Position Summary

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Job Responsibilities

• Supports in developing security policies procedures and standards for the insurance industry ensuring alignment with best practices regulatory requirements and data protection laws.
• Conducts risk assessments to identify and evaluate potential security risks and vulnerabilities within the insurance infrastructure including systems networks and applications.
• Manages and responds to security incidents conducts forensic analysis to determine root cause gathers evidence contains incidents and implements preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
• Performs security audits and compliance assessments to ensure the effectiveness of security controls responds to audit findings and maintains adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Conducts security assessments of third-party vendors and service providers reviewing their security practices contracts and risk posture to ensure the secure handling of company data.
• Implements and manages security monitoring tools and intrusion detection systems to detect and respond to potential security threats in real time.
• Monitors the IT Security environment to detect validate and respond to cyber threats. Assists in incident response activities such as host triage malware analysis remote system analysis end-user interviews and remediation efforts.
• Leverages enterprise security platforms such as endpoint detection and response (EDR) and SIEM solutions (e.g. CrowdStrike Microsoft Defender Microsoft Sentinel) to investigate alerts correlate events and enhance threat detection capabilities.
• Prepares and delivers accurate and timely reports on security incidents and resolutions and recommends improvements to enhance the overall security posture in the insurance environment.
• Stays up to date with the latest security threats vulnerabilities and industry trends sharing knowledge with the information security team and stakeholders.
• Conducts security awareness training sessions for employees promoting best practices and fostering a culture of security awareness.
• Collaborates with IT teams to implement security controls including access management endpoint protection and encryption to safeguard data and systems against unauthorized access and misuse.

Preferred Technical Experience

• Experience with one or more of the following tools is strongly preferred:
  • CrowdStrike Falcon (EDR/XDR)
  • Microsoft Defender suite (Defender for Endpoint Defender for Cloud etc.)
  • Microsoft Sentinel (SIEM / SOAR)
• Familiarity with:
  • Log analysis and correlation
  • Security monitoring and alert triage
  • Incident response workflows and tooling

Work Experience and Education

• Bachelors degree required; Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or related field preferred.
• 1 year of experience in Information Security Security Operations or related IT roles preferred.
• Hands-on or academic experience with security tools such as SIEM EDR or XDR platforms is preferred.

Licenses & Certifications

• Microsoft Security certifications (e.g. SC-200 SC-300) or CrowdStrike certifications are a plus.

Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race creed color religious beliefs physical or mental capabilities gender identity or expressionsexual orientation and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients trading partnersand policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices including but not limited to recruiting hiring discipline firing promoting transferring compensation benefits training leaves of absence and other terms conditions and benefits of employment.

How We Support Our Teammates

Ryan Specialty seeks to offer our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that helps them and their family members achieve their physical financial and emotional well-being addition to paid time off for company holidays vacation sick and personal days Ryan offers paid parental leave mental health services and more.

The wage range for this role considers many factors such as training transferable skills work experience licensure and certification business needs and market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time roles are eligible for bonuses and benefits. For additional information on Ryan Specialty Total Rewards visit our website provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation at

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