Cboe Global Markets
Engineer, Application Security
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America · Mid
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$6,163 more — $109,013 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $109,013 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer Occupations, All Other" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer Occupations, All Other (15-1299) · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters.
- We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy.
Responsibilities
- Partner with engineering teams to improve security of containerized services running on Kubernetes
- Participate in secure design reviews and threat modeling for new features, services, and APIs
- Perform code-level security reviews and provide clear, actionable remediation guidance to developers
- Validate and triage security findings - distinguishing real risk from false positives and helping prioritize remediation based on impact
- Support incident response and post-incident reviews by helping analyze root causes and contributing to preventative fixes
- Hands-on software development experience, including building, testing, and deploying production services and comfort reading and modifying existing codebases
- Experience building and running Docker/OCI containers, with an understanding of container images, layers, and runtime behavior
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field
- Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g., Go, Java, C#, Python, Node.js) and experience with modern CI/CD workflows and Git-based development
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Skills
- About Cboe Global Markets
- Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge.
- Location Overview
- Cboe HQ is located in the historic Old Post Office district, it's a landmark that blends classic architecture with modern amenities.
Compensation
- Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
Company info
- Job Description: About Cboe Global Markets At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters.
- We are committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. #LI-AB This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- Salary Ranges (applicable for US locations only) At Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market‑informed total rewards program.
Equal opportunity
- We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any legally protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.
- We are committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected.
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Visa & Work Authorization
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
This listing is sourced directly from Cboe Global Markets's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.