Information Technology Security Architect

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.

Job Description

We offer a merit-based work-from-home program based on job responsibilities. After initial training in-person, this specific role could have the flexibility to work from home up to 3 days per week.

Please note that we are not currently hiring fully remote positions. All candidates must have the ability to work in one of our tech offices from time to time. Our tech offices for this role are in Lansing, and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking a motivated individual to join our IT Division as an IT Security Architect. This position is part of the IT Security department and is responsible for leading efforts to reduce IT Security risk for the company and its affiliates.

The position requires the person to:

• Design, evaluate, administer, upgrade, optimize, troubleshoot, and implement various IT security products/applications used by the Company and its affiliates
• Research and recommend mitigation controls for cybersecurity risks in accordance with the Company’s and its affiliates’ policies and industry best practices, including making recommendations to leadership regarding best security practices
• Monitor and advise on IT security issues related to the Company’s and its affiliates’ systems to ensure internal security controls are appropriate and operating as intended
• Lead the selection, implementation, and/or architectural design of new IT security technology or a major IT security product/application upgrade and ensure information protection requirements are considered, established, and incorporated
• Provide guidance on incidents and alerts that have been escalated by others on the team
• Act as a lead administrator for at least one security product/application
• Represent the IT security department on various committees throughout the Company
• Write, comprehend, maintain, and peer review department procedures and documentation as well as security policies, guidelines, and procedures that are published company-wide
• Act as the lead incident handler when coordinating a response to complex security incidents. This includes:
• Gathering evidence, documenting incidents in accordance with department procedures, determining root cause, and initiating corrective action
• Providing status updates to leadership or other team members
• Escalating incidents and alerts to vendors, team members, leadership, or other internal teams as necessary

Desired Skills and Experience

• A four‐year college degree in Information Security, Information Security and Assurance, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred. Candidates without a four‐year degree, but with several years of relevant experience, may also be considered.
• High levels of initiative, motivation, and leadership
• Ability to effectively share knowledge about several of the following areas: security engineering, server security, network security, cloud security, authentication methods, encryption protocols, application security, cyber-attacks and techniques, threat vectors, and risk management
• Ability to learn and effectively use the security tools and security development techniques required by the job
• Ability to work with details, analyze information, logically solve problems, communicate effectively including documenting concepts and skills learned for later reference

Benefits

Auto-Owners offers a wide range of career opportunities, and we are seeking talent that will help us continue our long tradition of success. We offer a friendly work environment, structured training program, employee mentoring and an excellent compensation/benefits package. Along with a competitive base salary, matched 401(k), fully-funded pension plan (once vested), and bonus programs, Auto-Owners also provides generous paid time off including holidays, vacation days, personal time, and sick leave. If you're looking to do rewarding work alongside great people, Auto-Owners is the place for you!

Equal Employment Opportunity

Auto-Owners Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. The Company hires, transfers, and promotes on the basis of ability, without consideration of disability, age, sex, race, color, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or any factor contrary to federal, state or local law.

*Please note that the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.