Lead Associate Principal, Security Engineering

Options Clearing Corporation
Chicago, Illinois 60290 United States  View Map
Posted: Jun 03, 2026
  • Full Time
  • Federal Government
  • Summary

    Lead Associate Principal Security Engineering

    Join our dynamic Security Engineering team as a Lead Associate Principal 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:

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

    • 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.
    • Maintain robust operational integrity of privileged access management infrastructure throughout its lifecycle (e.g., patching, version control, system upgrades, alignment with OCC/Security standards, etc.). Provide organizational subject matter expert on secrets management and privileged access management architecture, establishing and enforcing security as code principles throughout the environment.
    • Develop and implement system enhancements to improve platform user experience and automated integrations, while designing long-term solutions to address operational issues through innovative technologies including artificial intelligence for faster detection and remediation of functional and technical problems.

    Supervisory Responsibilities:

    None

    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.

    • Advanced 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 design and principles including confidentiality, integrity and availability.

    Technical Skills:

    • Expertise in providing operational and engineering support for one or more of the following: CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), HSMs, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
    • Expertise in scripting languages and developing in one or more of the following languages GoLang, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, and/or Terraform.
    • Expert level knowledge of privileged access management methodologies and techniques for on-prem and Cloud implementation.

    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:

    • NA
  • Job Description

    Lead Associate Principal Security Engineering

    Join our dynamic Security Engineering team as a Lead Associate Principal 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:

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

    • 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.
    • Maintain robust operational integrity of privileged access management infrastructure throughout its lifecycle (e.g., patching, version control, system upgrades, alignment with OCC/Security standards, etc.). Provide organizational subject matter expert on secrets management and privileged access management architecture, establishing and enforcing security as code principles throughout the environment.
    • Develop and implement system enhancements to improve platform user experience and automated integrations, while designing long-term solutions to address operational issues through innovative technologies including artificial intelligence for faster detection and remediation of functional and technical problems.

    Supervisory Responsibilities:

    None

    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.

    • Advanced 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 design and principles including confidentiality, integrity and availability.

    Technical Skills:

    • Expertise in providing operational and engineering support for one or more of the following: CyberArk, HashiCorp Vault, Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), HSMs, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
    • Expertise in scripting languages and developing in one or more of the following languages GoLang, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, and/or Terraform.
    • Expert level knowledge of privileged access management methodologies and techniques for on-prem and Cloud implementation.

    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:

    • NA
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