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What You'll Do:

We're seeking a skilled Lead Associate Principal to design, support, and automate our Directory and Certificate Services environment. In this role, you'll provide operational support for existing systems while designing solutions that enhance our security posture and support future services.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

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

•  Administer Windows Server and directory services environments

•  Work with enterprise certificate services and PKI infrastructure

•  Oversee Azure Cloud identity services

•  Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities

•  Develop automation through PowerShell scripting

•  Plan for technology lifecycle management and EOL systems

•  Manage vendor relationships, licenses, and contracts

•  Adhere to change management requirements

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.

• [Required] Clear written and verbal communication skills

• [Required] Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills

• [Required] Solution oriented approach to problem solving

• [Required] Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

• [Preferred] Knowledge of certificate lifecycle management using Venafi

• [Preferred] Familiarity with certificate discovery, monitoring, and renewal processes

• [Preferred] Understanding of machine identity management principles

Technical Skills:

• [Required] Strong experience supporting Windows Server environments (2016, 2019, 2022)

• [Required] Experience with Azure Cloud tenant administration and Entra ID identity management

• [Required] PowerShell scripting knowledge

• [Required] Experience working in a VMWare environment with Windows 10 clients

• [Preferred] Experience with Venafi integrations with cloud platforms (particularly Azure)

• [Preferred] Experience with Venafi's automation capabilities and integration with Microsoft PKI

• [Preferred] Experience implementing or administering Venafi Trust Protection Platform (TPP)

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

• [Required] 5+ years of experience in Windows enterprise systems administration

• [Required] Minimum 3 years' experience supporting enterprise Active Directory environment (AD Trust, Test/Dev Environments, LDAPS, GPO)

Certificates or Licenses:

• [Preferred] Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

• [Preferred] Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

• [Preferred] Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert

• [Preferred] Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

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.

Benefits

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
• 401k Employe