About the role#
The Cloud Engineering team at The Options Clearing Corporation manages security guardrails, governance controls, and cost optimization across our cloud platforms. As a year-round intern, you will contribute to real backlog items and take ownership of monitoring and remediation tools. This program runs from January through December, with a maximum of 1,000 hours. You will work up to 20 hours per week during the school year and up to 40 hours per week during the summer.
What you'll do#
- Build and enhance cloud security guardrails.
- Develop Open Policy Agent (OPA) policies for security checks and standards.
- Create Financial Operations dashboards and reports.
- Write automation to clean up resources and provide alerts for cloud cost avoidance.
- Work alongside the team to maintain and improve platform engineering tools.
What you'll need#
- Status as a rising senior or second-year graduate student, graduating in December 2027 or May/August 2028.
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Coursework or project experience with cloud platforms.
- Exposure to scripting and basic security or cost management concepts.
- Familiarity with Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), or policy-as-code tools is a plus.
- Experience with Claude code is beneficial.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with ambiguity.
- Interest in pursuing a career in cloud security or FinOps.
Location & details#
- This role is based in Chicago, Illinois.
- The position operates under a hybrid work model, requiring at least 3 days per week in the office. Tuesday and Wednesday are mandatory anchor days.
- This is a paid, part-time internship.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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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