OCC
We clear and settle trades for the options industry.
Chicago, IL
Hybrid

Director, Security Operations and Engineering

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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.

What We Offer

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 3 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

Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Summary

As Director, Security Systems, you will perform a range of activities required to ensure OCC’s critical projects, goals, and security requirements are met. This position will encompass a range of security objects, teams, and products including Privileged Account Management, Public Key Infrastructure, and Cloud Services.

The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, be motivated to collaborate with stakeholders across Security and IT teams and keep current on regulatory/compliance demands on our company (e.g. CIS, NIST, etc).

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

  • Provide expert knowledge to the organization and stakeholders regarding the status, goals, functionality, and progression of Security Objectives
  • Recommend hardware/software technologies in support of application and/or architecture requirements.
  • Provide senior level leadership to a broad team of engineers, consultants, and staff across the organization.
  • Manage expectations and deliverables independently for the teams to including audit discovery and remediation, project timelines, and resource delegation.
  • Ensure proper documentation and alignment with key compliance objectives.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Provide reporting to executive leadership
  • Develop staff to including training, mentorship, and functional alignment with employee career goals
  • Ensure that timely progress goals are discussed with the team and that employees are prioritized to ensure OCC retains top tier talent.

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.

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.

  • Good consultative, communication, team player and analytical skills are a must, as you will be regularly interacting between various teams.
  • Relevant experience managing multiple teams across different technology spectrums.
  • Self-motivated to remain informed on current and emerging trends and security best practices
  • Ability to work within a fast-paced environment with short timelines and work well under pressure.
  • Understanding of Privileged Account Management ideologies and have some experience with key industry toolsets.
  • Understanding of Public Key Infrastructure and Cloud Based Technologies
  • Strong architectural understanding of security landscape and trending technologies

Technical Skills:

  •  Understanding and experience utilizing Cloud Services and Architecture (AWS / Azure)
  • Ability to learn and review Infrastructure as code (Terraform / Hashi Vault)
  • Experience with encryption technologies and products (Key Management / Certificate Management)
  • Exposure to IAM and PAM services and applications (CyberArk / ForgeRock / Sailpoint)

Education and/or Experience:

  • Advanced degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, etc.) and relevant IT systems experience in PKI, or equivalent combination of education and experience required

Certificates or Licenses:

  • CISSP, Cloud Based Certifications and PKI Foundational certifications are a strong plus.

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What are OCC Perks + Benefits

OCC Benefits Overview

Educational Assistance and Student Debt Forgiveness, 12-week paid parental leave, BYOD program with technology stipend up to $2,000 every three years, $35 per month pay to offset costs of mobile data plans. Open offices, online health coaching.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Each year, OCC employees select a locally-based charitable organization for each of our three offices (Chicago, Dallas and Washington, D.C.). We offer multiple opportunities to get involved.
Partners with nonprofits
OCC Partners with local organizations in Dallas, Chicago and DC to raise funds and support their missions. Employees select the charity and are eligible for up to 8 hours of paid time to volunteer.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
OCC provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes Flexible start and end times.
Remote work program
2 days per week work from home program
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
HSA or FSA accounts available for those enrolled in medical plans.
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Includes back-up child or elder care along with other wellness programs.
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
OCC provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan managed by Fidelity. We match 50% of contributions up to 12% of an employee's annual gross pay.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
12-week paid parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
OCC employees receive between 22 and 32 days per year of paid time off based on years of service.
Paid volunteer time
Sabbatical
Eligible employees get 30 days of paid sabbatical after their first 10 years of working at the company.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
OCC Offers pre-tax commuter benefits for employees in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Relocation assistance
OCC offers relocation assistance which varies based on the position level and location.
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
OCC offers employees professional development opportunities including onsite training courses and the ability to attend job related certification courses, conferences and seminars.
Tuition reimbursement
Our tuition reimbursement plan offers an annual max of $10000.
Lunch and learns
OCC hosts leadership lunches on a regular basis so you can learn about your colleagues and their unique backgrounds.
Promote from within
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Employees are strongly encouraged to stay current in relevant technologies and supports certification programs.

Additional Perks + Benefits

We were recently recognized as one of LinkedIn's Top Company in Financial Services! Take a look at our blog post here: https://www.theocc.com/newsroom/press-releases/2022/06-23-linkedin-list…

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