Sr Info Security Engineer

CBOE is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to manage, deploy, and configure a range of security technologies and deliver end-to-end protection across business environments. This role designs, tunes, automates, and governs security solutions with near-complete autonomy, while partnering across teams on audits, incident response, and lifecycle integration.

Location: Kansas City, MO (onsite)
Compensation: $119,000-$154,000 base salary (US locations only)
Experience: Minimum 5 years

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert recommendations and best practices to security managers, technical managers, and stakeholders, including legal and regulatory teams.
• Design, implement, and govern comprehensive security solutions across multiple platforms using a variety of security tools, programming languages, and services.
• Develop, implement, and monitor security capabilities with minimal supervision.
• Automate repetitive security operations tasks to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Normalize and integrate diverse technologies to streamline analysis and response workflows.
• Document, educate, and mentor team members on complex security products and services.
• Identify and assess risks in the organization’s security posture and recommend potential solutions.
• Innovate and create new methodologies to resolve existing production security issues.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their relevance and potential impact.
• Continuously assess and test the effectiveness of security controls and recommend improvements.
• Serve as a senior technical resource for guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security into development lifecycle and operational processes.
• Support security assessments and audits, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Assist with escalated incident response activities, including containment, investigation, and recovery.
• Stay current with industry trends, security standards, and best practices to defend against evolving threats.

Requirements

• Proven senior-level information security experience (minimum 5 years), or 3 years information security experience with an additional 2-3 years of IT experience (System Administration, Network Administration) with a strong focus on engineering and operations.
• Experience and knowledge of current security technologies: Databahn, NXlog, Google Secops, Bindplane, ProofPoint.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation for security operations.
• Experience with Linux/Unix and Windows administration, including Active Directory (AD) and EntraID.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Security Stack: Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for CloudApps, Purview DLP, Intune.

Technologies

• SIEM: Security Incident and Event Management
• SOAR: Security Orchestration and Automation Response (SOAR / Case Management)
• EDR: Endpoint Detection and Response
• Secure Email Gateways
• Email and Endpoint Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Databahn, NXlog, Google Secops, Bindplane, ProofPoint
• Linux/Unix, Windows administration
• Active Directory (AD), EntraID
• Microsoft Security Stack: Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for CloudApps, Purview DLP, Intune