Director, Security Engineering

Summary
As Director, Security, you will be involved and directly lead key areas of our critical projects related to Cloud Services across both AWS and Azure as well as our tool integration and security architectural reviews.
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.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
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
• Understand and be able to relay complex IaC, Cloud, and Application Security information as a subject matter expertise
• Provide senior level leadership to a broad team of engineers, consultants, and staff across the organization.
• Manage complex deliverables across security and information technology teams to ensure we meet our timelines, goals, and requirements.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Provide detailed status updates using industry tools such as Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow
• Develop staff to including training, mentorship, and functional alignment with our critical service delivery for Amazon Web Services, Azure, and security tool implementation
• Ensure teams are focused on prioritized work to enable our delivery of these key services

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 AWS and Azure security reference architecture
• Understanding of DevOps and DevSecOps including current industry leading services and systems
• Subject Matter Expertise on full development lifecycle processes, requirements, and security considerations
• Application security experience and understanding of code scanning, remediation processes, and capabilities

Technical Skills:

• Deep Understanding of cloud services (AWS / Azure)
• AWS Proficiencies
  • Lambda
  • Security Hub
  • Control Tower
  • AWS Networking Models
  • AWS Multi-Account Relationships
  • AWS IAM Roles, Policies, Permissions
  • AWS Authentication Mechanisms
  • AWS Network Firewall
  • AWS Firewall Manager
• Azure Proficiencies
  • Conditional Access
  • PIM - Privileged Identity Management
  • Multi-factor Authentication
  • Entra ID (Formerly Azure AD)
  • Azure Subscriptions and Permissions
  • Event Hub
  • Azure Security Policies
  • M365 Authentication
  • Azure AD Sync
• DevOps Proficiencies
  • Terraform / TFE
  • Hashi Vault
  • EKS / Kubernetes
  • Container Methodology
  • Service Mesh
  • Jenkins
  • Rancher
• Application Security Proficiencies
  • Blackduck
  • Veracode
  • Understanding of GitOps / Gitlab / Github
  • Deep understanding of CI/CD processes and methodologies

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.
Who We Are (must be included with each job posting)
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 2 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
Step 1
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Step 2
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Step 3
If you are called in for an interview, a representative from OCC will contact you to set up a date, time, and location.
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OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer