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

Associate Principal, Security Systems

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Who We Are

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 

This position is responsible for driving forward and managing critical projects including the full lifecycle of the project delivery process and in working with OCC Management and cross team collaboration to provide technical guidance on how to fulfill required business objectives and security requirements.

This position will also be responsible for the administration of OCC PKI tools

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. Responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Manages full lifecycle of critical objectives from start to finish with minimal guidance.

• Works with professional services and consultant staff to cross train and upskill on new technologies.

• Assist in the full deployment of Dynamic Secrets utilizing Infrastructure as Code and development of guides and run books of all processes.

• Continue to support, grow, and assist development of static secrets management and cloud architecture.

• Build integration through Gemalto software for key issuance, retrieval, and lifecycle

Supervisory Responsibilities: • NA

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. • Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical, judgment and management skills.

• Ability to work with customers, internal management, and staff.

• Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations.

• Ability to effectively communicate in both formal and informal review settings with all levels of management.

• Ability to work with local and remote IT staff/management, vendors, and consultants.

• Ability to work independently and possess strong project management skills.

• Requires an in-depth knowledge of security controls and standards around Privileged Account Management including frameworks such as NIST.

• Ability to manage multiple intricate projects with strict deadlines while maintaining best in class work and without degrading security capabilities.

• Ability to functionally serve as Lead across multiple team threads of work and provide subject matter expertise in the required fields.

Technical Skills:

• Experience with CyberArk Privileged Account Management Solution

• Experience with HashiCorp Vault and deployment architecture requirements

• Moderate understanding of AWS architecture, services, and requirements.

• Willingness to train and learn both HashiCorp Coding Language as Terraform Coding and how to tie it into AWS JSON for Infrastructure as Code Deployments.

• Must have understanding of PKI best practices, infrastructure, and moderate understanding of cloud based PKI native services.

• Gemalto HSM – Understanding of both product in relation to being able to manage day to day operations and troubleshoot related issues with physical HSM’s

• KeySecure – Ability to build integration through Gemalto software for key issuance, retrieval, and lifecycle.

• Moderate Understanding of AWS KMS, particularly around security best practices, principles, and methodology.

• Understanding how to navigate the AWS Console and utilize both AWS CLI or AWS API for integration or management of KMS 

• Ability to drive progress on PKI detection including for misuse, common vulnerabilities, and potential cyber threats

• Minimal Experience or willingness to learn other Cloud Service Provider Key management software including Azure Key Vault and Google Cloud.

Education and/or Experience:  

• Five Years’ Experience with Privileged Account Management theory and processes.

• Five years of experience with leading PAM tools and solutions.

• One-year experience with AWS architecture and services.

Certificates or Licenses:

Certification in at least one or more of the following:

• CyberArk

• HashiCorp 

• CISSP

• Security+


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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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