Senior Associate, Security Engineering

theocc; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan assistance

Technology stipend

PTO & parental leave

401k match

Health benefits

Job summary

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is seeking a Senior Associate in Security Engineering to strengthen our cybersecurity posture. You will manage privileged access systems, implement AI-based security capabilities, and help shape our security architecture to protect critical assets.

Responsibilities include 24x7 operational support for privileged management tools (e.g., CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault), lifecycle maintenance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams on secure solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with privileged access management and security operations.
• Knowledge of AI coding agents usage is a plus.
• Understanding of IAM and cloud security principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 operational support for privileged management tools and lifecycle.
• Maintain and upgrade privileged access infrastructure and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with engineers to implement secure system enhancements.

Skills

Authentication systems

Cloud CI/CD

Security architecture

Privileged access management

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

GoLang

Python

Job description

THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP

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.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide 24x7 operational support for the suite of privileged management solutions (e.g., CyberArk, 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Qualifications:

• 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 CyberArk Self-Hosted Components/Services (PSM, CPM, PVWA, CCP, CP, Vault, SCIM), HashiCorp 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, PowerShell, 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 central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.

Benefits

A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:

• A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
• Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance
• Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
• Generous PTO and Parental leave
• 401k Employer Match
• Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision