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Director, Security Operations and Engineering

at Hub International in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

ABOUT US

At HUB International, we are a team of entrepreneurs. We believe in empowering our clients, and we do so by protecting businesses and individuals in our local communities. We help businesses evaluate their risks and develop solutions tailored to their needs. We believe in empowering our employees. As a global firm, we offer employees resources in both technology and industry expertise, but we still maintain the local flavor of our offices. Our structure enables our teams to maintain their own unique, regional culture while leveraging support and resources from our corporate centers of excellence.

HUB is the 5th largest global insurance and employee benefits broker, providing a boundaryless array of property, casualty, risk management, life and health, employee benefits, investment and wealth management products and services. With over 17,000 employees in more than 550 offices throughout North America, HUB has grown substantially, in part due to our industry leading success in mergers and acquisitions.

ABOUT THE ROLE

In this role, you will manage multiple aspects of information security operations, response, and engineering. This position will lead a team focusing on the included, but not limited to, incident response, playbook development and execution, operational engineering, tooling maintenance, as well as being a key participant and decision maker within Information security programs. They will work in close collaboration with all HUB IT teams to design and support effective Information Security Operations for Hub International.

Objectives of this Role

+ Manages and is responsible for the successful completion of all tasks in assigned projects.

+ Lead and manage a Security Operations and Engineering Team focused on maintaining the security integrity of HUBs’ mission critical suite of applications.

+ Available 24/7 for any critical security incident response that may arise which requires immediate resolution, providing leadership and direction to a multi-disciplinary IT Security team.

+ Work to ensure managed environments and procedures comply with defined corporate security policies.

+ Engage with teams to practice continuous improvement in response playbooks and security tooling.

+ Develop and manage security operations KPIs to measure operational performance.

+ Maintains current knowledge of relevant information security technology and techniques, bringing forth ideas for modernization and improvement.

+ Ensure operational practices provide a sound foundation that utilizes tools and processes for rapid identification of security events to address and mitigate risks.

+ Engage with management regularly with reports on security operations functions, project status, activities, and achievements.

+ Lead “Continuous Improvement and Posture Management” efforts, in respect to HUB’s information security tooling and systems.

+ Mentor and develop team members to help foster individuals’ professional growth.

+ Plan, organize, and execute multiple responsibilities to achieve project goals and provide technical leadership to move operational projects to completion.

+ Supervises assigned operations team members and performs personnel actions including hiring, individual goal tracking, training, performance evaluation.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

+ Communicate with stakeholders to assist in the identification of technical and operational requirements.

+ Guide staff in root-cause analysis for security incidents and events, establish preventive measures, mitigations, or remediations.

+ Assemble weekly and monthly posture and response operations reporting.

+ Evaluate new applications, infrastructure for needed telemetry for security operations.

+ Be responsible for analysis and recommendation of upgrades, changes, implementation specific to the support and scaling of HUB’s security operations.

+ Support the HUB Information Security Governance & Compliance team as needed during risk assessments, internal and external Information Security Audits, and Vendor reviews

Skills and Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s degree in technology or applicable experience.

+ 8+ Years of experience within information security operations in multiple roles.

+ Extensive experience with: TCP/IP, DNS, WAF, SEIM, and SOAR technologies.

+ 3+ years of experience with security incident response and operations

+ 5+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure and O365 services and technology

+ 5+ years of experience defining, refining, and driving efficiency in operational processes.

+ Expert relationship building and listening skills.

+ Collaboration, prioritization, and adaptability skills

+ Experience in project management, systems design and integration.

+ Desire to continuously develop your skills and knowledge

+ Thorough knowledge of layered systems architectures and layered solutions and designs

+ Consultative skills, the ability to interpret, put fourth, and define technical requirements and solutions. While making recommendations for the best fit path of risk-management actions for foreseen and managing unforeseen impacts.

+ Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

+ This position reports into Chicago and can be based anywhere in the U.S. (i.e. remote/virtual)

+ Willingness to travel up to 25% of working time

JOIN OUR TEAM

Do you believe in the power of innovation, collaboration, and transformation? Do you thrive in a supportive and client focused work environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to help build and drive change in a rapidly growing and evolving organization? When you join HUB, you will be part of a community of learners and doers focused on helping our leaders maximize the potential of their employees.

Disclosure required under applicable municipal regulations in NY and NJ, as well as the law in Colorado: The expected salary range for this position is $180K to $200K and will be impacted by factors such as the successful candidate’s skills, experience and working location, as well as the specific position’s business line, scope and level. HUB International is proud to offer comprehensive benefit and total compensation packages which could include health/dental/vision/life/disability insurance, FSA, HSA and 401(k) accounts, paid-time-off benefits, and eligible bonuses, equity and commissions for some positions.

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Required Experience: 7-10 years of relevant experience

Required Travel: Up to 25%

Required Education: Bachelor’s degree (4-year degree)

HUB International Limited is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran’s status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement is available here athttp://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm.

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Job Posting: JC262354695

Posted On: Jul 09, 2024

Updated On: Jul 15, 2024

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