Remote Senior Insider Threat Investigator

Allstate Insurance Co.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate Insurance Co. is seeking a Senior Insider Threat Investigator to lead and support complex investigations, risk assessments, and mitigation across assigned areas.

You will analyze user activity, logs, and behavioral data to produce evidentiary timelines and actionable insights for leadership. The role requires senior expertise in DFIR, SIEM, and investigative analytics, with strong communication skills to report findings to legal, compliance, and business leaders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in insider threat programs, cybersecurity investigations, digital forensics, or risk analytics.
• Advanced knowledge of insider threat investigation methodologies, behavioral monitoring, and forensic analysis techniques.
• Experience with DFIR, SIEM, and investigative analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and control frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR).
• Ability to apply data‑driven insights to risk mitigation and program improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develops and expands insider threat investigation knowledge and capability; communicates complex investigative methodologies, findings, and mitigation strategies to investigators, partners, and less‑experienced team members.
• Performs portions of high‑complexity insider threat investigations by analyzing user activity, access patterns, logs, behavioral data, and investigative artifacts to develop timelines, risk assessments, root‑cause analyses, and evidentiary documentation.
• Coordinates required investigative actions and communications in alignment with insider threat response plans and guidance from leadership to mitigate risk, protect sensitive information, and ensure timely, defensible outcomes.
• Supports research and analysis of potential and known insider threat risks, trends, and control gaps across assigned areas; evaluates effectiveness of investigative and monitoring controls and documents results.
• Develops and enhances portions of investigative playbooks, workflows, and response procedures; monitors indicators of insider risk and supports detection, escalation, and containment activities.
• Partners with Cybersecurity, IT, Legal, Compliance, HR, Privacy and Analytics teams to ensure investigative activities are compliant with regulatory, legal, privacy and internal control requirements.
• Translates investigative findings and operational needs into recommendations for process, service, and technical improvements to strengthen the insider threat program and overall risk posture.

Skills

Insider threat exp

Cyber investigations

Digital forensics

Regulatory knowledge (NIST/ISO/GDPR)

Data-driven insights

Executive reporting

Tools

DFIR

SIEM

Investigative analytics platforms

Job description

Allstate Insurance Co. is seeking a Senior Insider Threat Investigator to lead and support complex investigations, risk assessments, and mitigation across assigned areas.

You will analyze user activity, logs, and behavioral data to produce evidentiary timelines and actionable insights for leadership. The role requires senior expertise in DFIR, SIEM, and investigative analytics, with strong communication skills to report findings to legal, compliance, and business leaders.