CME Group · 12 hours ago
Staff Security Engineer - IAM
Chicago - 20 S. Wacker
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $214K/yr
5+ years expCME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, and they are seeking an experienced IAM Staff Engineer to support their new weekend trading capabilities. The primary focus of this role is to provide expert, hands-on support, troubleshooting, and recovery for mission-critical Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems while ensuring stability and high availability of the production environment.
FinanceFinancial ServicesMarketplaceStock Exchanges
Responsibilities
Provide advanced, hands-on troubleshooting, problem isolation, and rapid system recovery for critical IAM systems and related components
Lend timely support assistance for major incidents, participating in post-mortem analysis and implementing preventative measures
Take part in product upgrades depending on the situation and scope of the project, ensuring operational readiness
Perform in the on-call rotation and disaster recovery tests
Assist in our continuous improvement efforts to reduce repeated support calls and incidents
Proactively identify and automate existing manual tasks and processes to improve efficiency and stability
Research and implement security best practices across all supported platforms
Assist teams in identifying, safely storing, and retrieving their secrets in line with industry best practice and CME Standards
Develop processes, guidelines, and robust documentation for consumption by internal teams
Aiding information gathering for audits and overseeing documentation efforts
Qualification
Required
5 - 7 years of application support and experience with IAM services, tools, and solutions
Proven, hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting large-scale enterprise IAM solutions, specifically including Cloud SSO and CIAM Platforms, LDAP Directories & Active Directory, Privileged Access Management platforms, MFA solutions, and familiarity with hardware security keys
Experience with cloud computing strategies, concepts, and technologies, particularly with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) IAM primitives (e.g., Service Accounts, IAM Roles, Identity Platform)
Knowledge of container technologies, especially Kubernetes, as they relate to secrets management and identity access
Strong familiarity with Privileged Access Management, Identity Lifecycle Management, and Access Management (Federation / MFA / SSO)
Some development experience in one or more of the following: Linux shell scripting, PowerShell, Python, Chef & Terraform
Thorough knowledge of information security components, principles, practices, and procedures, particularly regarding IAM security systems and controls
Experience as an individual contributor on support and technical discussions in high-pressure situations
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and expert-level troubleshooting skills with high-level critical thinking
Ability to succinctly articulate complex technical issues to both technicians and business sponsors
Solid working knowledge of ITIL (problem and incident management) and applicable change and audit controls
Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment with the ability to establish relationships with external vendors
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent combination of education and related work experience
Certification or equivalent experience in a leading PAM enterprise platform
Preferred
Security certifications are a huge plus and highly desired, especially CISSP, Google Cloud Security Engineer (or Professional Cloud Security Engineer), or equivalent
Benefits
Annual target bonus opportunity
401(k)
Active pension plan
Highly competitive education reimbursement provisions
Paid time off
Mental health benefit
Company
CME Group
CME Group is a diverse derivatives marketplace that manages risk and capture opportunities.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1BKey Investors
Google
2021-11-04Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2002-12-06IPO
Leadership Team
Lynne Fitzpatrick
President and CFO
Julie Holzrichter
Chief Operating Officer
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