About the role#
The Compliance Risk Solutions team manages the GRC systems at The Options Clearing Corporation. This 12-week summer internship offers the chance to contribute to technical projects while gaining experience in the financial services industry. You will work 40 hours per week in a hybrid environment.
What you'll do#
- Build and develop within the Archer platform across various solutions, including modules for Controls Assurance and Risk Management.
- Perform technical assessments of the current state of PolicyTech and Apparity.
- Create system documentation for GRC tools.
What you'll need#
- Status as a rising senior or second-year graduate student, with a graduation date of December 2027, May 2028, or August 2028.
- Understanding of IT domains such as software development, change management, system administration, and quality assurance.
- Hands-on experience with at least one major low-code platform.
- Experience working with relational databases and configuring business process automation or workflow engines.
- Knowledge of platform governance, security roles, and access control models.
- Experience using platform-specific debugging and performance tuning tools.
- Ability to identify and document functional and non-functional requirements.
Location & details#
- The role is based in Chicago, Illinois.
- This is a full-time, paid internship for Summer 2027.
- The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- This role follows a hybrid work program, requiring attendance at the office at least 3 days per week, including Tuesday and Wednesday as anchor days.
About The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)
The Options Clearing Corporation is an equity derivatives clearing organization. It provides clearing and settlement services for options, futures, and securities lending transactions. Based in Chicago, the firm operates as a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility. It serves over 100 clearing members and supports 21 exchanges and trading platforms.
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