Senior DevSecOps Engineer in Mundelein

Energy Jobline ZR; Mundelein (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

FIA Tech in the United States is seeking a Senior DevSecOps Engineer to be a core contributor to security and cloud platforms. You will implement scalable security practices, lead critical reviews, and partner with TechOps to raise the bar on secure software engineering across the organization.

The role focuses on enterprise-wide security, multi-region SaaS platforms, IAM governance, and zero-trust architectures, with mentoring responsibilities and opportunities to influence engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of engineering experience in DevSecOps.
• Experience implementing and scaling security in enterprise environments.
• Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and optimize security of an enterprise-wide, multi-region SaaS platform, IAM governance strategies, and zero-trust cloud architectures.
• Maintain and evolve security platform enabling secure, compliant workloads.
• Implement and manage enterprise compliance frameworks using Policy-as-Code tools such as Open Policy Agent (OPA) or Kyverno across infrastructure and Kubernetes environments.
• Champion a security-first culture across engineering teams and conduct architectural reviews for core services.
• Remediate security gaps, executing risk-based vulnerability management based on threats and tooling.
• Partner with compliance and security teams to support accreditation across industry security standards.

Skills

DevSecOps

Security leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Security concepts

Tools

Kubernetes

OPA/Kyverno

Job description

About FIA Tech

FIA Tech is the leading technology provider for exchange‑traded derivatives, serving the global network of brokers, FCMs, buy-side firms, and market infrastructure providers. Through platforms such as Atlantis, Databank, Docs, and the Trade Data Network (TDN), FIA Tech streamlines post-trade operations, data workflows, and industry collaboration.

As the listed derivatives marketplace becomes increasingly interconnected, FIA Tech is expanding its ecosystem of partners to ensure our platforms, especially TDN, are embedded in the core systems and operational workflows used across the industry.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior DevSecOps Engineer to serve as a core contributor to both our security platform and our cloud platform. Operating as a high-impact engineer, you will partner with the Technology Operations team to implement and scale the standards, frameworks, and secure software engineering practices across the organization. You will work closely with TechOps leadership to execute solutions for complex technical challenges at scale and drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and optimize security of an enterprise-wide, multi-region SaaS platform, IAM governance strategies, and zero-trust cloud architectures.
• Maintain and evolve security platform that abstracts complex security operations, allowing developers to deploy secure, compliant workloads seamlessly.
• Implement and manage enterprise compliance frameworks utilizing Policy-as-Code tooling such as Open Policy Agent (OPA) or Kyverno across infrastructure and Kubernetes environments.
• Champion a security-first culture across engineering teams and conduct architectural reviews for core services.
• Remediate security gaps, executing risk-based vulnerability management based on emerging threats, solutions, and tooling across the industry.
• Partner with compliance and security teams to support accreditation across multiple industry security standards and customer security expectations.

Desired Attributes

• Experience: 5–8 years of engineering experience, with a proven track record of implementing and scaling DevSecOps practices in an enterprise environment.
• Scale Expertise: Deep proficiency in large-scale distributed systems, multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments, and enterprise Kubernetes topologies.
• Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers, collaborate across functional teams, and translate complex technical security concepts into actionable guidance for developers.

Compensation: $150,000-$170,000 base salary + bonus