Associate Principal Security Engineering

The OCC

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Chicago, IL
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99 days ago
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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

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TL;DR · Associate Principal Security Engineering

As an Associate Principal, Security Engineering, you will join the 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 automated integrations using AI to accelerate detection and remediation. The role requires expertise in scripting languages such as GoLang, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, and Terraform. You will navigate a complex technical landscape involving Active Directory, oAuth 2.0, OIDC, AWS IAM, and Kubernetes. This position focuses on the critical domain of privileged access management and security architecture to protect essential assets through robust infrastructure integrity and advanced security capabilities.

What you'll do

  • Provide 24/7 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.
  • Perform technical tasks such as implementing hot fixes, resolving bugs, and troubleshooting complex issues.
  • Manage secrets lifecycles and serve as a subject matter expert on privileged access management architecture.
  • Enforce security as code principles throughout the organization's environment.
  • Develop and implement system enhancements to improve platform user experience and automated integrations.
  • Integrate artificial intelligence technologies to accelerate the detection and remediation of technical problems.

What we're looking for

  • Knowledge of application authentication and authorization systems including Active Directory, oAuth 2.0, OIDC, AWS IAM, and Kerberos.
  • Working knowledge of the cloud ecosystem and CI/CD deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines.
  • Working knowledge of security architecture design principles regarding confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
  • Expertise in providing operational and engineering support for CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, ADCS, HSMs, or PKI.
  • Expertise in scripting and developing with GoLang, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, or Terraform.
  • Knowledge of privileged access management methodologies for both on-prem and cloud implementations.
  • Experience in security operations, development, engineering, or architecture disciplines.
  • Experience supporting privileged access management and access controls programs.

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