Sr. Manager, Cybersecurity - Federated Identity Management

American Family Insurance; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a forward-thinking company where your expertise in cybersecurity will help protect customers and data. In this role, you'll develop innovative strategies and solutions, collaborating with various departments to ensure secure operations. With a focus on Agile practices, you'll lead a team of engineers and analysts in a fast-paced environment. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and a competitive 401(k). If you're passionate about cybersecurity and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) contribution

Pension plan

Annual incentive

Paid time off (23 days annually)

Student loan repayment program

Paid family leave

9 paid holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Cybersecurity Manager or equivalent.
• Experience with Active Directory and Agile methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of Risk and Compliance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies and solutions for cybersecurity.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver secure solutions.
• Oversee service performance for security capabilities.

Skills

Cybersecurity Management

Active Directory

Azure Active Directory

Agile Practices

Root-Cause Analysis

Risk and Compliance Knowledge

Communication Skills

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Information Systems

Tools

Git

Jira

Confluence

Jenkins

Job description

This position is responsible for strategies, technologies, and solutions that protect customers, systems, and data in alignment with the policies and control framework. Collaborates with business partners in various departments to deliver secure solutions in a rapid-paced environment. Responsible for establishing targeted levels of service performance for security capabilities and services.

Position Compensation Range:

Pay Rate Type: Salary

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

Education:

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience

Required Skills:

• 5+ years’ experience working as a Cybersecurity Manager, IAM Manager, or equivalent position
• Experience with Active Directory, Azure Active Directory Directory Services, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365.
• Experience with AD/Domain administrative tools and solutions
• Experience with Agile Practices like Scrum, Kanban, CI, CD preferred
• Experience with build/tooling such as Git, Stash, Jenkins, Jira, and Confluence preferred
• Experience leading a team according to Agile development methodologies
• Ability to lead a highly collaborative, dynamic, and cross-functional team of engineers and analysts
• Demonstrated experience overseeing the implementation of DevOps tools, capabilities, and methods
• Ability to complete root-cause analysis on complex issues
• Troubleshooting highly complex issues
• Strong Knowledge of Risk and Compliance initiatives including PCI, SOX, HIPAA
• Knowledge of the NIST Cyber Security Framework

Preferred Skills:

• 5+ Years of experience with other IAM disciplines such as Lifecycle Management, Directory Management, or Identity Governance
• IAM or Cybersecurity Engineering Background
• Experience with REST/SOAP APIs
• Web development experience (HTML, JSP, CSS, JavaScript, and/or PHP)
• Financial or insurance industry experience

Technical Expertise:

• Partners with other Technology Team members to provide advice or solutions within his or her area of expertise.
• Stays informed about current developments within his or her expertise.

Analytical Expertise:

• Identifies problems, performs root cause analysis, investigates information, performs impact analysis, and formulates and executes plans to develop solutions.
• Identifies strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Understands and can estimate effort and value for solutions
• Understands at a broad level how technology platforms/architectures are applied to automated business solutions.

Business Knowledge:

• Actively engaged in industry, domain, process or technology trends, especially as it pertains to Identity & Access Management and Cybersecurity.

Task Management:

• Acts as a coordination and facilitation point for organizing work efforts.
• Sets up or follows established procedures to ensure high quality of work.
• Understands dependency identification processes in technology work, verifies information and carefully reviews and checks the accuracy of the team's work.
• Establishes or follows prioritization processes to drive work and has a sense of urgency about getting work completed.
• Looks for and seizes opportunities to do more or to do things better.

Communication:

• Appropriately shares ideas and information with others
• Practices attentive and active listening.
• Ensures that regular and consistent communications take place.
• Expresses ideas as well as business or technical requirements clearly and concisely in writing using appropriate levels of summary and synthesis.
• Expresses oneself clearly in conversation and interaction with others.
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders.

Critical Skills:

• Excellent partnering, communication, and negotiation skills in working with various Teams and/or external partners.
• Able to analyze large, complex, or vague business or technical problems, articulating the problem or root cause, and translating the analysis into viable solution recommendations.
• Able to lead effectively in a strong, business customer service and team-oriented environment.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple and widely varied work streams/tasks.
• Able to develop, present and effectively communicate ideas and strategies to a variety of audiences.
• Able to teach and mentor others concerning technical and business subjects.

Licenses:

• Not Applicable.

Travel Requirements:

• Up to 15%.

Physical Requirements:

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions:

• Not Applicable.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

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.