IT Security Engineer II

Job Title: Senior IT Security Engineer

Location: Houston TX (Hybrid 4:1)

Reports To: IT Security Engineering Manager

Employment Type: Full Time

About Us

Help us insure it. Tokio Marine HCC is a leading global specialty insurance group backed by the strength and stability of the Tokio Marine Group. With more than 50 years of sustained growth and profitability and offices across the United States the United Kingdom Europe and other international locations we offer more than 100 classes of specialty insurancecovering everything from the crops that feed us and the concerts that entertain us to rescuing travelers abroad.

Guided by our Mind Over Risk philosophy we empower clients to pursue opportunities with confidence while fostering a culture rooted in innovation collaboration and trust. Always Advancing we embrace an entrepreneurial spirit; as Experts in Tomorrow we anticipate whats next; and by Reaching Out we build genuine connections that enable our people and our business to thrive.

Role Overview

Support the organizations security posture by helping strengthen controls across key technology environments responding to complex issues and partnering with IT and business teams to turn emerging threats into practical protections.

Key Responsibilities

Build configure and maintain security solutions across endpoint network application and cloud environments.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex security issues.

Mentor junior engineers and share best practices across the team.

Monitor evolving threats vulnerabilities and attack techniques and translate them into actionable defenses.

Communicate security risks controls and processes clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Partner with IT and business teams to ensure security is embedded in everything we do.

What You Bring

Education & Certifications

Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity MIS IT or related field preferred not required.

Security CISSP GIAC or advanced SANS certifications preferred not required.

Experience & Qualifications

5 years of progressive cybersecurity engineering experience.

Strong experience with IT security platforms automation (scripting/APIs) and configuration management.

Broad knowledge of IT systems (servers networks cloud applications).

Experience with authentication access management logging and SIEM/event correlation tools.

Excellent communication skills you can explain security concepts to anyone.

Strong organizational and troubleshooting skills.

Awareness of the evolving cybersecurity landscape.

Key Competencies

Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain security concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Collaborative and effective partner to IT and business teams.

Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership.

Able to translate security risks into practical controls and actions.

Comfortable mentoring others and sharing best practices.

What We Offer

Competitive salary and comprehensive medical vision and dental benefit package with eligibility beginning on your date of hire

Strong learning culture with ongoing development opportunities

Basic life and disability insurance

401(k) plan with 6% company match

20 days of PTO two floating holidays approximately 11 paid holidays and volunteer time off

Paid parental leave

An opportunity to do meaningful work and love what you do

Equal Opportunity Employer

TMHCC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry citizenship color family or medical care leave gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability protected veteran or military status race ethnicity religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws regulations and ordinances.

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