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W.R. Berkley

Commercial insurance underwriting, reinsurance, and investments

Cloud Security & Automation Engineer

Full-TimePosted on 9/29/2026Deadline 9/29/27
$107k - $198k/yr+ Annual discretionary bonus
Senior
Bachelor's
Wilmington, DE, USA
In Person
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • At least five years of experience in cloud security engineering, security engineering, DevSecOps, cloud platform engineering, or a related technical security role.
  • Hands-on experience securing and operating production environments in Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services; multi-cloud experience is preferred.
  • Hands-on experience with a CNAPP, CSPM, or cloud exposure management platform such as Wiz or Prisma Cloud, including policy configuration, findings analysis, integrations, reporting, and remediation workflows.
  • Comfort using AI-assisted tools professionally as a standard part of a modern workflow.
  • Experience prioritizing cloud risk using business context, exploitability, attack paths, asset criticality, identity exposure, network exposure, and data sensitivity.
  • Scripting and automation skills using Python and/or PowerShell, REST APIs, JSON/YAML, source control, and CI/CD practices.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code and policy-as-code technologies such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, CloudFormation, Open Policy Agent, or equivalent controls.
  • Understanding of cloud identity and access management, non-human identities, least privilege, network security, workload and container security, secrets management, encryption, logging, monitoring, and incident response.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues, communicate risk clearly, and drive remediation across teams without relying solely on direct authority.
  • Ability to produce clear technical documentation, operating metrics, and leadership-ready status or risk updates.
  • Ability to sit at a desk and work on a computer for extended periods.
  • Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to ten pounds.
  • Close vision and ability to adjust focus are required.
Responsibilities
  • Configure, administer, optimize, and troubleshoot cloud security and exposure management platforms such as Wiz or Prisma Cloud.
  • Manage cloud account and subscription onboarding, connectors, permissions, policies, rules, integrations, dashboards, and platform health across Azure, AWS, and other in-scope cloud services.
  • Support the continuous threat exposure management lifecycle by identifying and validating cloud exposures, analyzing attack paths and toxic combinations, prioritizing material risk, coordinating remediation with accountable teams, validating closure, and tracking exceptions.
  • Translate platform findings into a focused, risk-based backlog rather than a high-volume queue of uncontextualized alerts.
  • Design and build reusable automation for cloud security operations using Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, JSON/YAML, workflow orchestration, serverless services, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Automate asset onboarding, policy deployment, enrichment, ticket routing, evidence collection, remediation validation, reporting, and other repeatable engineering tasks.
  • Define and implement cloud security requirements, reference patterns, preventive guardrails, and detective controls for identity, network, workload, container, Kubernetes, data, secrets, logging, and configuration security.
  • Contribute security requirements to cloud landing zones and platform engineering standards.
  • Partner with Cloud, DevOps, Vulnerability Management, IAM, infrastructure, and application teams to assign ownership, develop practical remediation patterns, integrate controls into delivery workflows, and improve adoption of secure cloud practices.
  • Provide cloud security engineering for AI platforms and services, including secure architecture reviews, identity and non-human identity controls, secrets management, data-flow protection, logging and monitoring, exposure analysis, and automation.
  • Translate emerging AI security requirements into repeatable cloud controls and engineering patterns.
  • Develop dashboards and operating metrics for cloud coverage, critical exposures, attack paths, remediation aging, exceptions, automation effectiveness, and control adoption.
  • Use metrics to identify systemic issues and recommend improvements to architecture, tooling, and operating processes.
  • Provide cloud security expertise during investigations and incidents, including exposure validation, cloud configuration analysis, identity and access review, log analysis, containment support, and corrective-action engineering.
  • Participate in senior escalation or Person in Charge coverage when assigned.
  • Create and maintain technical standards, standard operating procedures, runbooks, architecture diagrams, operational playbooks, and control documentation.
  • Share knowledge through design reviews, demonstrations, and hands-on coaching.
  • Lead technical workstreams, mentor engineers, review designs and automation, and contribute to resume reviews, technical interviews, and practical assessments for cloud security engineering roles.
Desired Qualifications
  • Multi-cloud experience.
  • Experience designing or operating a formal CTEM program or exposure management operating model.
  • Experience integrating cloud security platforms with ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Jira, SIEM/SOAR platforms, messaging platforms, data pipelines, or reporting tools.
  • Experience securing Kubernetes, containers, serverless services, CI/CD pipelines, software supply chains, and cloud-native application architectures.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML security, including AI service architecture, model and data access, agent or workload identities, prompt and data-flow risks, AI security posture management, and governance of AI-enabled services.
  • Working knowledge of cloud and security frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, CSA CCM, MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP, and relevant regulatory or audit requirements.
  • Relevant certifications such as CCSP, CISSP, Microsoft Azure Security Engineer, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, or vendor platform certifications.

About the company

W. R. Berkley provides commercial property and casualty insurance and reinsurance worldwide. It underwrites through two segments: Insurance with 53 operating units offering lines like excess and surplus, commercial auto, and workers’ compensation; and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess which writes reinsurance and excess policies for other insurers and self-insured entities. Revenue comes from premiums on insurance and reinsurance contracts and from investment income, supporting risk transfer and market capacity. The goal is to deliver steady underwriting results and financial returns for shareholders by serving a broad client base across many industries.

