards:\nComplete tasks and projects in a timely manner.\n\nDemonstrate high levels of professionalism and decorum.\n\nDemonstrate effective team work.\n\nAdhere to and support all Tech & Ops and TCH strategic goals.\n\nCommunicate effectively with internal personnel at all levels and with vendors and external clients.\n\nPhysical demands and work environment: Work is generally sedentary in nature. The working environment is generally favorable. 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