MarkelCorp

Security and IAM Engineer - State National

Bedford TX Full time

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special! The role of the Security and IAM Engineer is to design, implement and enhance the strategies to protect the internal network from unauthorized access. The Security Engineer needs to be familiar with security analysis and design. This role must be familiar with how to design architecture that protects the company, and partner with other security specialists to help mitigate damages during current attacks. This role assists in identifying hardware or software issues that could be a future vulnerability, and work with appropriate parties to help change the architecture. It is critical to understand different hardware and software technologies, and use the Enterprise Security Framework to drive appropriate design and provide recommendations.

This successful candidate will assist the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in managing an information management program, create and lead a small team, and oversee access management for both cloud and on-premises applications. This role also involves providing support for legal discovery, gathering and tracking audit items for internal and external audits, and responding to external customer vendor review questionnaires. Additionally, the Information Security Manager will create and administer a data privacy program that includes data classification and tracking.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist the CISO in managing an information management program.
  • Create and lead a small team of information security professionals.
  • Manage Identity Access Management (IAM) for cloud and on-premises applications.
  • Provide support for legal discovery processes.
  • Gather and track needed audit items for internal and external audits (GRC), including SOX, SOC1, SOC2, NY Cyber, and other state regulatory exams.
  • Assist in responding to external customer vendor (GRC) review questionnaires.
  • Create and administer a data privacy program that includes data classification and tracking.

Qualifications:

  • Proven experience in information security management.
  • Strong knowledge of access management for cloud and on-premises applications.
  • Familiarity with legal discovery processes and audit requirements (SOX, SOC1, SOC2, NY Cyber, etc.).
  • Excellent leadership and team management skills.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
  • Strong knowledge of Azure Active Directory, Intune, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and other IAM technologies.
  • Experience with security frameworks and compliance standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate or Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA.
  • Experience in creating and administering data privacy programs.

US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Who we are: 

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world. 

 

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better 

 

We enjoy the everyday | We think further 

 

What’s in it for you: 

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.  

  • We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.  

  • All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.  

  • We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.   

 

Are you ready to play your part? 

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. 

 

Caution: Employment scams 

Markel is aware of employment-related scams where scammers will impersonate recruiters by sending fake job offers to those actively seeking employment in order to steal personal information. Frequently, the scammer will reach out to individuals who have posted their resume online. These "job offers" include convincing offer letters and frequently ask for confidential personal information. Therefore, for your safety, please note that: 

  • All legitimate job postings with Markel will be posted on Markel Careers. No other URL should be trusted for job postings.

  • All legitimate communications with Markel recruiters will come from Markel.com email addresses. 

 

We would also ask that you please report any job employment scams related to Markel to rarecruiting@markel.com. 

 

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.  

 

Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the rarecruiting@markel.com.    

No agencies please.