Senior Cyber Defense Engineer

Position Summary

This is a perfect opportunity for the right person to become a key part of a fresh, new team of cybersecurity professionals that are being assembled to execute a pivotal role in protecting and defending the nation’s critical infrastructure. The Senior Security Engineer Cyber Defense Engineering will be part of a team responsible for operating a highly important Cyber Defense function. This role encompasses the implementation and subsequent maturing of Cyber Defense solutions for CME’s Cryptographic Services Platform(s) within Cyber Defense Engineering – Global Information Security. This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for an individual who is looking for an opportunity in the Cyber Defense arena and wishes to grow within an organization.

Position Responsibilities

As a senior engineer whose role includes architecting solutions, you will be working with the enterprise and reference architects/engineers. Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Participate in the creation and execution of Cyber Defense solutions as directed by Cyber Defense management and in accordance with CME’s Cyber Defense Roadmap
• Manage projects according to project plans with a keen eye to objective delivery, cost adherence and minimizing risk
• Maintain industry awareness of: Cyber Defense product landscape, emerging and rising threat landscape and the latest/newest protocols/techniques/evolution in Cyber Security/Cyber Defense with a focus on Cryptographic technologies and emerging crypto patterns
• Create/document complete service designs including, but not limited to: technical requirement documents, proof of concept use cases, technology engineering documents, service operations guides, etc.
• Perform service transition to requisite service operations organizations and service consumers
• As subject matter expert, participate in 3rd-level support

Position Requirements

• 5+ years in IT Engineering and/or Cyber Security Engineering
• Solid working knowledge of ITIL (ITIL Certification preferred)
• A good understanding of industry security standards (ie: ISO27001/2, NIST Cyber Security Framework, etc.)
• Ability to multi-task
• Practical working knowledge of cloud technologies such as GCP, particularly Crypto implementations and deployment tools such as KCC, Terraform, Argo workflow
• Practical working knowledge of engineering, implementing, operating and supporting a cryptographic infrastructure consisting of such elements as: Enterprise Key Management System (EKMS), Hold Your Own Key (HYOK), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Hardware Security Modules (HSM), Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP), Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC), Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), Enterprise Digital Rights Management (EDRM), etc. for Data-at-Rest, Data-in-Transit and Data-in-Use
• Solid understanding of high availability, system resiliency, systems engineering and web technologies.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; must build strong relationships with partners (internally and externally)
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
• Proven execution capabilities; willingness to get hands dirty and do whatever it takes to ensure success; ability to work under pressure, owning and meeting critical deadlines

CME Group is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package for our employees that recognizes their contributions to the business and reflects our long-term investment in their future. The salary range for this role is $125,000-$208,400. Actual salary offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal employees (where relevant). Our compensation program also includes an annual target bonus opportunity for all employees, as well as the opportunity to become an owner in the company through our broad-based equity program. Through our Benefits program, we strive to offer flexibility, value and choice. From comprehensive health coverage, to a retirement package that includes both a 401(k) and an active Pension Plan, to highly competitive education reimbursement provisions, paid time off and a mental health benefit, CME Group offers a holistic Benefits package for our team and their dependents.

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