IT Risk Technical Specialist

 

Location
Princeton , United States

 

Your job

Munich Re America Services (MRAS) is a shared service organization that delivers services to all Munich Re US P&C Companies and other group entities.

We’re adding to our diverse team of experts and are looking to hire those who are committed to building a culture that enables the creation of innovative solutions for our business units and clients.

The Company
As a member of Munich Re's Global operations, we offer the financial strength and stability that comes with being part of the world's preeminent insurance and reinsurance brand. Our risk experts work together to assemble the right mix of products and services to help our clients stay competitive – from traditional reinsurance coverages, to niche and specialty reinsurance and insurance products.

The Opportunity
Future focused and always one step ahead

We are looking for an IT Risk Technical Specialist to be part of the IT Security Services Delivery (ITSSD) team, focused on defending Munich Re companies from cyber-attack and maintain operations of the security tools. Candidate must be a seasoned IT Security Operations professional with a deep background in IT security comprised of security solutions, products and security processes in a large scale environment with exposure to regulatory issues. You will support several technologies and operational processes to protect company information and assets from unauthorized access, misuse, modification, destruction and disruptions of services.

The position will be a key representative of the ITSSD ensuring the delivery of security services sitting in the Americas region. The candidate will be primarily aligned with our Global Endpoint Security service line, with immediate responsibility for being a technical expert for our Certificate Management services. The candidate will also support services in the ITSSD such as Vulnerability Management and Endpoint (Antimalware). The candidate must have expert operational experience and demonstrated successful operational delivery as an IT Security specialist.

As IT Risk Technical Specialist (MRAS), you’ll:

• Be a global operations technical analysts on the Global Endpoint Security service line team, comprised of both outsourced and in-house resources.
• Understand threats to technology systems/services availability and methods to protect against loss of availability of services
• Be part of operations team of the global Certificate Management services
• Oversee the monitoring, identification and resolution of potential security incidents through daily process like monitoring expirations, troubleshooting certificate issues, supporting the customer, monitoring licensing, certificate credits.
• Need to have an understanding of antimalware technologies and operations of antimalware tools
• Perform tasks like but not limited, incident support for certificate management, root cause analysis, process improvement, monitoring domains, work with technical administrators to support certificate issues
• Required to have an understanding of vulnerability management process and technology
• Be a key contributor to the functions, processes, and operations to support other services within the team and ensure policies, procedures, and objectives align with company goals
• Monitor key performance indicators, determine gaps in performance metrics, and recommend/execute change management techniques for efficiency/quality improvements
• Interface with business operations teams, especially globally, to address security gaps and handle regional security incidents
• Lead the implementation of new security technologies and monitor technical security systems to protect the Company
• Provide advice and guidance to ensure adoption of and adherence to information assurance architectures, strategies, policies, standards and guidelines

Your profile

Successful candidates will possess the following skills/capabilities:

• IT degree or equivalent combination of related work experience desired
• 5+ years of experience in the Cyber Security field required
• Very good knowledge of complex IT organizations and experience with security-relevant topics, security technologies and a related knowledge of the market
• Prior Certificate Management experience required
• Understanding of HSM, Public Key, Private Key, Certificate Authority, Certificate Revocation and Certificate Store
• Strong knowledge of how malware works and the tools need to detect it
• Knowledge of EDR technologies
• Understand TLS and SSL protocols
• Prior Vulnerability Management experience
• Understanding of ticketing systems, identifying, evaluating, mitigation and reporting
• Strong planning, organizational and presentation skills
• Highly result oriented and structured
• Ability to build teams and strong skills in the management of internal and external relationships, also extensive experience in an international context
• Very good command of English, both spoken and written

At Munich Re US, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.

We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About us

Munich Re America Services, Inc. is a services provider to affiliated group companies primarily related to general services, procurement and IT services.