Senior Associate, Security Engineering

## Senior Associate, Security Engineering Apply locations:
Chicago - 125 S Franklin time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
REQ-4776#
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***** What You'll Do:
** Join our dynamic Security Engineering team as a Senior Associate and make a significant impact on our organization's cybersecurity posture. In this role, you'll manage privileged access systems that protect our most critical assets, implement AI-based security capabilities, and help shape our security architecture. This position offers excellent growth opportunities as you'll work with best-in-class technologies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex security challenges.

If you're passionate about cybersecurity and seeking a role where your expertise directly strengthens organizational resilience, this is an ideal next step for your career.
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* Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.
* Provide 24x7 operational support for the suite of privileged management solutions (e.g., Cyber Ark, Hashi, PKI), including implementing hot fixes, resolving bugs, troubleshooting issues, performing break-fixes, managing secrets lifecycle, and delivering end-user support.
* Support the operational integrity of privileged access management infrastructure throughout its lifecycle (e.g., patching, version control, system upgrades, alignment with OCC/Security standards, etc.), escalating complex architectural or design issues to senior engineering staff as needed.
* Assist in implementing system enhancements to improve platform user experience and automated integrations, and contribute to troubleshooting and remediation of functional and technical problems under the guidance of senior team members.
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* Supervisory Responsibilities:

*** None
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* Qualifications:

** The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
* Knowledge of application authentication and authorization systems (i.e., Active Directory, oAuth 2.0, OIDC, AWS IAM, App Role, k8s, LDAPS, Kerberos, Certificate)
* Working knowledge of the cloud ecosystem and CI/CD deployments with Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins pipelines.
* Working knowledge of security architecture principles including confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
** Technical

Skills:

*** Hands-on experience providing operational support for one or more of the following:
All Cyber Ark Self-Hosted Components/Services (PSM, CPM, PVWA, CCP, CP, Vault, SCIM), Hashi Corp Vault Self-Hosted, Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), HSMs, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
* Working proficiency in one or more scripting/automation languages such as GoLang, Bash, Python, Power Shell, Ansible, and/or Terraform.
* General understanding of privileged access management methodologies for on-prem and cloud implementations.
** Education and/or

Experience:

*** Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: 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.
** Certificates or Licenses:
*** None required
** About Us
** The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides…