Associate Principal Security Engineering

The OCC

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$122,900–$199,500 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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This role $161k
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This role pays less than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $150,742–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $161k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

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About The OCC

The OCC (Options Clearing Corporation) is the world''s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, acting as issuer and guarantor for options and futures contracts to promote stability and market integrity. Industry: Financial Clearing & Derivatives

The OCC currently has 28 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $122,900–$174,500 across 27 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Associate Principal Security Engineering

As an Associate Principal, Security Engineering, you will join the dynamic Security Engineering team to manage privileged access systems and enhance the organization's cybersecurity posture. You will provide 24x7 operational support for privileged management solutions like CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, and PKI while managing secrets lifecycles and implementing security as code principles. Your daily work involves troubleshooting bugs, performing system upgrades, and developing AI-based capabilities for faster detection and remediation of technical problems. The role requires expertise in scripting languages such as GoLang, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, and Terraform. You will also utilize tools like Jenkins and manage authentication systems including Active Directory, oAuth 2.0, OIDC, and AWS IAM. This position focuses on the critical domain of privileged access management and security architecture to ensure infrastructure integrity across both on-prem and cloud environments.

What you'll do

  • Provide 24x7 operational support for privileged management solutions including CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, and PKI systems.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of privileged access infrastructure, including patching, version control, and system upgrades.
  • Oversee secrets management and enforce security as code principles across the environment.
  • Develop and implement system enhancements to improve platform user experience and automated integrations.
  • Integrate AI technologies to accelerate the detection and remediation of technical problems.
  • Provide subject matter expertise on privileged access management architecture for both on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Perform engineering tasks using scripting languages such as GoLang, Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
  • Manage infrastructure deployments using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines.

What we're looking for

  • Knowledge of application authentication and authorization systems including Active Directory, oAuth 2.0, OIDC, AWS IAM, k8s, and Kerberos.
  • Working knowledge of the cloud ecosystem and CI/CD deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines.
  • Working knowledge of security architecture design and principles regarding confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
  • Expertise in providing operational and engineering support for HashiCorp Vault and CyberArk, ADCS, HSMs, or PKI.
  • Expertise in scripting languages including GoLang, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, and/or Terraform.
  • Knowledge of privileged access management methodologies and techniques for on-prem and Cloud implementation.
  • Experience in security operations, development, engineering, or architecture.
  • Experience supporting privileged access management and access controls programs.
  • Professional or personal experience using AI coding agents such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, or Gemini CLI (preferred).

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