Company Size

N/A

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Greenwich, Connecticut

Founded

1967

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 gross premiums written hit a record $4.1 billion, up year over year.
  • AM Best upgraded W. R. Berkley on June 25, 2026 to 'a' and 'aa'.
  • Berkley Meridian launched August 18, 2026, expanding construction, liability, and wholesale E&S distribution.

What critics are saying

  • Berkley sued Trisura on June 30, 2026 over additional-insured defense wording.
  • Reinsurance gross premiums fell in Q2 2026, exposing Berkley Re to pricing pressure.
  • A major catastrophe or reserve shock can erase specialty-margin gains and pressure capital.

What makes W.R. Berkley unique

  • 53 operating units underwrite niche commercial risks across 10 regions, preserving local pricing power.
  • Berkley specializes in E&S and specialty commercial lines, not commoditized personal insurance.
  • Decades of disciplined underwriting produced AM Best upgrades and 18.6% Q2 2026 ROE.

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Company News

Business Wire
Sep 10th, 2026
W. R. Berkley declares 10 cent quarterly dividend, payable 30 September

W. R. Berkley Corporation has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be paid on 30 September 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on 21 September 2026. Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company and one of the largest commercial lines writers in the United States. The company operates two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess.

Business Wire
Aug 18th, 2026
W. R. Berkley forms Berkley Meridian through merger of Verus and Vela Insurance

W. R. Berkley Corporation has formed Berkley Meridian, a new specialty insurance business combining Verus Specialty Insurance and Vela Insurance Services. Marlo M. Morrison will serve as president of the new entity. The business will unite underwriting capabilities and expertise across construction, professional liability, garage, casualty, and other specialty lines, focusing on the excess and surplus wholesale broker market. Integration has begun and is expected to continue into early 2027. Morrison joined Verus Specialty Insurance as president in 2019, bringing nearly 30 years of property and casualty insurance experience. W. Robert Berkley, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation, said the combination will allow the company to leverage expertise and provide a broader suite of solutions. Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States.

Reinsurance News
Jul 28th, 2026
Robert R. Coyne, Jr. to succeed Daniel R. Westcott as President of Berkley Re America.

Robert R. Coyne, Jr. to succeed Daniel R. Westcott as President of Berkley Re America. 28th July 2026 - Author: Saumya Jain - Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has appointed Daniel R. Westcott as Executive Vice President (EVP), as Robert R. Coyne Jr. succeeds him as President of Berkley Re America, while Robert C. Hewitt has been named Chairman of Berkley Re. All appointments are effective immediately. Berkley Re is a global reinsurer comprising Berkley Re America, Berkley Re UK, Berkley Re Solutions, Berkley Re Australia, and Berkley Re Asia. Westcott joined Berkley Re America as president in 2019, and has nearly three decades of experience in the property casualty reinsurance market. Coyne joined Berkley in 2006 and became Senior Vice President of Berkley Re America in 2010. He also has over three decades of experience in the property casualty reinsurance business. Hewitt joined Berkley in 2002 as Senior Vice President for risk management and was named EVP of the firm in 2016. W. Robert Berkley, Jr., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of W. R. Berkley Corporation, commented on the appointments, "Rob, Dan, and Rob have all provided outstanding leadership within Berkley for many years. Dan's skills and broad experience in the reinsurance market, as well as his extensive knowledge of its organisation, will serve Reinsurance Group well as he takes on oversight of its assumed reinsurance businesses. "With deep expertise in developing reinsurance solutions for customers, Rob Coyne is very well-positioned to lead Berkley Re America forward to build upon its success. Rob Hewitt has made extraordinary contributions to Berkley during his tenure, and we are deeply appreciative of his leadership, judgment, and unwavering commitment to the Company." He continued, "He has been a trusted colleague and valued leader, and we are especially pleased, both personally and professionally, that we will continue to benefit from his extensive experience and expertise." Last week, for its second quarter 2026 results, W. R. Berkley reported a new record for gross written premiums (GWP) of $4.1 billion.

Business Wire
Jul 28th, 2026
Christopher Moede named president of Berkley Risk as Jack Goodwin moves to chairman

W. R. Berkley Corporation has appointed Christopher L. Moede as president of Berkley Risk, effective immediately. He succeeds John Goodwin, who has been named chairman of the business. Moede brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the commercial insurance market. Most recently, he led a global underwriting segment at a major multinational insurer. Goodwin joined Berkley Risk in 2012, serving as executive vice president before becoming president in 2014. W. Robert Berkley, Jr., chief executive officer of W. R. Berkley Corporation, welcomed Moede's leadership skills and experience in developing risk solutions. He thanked Goodwin for his exceptional service and contributions. Berkley Risk provides at-risk and alternative risk insurance programme management services for public entity pools, professional associations, and self-insured clients.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 20th, 2026
W. R. Berkley misses Q2 revenue estimates but beats profit forecasts by 17.3%

W. R. Berkley, a property casualty insurer, missed revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales rising just 1.2% year-on-year to $3.72 billion, falling short of the $3.77 billion analyst estimate. The company's net premiums earned reached $3.19 billion, roughly in line with expectations. However, W. R. Berkley exceeded profit forecasts, reporting non-GAAP earnings of $1.27 per share, beating analyst consensus by 17.3%. The combined ratio of 90% also outperformed estimates of 91.4%. Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley operates through over 50 specialised insurance units globally. The company has demonstrated strong long-term performance, with 11.1% annualised revenue growth over the past five years, though recent growth has moderated to 7.8% over the last two years.