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W.R. Berkley

Commercial insurance underwriting, reinsurance, and investments

Senior Information Security Engineer

Security Engineering & ArchitectureConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeWilmington, DE, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience as a Cloud Security Engineer, Information Security Engineer, or DevSecOps Engineer.
  • At least 5 years of experience with network, cloud, and computer system security, including user access controls, role-based access control, single sign-on, file permissions, firewall policies, and audit logs.
  • At least 5 years of experience with security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, endpoint protection systems, web application firewalls, vulnerability scanning software, privileged access management, data loss prevention, log management, and content filtering.
  • At least 5 years of experience developing and deploying security solutions to defend against advanced cyber threats.
  • At least 5 years of experience reviewing and monitoring security systems to ensure they function properly and securely.
  • At least 5 years of experience investigating intrusions and handling security incidents.

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering, deployment, administration, and continuous enhancement of Microsoft Sentinel as the enterprise SIEM platform, including workspace architecture, role-based access control, retention management, and ingestion cost optimization.
  • Design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot security data ingestion pipelines and Sentinel connectors using Azure Monitor Agent, Data Collection Rules, CEF/Syslog, APIs, Event Hubs, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and custom integration patterns.
  • Validate and troubleshoot ingested data using KQL and other tools, resolving data quality, schema, parsing, normalization, latency, performance, and ingestion reliability issues.
  • Engineer and support log routing, filtering, parsing, and transformation through Cribl, troubleshoot upstream ingestion issues, and onboard new data sources into Sentinel.
  • Establish scalable and supportable patterns for onboarding security telemetry from on-premises, cloud, SaaS, and third-party platforms, including automated monitoring and validation of ingestion pipelines.
  • Apply engineering best practices to Sentinel configurations and content, including source control, testing, peer review, CI/CD deployment, technical documentation, and lifecycle management.
  • Identify routine, repeatable, and manual tasks across security engineering platforms and develop automations that reduce operational effort, improve consistency, and accelerate response times.
  • Design, build, and maintain security automation and orchestration solutions using Sentinel Automation Rules, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, and Infrastructure as Code technologies including Bicep, ARM, and Terraform.
  • Develop and maintain detection-as-code and automation-as-code practices, integrate security content deployment into CI/CD pipelines, and measure automation outcomes including operational efficiency and time savings.
  • Design, implement, and maintain Azure security controls and security architecture standards, including Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, Entra ID, Conditional Access, Key Vault, network security controls, and secure landing zone architectures.
  • Translate business, regulatory, and security requirements into technical controls, monitoring requirements, and security baselines across Azure, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
  • Provide technical guidance and hands-on support to infrastructure, cloud, and application teams on secure architecture patterns, cloud security best practices, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Design, implement, and maintain Microsoft Purview data protection capabilities, including Data Loss Prevention, sensitivity labels, information protection, Insider Risk Management, and auditing solutions.
  • Prepare and maintain technical standards, procedures, security documentation, runbooks, and operational guidance supporting Sentinel, cloud security, automation, and data protection capabilities.
  • Monitor emerging threats and industry trends and translate findings into new detections, automation opportunities, and security control improvements.
  • Prepare and present project status, risks, and security initiatives to leadership, providing actionable recommendations and clear communication of technical concepts.
  • Lead and mentor junior security engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and career development support.
  • Provide Person in Charge coverage on a rotational basis, serving as the senior escalation point for complex security incidents and operational decisions.
  • Collaborate with Security Operations, Infrastructure, Cloud, DevOps, and IT teams to design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise security controls, monitoring capabilities, automation solutions, and data protection measures.

About the Company

W.R. Berkley

Commercial insurance underwriting, reinsurance, and investments

W. R. Berkley Corporation underwrites commercial property and casualty insurance and provides reinsurance globally. It operates two segments: Insurance, with 53 units worldwide and lines such as excess and surplus, commercial auto, and workers’ compensation; and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess, offering reinsurance and excess coverage to other insurers and self-insured entities. It earns money from premiums and from its investment portfolio. The company differentiates itself with a broad multinational underwriting platform and a dual focus on underwriting profitability and investment management, serving clients from small businesses to large corporations across many industries. Its goal is to deliver risk transfer and financial protection to customers while generating steady underwriting results and investment returns for shareholders.

Company size
Not listed
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Greenwich, CT
Founded
1967

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