Cybersecurity Engineer - PAM (Hybrid)

American Family Insurance; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

American Family Insurance seeks a Cybersecurity Engineer focused on Privileged Access Management (PAM) to design and implement secure access frameworks. You will define requirements, deliverables, gaps, and systems designs in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with IT and business teams to strengthen security and reduce operational risk.

This role reports to the Senior Manager, Cybersecurity, offers relocation support for qualified candidates, and is hybrid based in Madison, WI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or related field; or 5+ years of cybersecurity experience.
• Experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM) and IAM.
• Experience in cyber threat analysis and incident response.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and test cyber products.
• Research, engineer, and integrate new security solutions.
• Perform identity incident triage and assess impacts.
• Maintain security systems and solutions.
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to mitigate risk.
• Design and implement automated security solutions.
• Document procedures and PAM integrations.

Skills

Customer-focused service

Cybersecurity fundamentals

Incident response

IAM understanding

Penetration testing

Directory services

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

Tools

Python

PowerShell

Job description

DescriptionAs a Cybersecurity Engineer with American Family Insurance, you will primarily be responsible for creating PAM (Privileged Access Management) solutions. You will also develop a framework, roadmap, and program optimization. Additionally, you will work on process engineering, risk remediation, and mitigation of operational risk. To achieve this, you will introduce technology, requirements, deliverables, gaps, and systems design in a high-velocity culture. Analyze competitive strategies, cyber technologies, metrics models, and performance indicators.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Cybersecurity.

Role not eligible for sponsorship.

Relocation available for qualified candidates.

Position Compensation Range:

$90,000.00 - $147,000.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development, integration, and testing of cyber product
• Research, engineer, and integrate new security solution
• Perform Cyber Identity incident triage, determine potential impact, and identify specific vulnerability
• Participate in the development and maintenance of security system and solution
• Build relationship with peers throughout the company through collaborative engineering operations.
• Participate in the design and implementation of automated solution to meet security need
• Demonstrate strong understanding of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution
• Collaborate with IT and business team to identify, assess, and mitigate cybersecurity risk
• Maintain documentation, procedure, and standard related to IAM cybersecurity operation
• Develop system-security measure to ensure PAM cybersecurity is fully integrated
• Manage, analyze, and respond to changing system and data access needs for the company and clients

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solution, support, or service
• Basic knowledge and understanding of software engineering architecture, system/software design, and system deployment
• Basic knowledge and understanding of Cyber Security, Cyber Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering
• Basic knowledge and understanding of security technology and application development methodology
• Demonstrated experience performing cyber threat analysis and incident response
• Working knowledge of penetration testing
• Solid knowledge and understanding of directory service and identity store

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certification such as CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, or similar
• Experience with cloud security and hybrid environment
• Hands on experience with identity governance, technical script writing and automation.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; OR minimum 5 years professional experience in cybersecurity
• Demonstrated experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Experience in network security and infrastructure management
• Solid understanding of security framework, best practice, and regulatory requirement.
• Python and PowerShell.

Licenses:

*Not Applicable.

Travel Requirements

*Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements

*Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

*Not Applicable.

Additional Information

• To ensure a strong start, all employees participate in our New Employee Orientation during their first week. This experience is held in person at our Madison, WI Headquarters or one of our AmFam core locations to help you connect with our mission, meet key team members and build relationships that support your growth. At times, sessions may be delivered virtually based on scheduling and availability.
• Offer to selected candidate will be made contingent on the results of applicable background checks
• Offer to selected candidate is contingent on signing a non-disclosure agreement for proprietary information, trade secrets, and inventions
• Sponsorship will not be considered for this position unless specified in the posting

In this hybrid role you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month out of the Madison, WI or Boston, MA offices.

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

American Family Insurance is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email to request a reasonable accommodation.