The Options Clearing Corporation
Associate Principal, Security Assurance
Chicago - 125 S Franklin · Principal
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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The bottom of this range ($53,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $84,864. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $106,808 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Information Security Analysts" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Information Security Analysts (15-1212) · 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
- THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP***** To be considered for this position, applications and resumes are accepted only through our careers site by directly applying to the posted job.
- We do not accept unsolicited resumes or sales solicitations from staffing agencies.
- Any OCC employee wishing to submit a referral must do so through their Workday account.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Security Engineering & Technology Integration and Threat Intelligence teams to assess risk and set security requirements for new technology onboarding and PoCs
- Participate in Security review and oversight of configuration monitoring process for Windows and Linux platforms including review of compliance reports for new asset builds and operating system base images
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Strong understanding of information technology, risk management concepts, and analytics
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.
- Effective oral and written communication, analytical, judgment and collaboration skills.
- Analytical skills to successfully analyze, model, and present complex risk assessments
- Ability to work independently and effectively with local and remote OCC staff, management, vendors, and consultants while exercising sound judgment
- Possesses critical OCC values (i.e., fact based, collaborative, credibility/trust and judgment).
Skills
- Advanced understanding of information related frameworks and standards such as COBIT, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, ISO etc.
- Experience in security risk management principles and practices.
- Experience in working with regulatory frameworks and requirements relevant to OCC such as, Reg SCI, CFTC 99.18, etc.
- Experience working in ServiceNow, Tableau, Archer GRC, Jira, and Confluence
- Education and/or Experience:
- 5 years hands-on Information Security experience, preferably within previous work in Compliance, Audit, Risk Management, or Security.
- Certificates or Licenses:
- Professional network and/or security certifications are a plus, but not required (i.e., GIAC, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, AWS cloud computing)
- The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization.
- More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.
- A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness.
- Some of these components include:
Compensation
- The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
- In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
- We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers
- $116,100.00 - $158,300.00
- Incentive Range
Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
- 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
Company info
- 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.
- OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 19 exchanges and trading platforms.
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- OCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Visa & Work Authorization
- THIS POSITION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR VISA SPONSORSHIP***** To be considered for this position, applications and resumes are accepted only through our careers site by directly applying to the posted job.
This listing is sourced directly from The Options Clearing Corporation's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.