IGA Engineer

Cboe Global Markets•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cboe Identity Governance and Administration team is hiring an IGA engineer to contribute to the maturation of our enterprise IGA platform. You will implement processes for identity lifecycle management and access governance (RBAC/ABAC, certifications) across hybrid environments (on‑premises + cloud). You’ll partner with Information Security, Infrastructure, and Software Development teams to align identity controls with business and compliance objectives. The IGA team enables the Cboe mission of building trusted markets by enabling trusted digital identities. We partner with our technology and business partners to deliver new solutions to a dynamic marketplace. You will have the opportunity to bring maturity to our IGA program through software engineering and quality assurance discipline. You will work with top-flight infrastructure and software engineers to support Cboe’s mission. And you will leverage your expertise to mentor junior engineers and interns.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
2+ years of IGA/IAM engineering experience within complex enterprise environments.
Experience with GenAI coding assistance and leveraging AI to improve IGA processes.
Solid knowledge of Directory Services/LDAP, identity logging/monitoring, and CI/CD/change processes.
Stakeholder communication – proficient in documenting architectural and technical specifications and translating complex identity concepts for non‑technical audiences.

Responsibilities

Engineer & Operate Core IGA Platforms – Participate in the design and maintenance of identity platforms (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID/AD, SailPoint/Saviynt) for RBAC/ABAC, SSO, provisioning/deprovisioning, and access policy enforcement.
Lifecycle Automation & Integrations – Build automated Joiner/Mover/Leaver workflows, connectors (SCIM/REST/JDBC), app onboarding, and identity events using PowerShell, Python, APIs (e.g., Microsoft Graph, Okta APIs).
Tier 2 Customer Support – Serve as an escalation point for our IGA Governance and Operations team to support our Infrastructure partners and IGA users. Monitor support queue as needed to provide operational coverage.
Access Governance & Compliance – Implement access requests/approvals, access certifications, and audit‑ready controls.
Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Runbooks – Instrument security and system logging, tune performance, and maintain runbooks and SOPs.
Standards & Roadmap – Contribute to IGA policies/standards, document designs, and mentor engineers; evaluate emerging identity tech/features and drive safe adoption. Partner with GRC and Audit teams to meet SOX/NIST/GDPR and regulatory requirements and remediate findings.

Benefits

Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days
Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services
2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire
Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation
Employee referral bonus program
Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities
Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office
Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities
Generous charitable giving company match
Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers