Top Cybersecurity Jobs in Chicago, IL

Supports risk-based internal audits of information technology and security environments. Evaluates management controls, regulatory and operational risks, technology implementations, cybersecurity practices, and change management. Identifies root causes, assesses exceptions, recommends improvements, prepares reports, and presents findings to engagement teams and management. The role also applies audit and risk frameworks, maintains knowledge of emerging financial-services risks, and leads or supports audits involving organizational change and technology initiatives.

Leads cyber incident response, security monitoring, alert tuning, digital forensics, and SOC process improvement. Oversees investigations, containment, evidence preservation, automation, SOAR/AI initiatives, and post-incident reviews. Requires advanced expertise with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and DLP tools, security incident lifecycle management, forensic investigations, threat analysis, and playbook development. The role requires seven years of security operations experience, shift work, and 24/7 on-call availability.

Leads and supports risk-based IT and security audits, evaluating controls, regulatory compliance, operational and strategic risks, and technology implementations. Identifies root causes, recommends improvements, prepares audit reports, and presents findings to management. Applies IIA, AICPA, COBIT, and NIST standards while partnering with business leaders and maintaining audit quality. The role requires at least five years of IT and security audit experience and may involve cybersecurity reviews and internal audits.

Supports IT and Security operational risk management through risk assessments, control evaluations, risk inventories, regulatory alignment, and governance reporting. Leads risk intake and enterprise assessments using NIST, COBIT, RSA Archer, JIRA, and ServiceNow. Develops AI governance protocols and risk registers, audits distributed ledger technology programs, and reviews IAM controls including RBAC, access reviews, and least-privilege policies. Collaborates with technology, compliance, legal, audit, and business stakeholders to improve ORM methodologies and resolve findings.

Manage and support privileged access management infrastructure, including HashiCorp Vault, CyberArk, PKI, and related systems. Provide operational support, troubleshooting, patching, upgrades, secrets lifecycle management, and user assistance. Design security architecture, enforce security-as-code practices, develop integrations and platform enhancements, and apply AI-based capabilities to improve detection and remediation. Collaborate cross-functionally to strengthen the organization’s cybersecurity posture.

The Associate Principal of Security Engineering will manage privileged access systems, implement AI-based security, and enhance security architecture while providing support and leadership in cybersecurity initiatives.

Provide 24x7 operational support and lifecycle management for privileged access systems (CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, PKI/HSMs). Implement AI-based security capabilities, maintain CI/CD/cloud integrations (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins), automate with scripting, troubleshoot incidents, apply security architecture principles, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve platform reliability and user experience.