Cyber Advisor, Post-Cyber Event Hardening

Why you should join our At-Bay Security team:

Cyber insurance has become indispensable for businesses against the existential threat of cyber attacks which become more common and more devastating year after year. In response, At-Bay invented the concept of InsurSec to bridge the gap between insurance and security. Our award-winning team combines the unparalleled risk insights available to a full-stack cyber insurance carrier with full-spectrum cyber operations capabilities to bring our customers a safer and more secure working world. If you’re reading this, then you’re probably looking for a new adventure. But how about a new perspective? If impact is your goal, then join us and find out what you’re worth when a single conversation can avert a significant ransomware incident and save a small business from having their lights turned out permanently. 

Role Overview:

The Cyber Advisor for the Post-Cyber Event Hardening service is essential in helping customers enhance their security posture following a cyber event. This role bridges the gap between recovery and long-term resilience by implementing and optimizing technical security controls directly within the customer's environment to minimize future risk.

Engagement-Based Responsibilities:

Assessment & Prioritization

• Conduct targeted reviews of the insured’s environment to identify security control gaps
• Analyze and prioritize system weaknesses across cloud and on-premise infrastructure to focus remediation on the highest-risk areas

Implementation & Hardening

• Deploy security improvements, including advanced endpoint protection, email security tools, and modern network access controls
• Integrate zero-trust principles and robust identity protections to ensure resilient access management
• Execute technical hardening measures to eliminate common attack vectors and secure critical infrastructure components
• Apply technical remediations to align the environment with At-Bay’s security standards

Strategic Resilience & Advisory

• Achieve a demonstrably stronger security posture for the insured than existed prior to the cyber event
• Translate technical improvements into strategic business value, helping the insured build a sustainable culture of security

Internal Responsibilities:

Security Product & Tooling Evolution

• Continuously evaluate and update technical “betterment” playbooks and toolsets to stay ahead of evolving threat actor tactics
• Test and vet new security solutions to ensure the service utilizes the most effective and reliable technologies available

Cross-Functional Intelligence Sharing

• Provide anonymized insights from engagements to help internal teams refine risk models and security requirements
• Collaborate with internal teams to align technical remediation efforts with policy standards and emerging insurance trends

Knowledge Leadership & Training

• Act as a subject matter expert for the broader security and insurance teams on the "what and how" of modern infrastructure hardening
• Create internal anonymized post-mortems to demonstrate the ROI of the service and highlight successful security transformations

Continuous Threat Research

• Stay current on the threat landscape to ensure hardening steps remain effective against the latest attack vectors

How you’ll make an impact: 

By 3 months...

• Gain a deep understanding of At-Bay’s business—specifically how our insurance products, distribution, and technology stack integrate with the Post-Cyber Event Hardening service to serve our customers
• Execute targeted assessments and become proficient in analyzing security toolsets to identify security control gaps and deliver tailored, high-impact risk mitigation strategies
• Establish the collaborative relationships necessary to drive success across multiple teams, including Underwriting, Claims, and MDR
• Establish a confident communication style with customers, guiding them through technical remediation steps and advising them on achieving a measurably stronger security posture

By 6 months...

• Contribute to the refinement and scalability of the Post-Cyber Event Hardening service by updating technical "betterment" playbooks and vetting new security solutions
• Serve as the technical lead for cybersecurity engagements, providing expert guidance throughout the hardening phase and delivering comprehensive, actionable reports
• Successfully bridge the gap between complex technical fixes and strategic business value, helping insureds build a sustainable culture of security
• Participate in strategic discussions and initiatives that leverage your field insights to shape the future of At-Bay’s cybersecurity service roadmap

What you’ve accomplished already:

• Proven experience in security hardening, including security control implementation and optimization across diverse, complex environments
• Deep technical knowledge in deploying and configuring Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR/MDR), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Email Security solutions
• Extensive experience implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Active Directory/Entra ID security improvements
• Expertise in securing network architectures, including firewall remediation, VPN, ZTNA, SASE, and cloud environment hardening (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to guide customers through technical remediation steps during high-stress, post-event periods
• Proven ability to identify and categorize security control gaps, providing tailored recommendations and applying rapid, high-impact remediations
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively alongside internal and external teams to achieve technical remediation
• Experience collecting and analyzing data from various security tools to drive informed risk management decisions and proactive defense strategies
• Proven track record of delivering insights on emerging cyber threats and translating them into proactive defensive measures