Senior IT Security Leader

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company; West Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work after training

Parental leave

Employee appreciation events

EAP for support

On-site cafeteria & fitness center

Job summary

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company is seeking an IT Security Specialist to lead advanced security operations and drive security control maturity. You will oversee incident investigations, regulatory compliance efforts, and the deployment and tuning of SIEM/EDR/XDR tools.

The role includes mentoring junior staff and coordinating with IT to strengthen our security posture. The position offers the potential for a hybrid schedule after training, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of progressive experience in cybersecurity or security operations.
• Associate’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, MIS or related field is required; Bachelor’s preferred.
• Experience leading incident investigations and administering enterprise security tools with regulatory exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex security incident investigations including forensic analysis and containment.
• Enhance detection capabilities and reduce false positives through monitoring improvements.
• Administer and optimize SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management and identity security tools.
• Ensure compliance with applicable insurance cybersecurity laws and NIST/CIS controls.
• Coordinate vulnerability management lifecycle and remediation across IT teams.
• Oversee access reviews, least-privilege, and MFA across Entra ID and Azure.
• Mentor junior Security Specialists and collaborate with compliance and business units.
• Maintain security policy documentation and audit evidence.

Skills

Incident investigations

Security operations

Regulatory compliance

Enterprise security tools

Security certifications

Azure security

Cloud security

Education

Associate’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Vulnerability management tool

Identity/security tools

Job description

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company is seeking an IT Security Specialist to lead advanced security operations and drive security control maturity. You will oversee incident investigations, regulatory compliance efforts, and the deployment and tuning of SIEM/EDR/XDR tools.

The role includes mentoring junior staff and coordinating with IT to strengthen our security posture. The position offers the potential for a hybrid schedule after training, a comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities