What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The Cybersecurity Specialist supports Markel’s underwriting program by identifying, evaluating, and reporting cybersecurity risk across Markel’s underwriting portfolio. The Cybersecurity Specialist uses knowledge and experience to assist in examining vulnerabilities and other potentially adverse issues, and partners with Markel’s underwriters and clients to mitigate risk to an acceptable level. The Cybersecurity Specialist will assist in the risk assessment process to document and support the likelihood of risk and the overall impact to the business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with Risk Solution Services team to identify and mitigate risk through assessment, evaluation and training. 
• Assist in identifying potential cybersecurity risks to Markel’s clients utilizing available tools and data.  
• Provide recommendations for risk improvement. 
• Recognize and communicate internal and external developments that may impact cybersecurity risk. 
• Act as subject matter expert on cyber and provide necessary trainings to develop RSS team members and update underwriting on latest trends.
• Engage and support the underwriting team and brokers in cybersecurity education. 
• Assist in evaluating risk controls that mitigate cybersecurity risk and find gaps where vulnerabilities could potentially cause unanticipated liabilities and/or losses. 
• Learn BlackKite and assist underwriters and insureds with understanding report results.
• Provide cybersecurity advisory/consultative services to Markel’s underwriters, brokers, and clients. 
• Liaise between underwriters and cyber risk management vendors. 
• Assist in developing and presenting high-level risk reviews and analyses to Markel’s underwriters, senior leaders, and clients. 
• Assist with researching, identifying, evaluating, selecting, and negotiating with partners to expand the value-add services that Markel’s underwriting team brings to cybersecurity risk management. 
• Lead alerting process with clients, applicants, brokers, and underwriters leveraging existing tools and capabilities to identify and mitigate existing high-risk vulnerabilities. 
• Lead and manage vendor aggregation reporting (reports, dashboards, etc.). 
• Create and manage recurring reporting mechanisms (reports, dashboards, etc.). 
• Develop and maintain cybersecurity subject matter expertise. 
• Independently manage workload and maintain documentation for tracking of work requests. 
• Approximately 25% travel will be necessary. Additional travel may be needed to support initiatives. 
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security or Computer Science, or related work experience/certification required;
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) preferred;
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) preferred;
• Minimum of five years combined IT, risk management, cybersecurity work experience;
• Experience with vulnerability management tools;
• Experience with cyber risk scorecard tools;
• Experience with BlackKite is a plus
• Experience with IT process, risk, and control frameworks, such as NIST and ISO;
• Critical thinking and attention to detail;
• Cloud computing;
• Good communication, organization, documentation, and presentation skills.

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work. 

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life. 
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance. 
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.  
• Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.  

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Caution: Employment scams

Markel is aware of employment-related scams where scammers will impersonate recruiters by sending fake job offers to those actively seeking employment in order to steal personal information. Frequently, the scammer will reach out to individuals who have posted their resume online. These "job offers" include convincing offer letters and frequently ask for confidential personal information. Therefore, for your safety, please note that:

• All legitimate job postings with Markel will be posted on No other URL should be trusted for job Markel Group Careers.
• All legitimate communications with Markel recruiters will come from Markel.com email addresses.

We would also ask that you please report any job employment scams related to Markel to [email protected].

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law. 

Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the [email protected].

US Work Authorization

• US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

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