Manager, Information Security
Raleigh, WV - USA
Job Summary
Summary
The Manager Information Security leads Jewelers Mutuals security engineering and operations function overseeing information security engineers and analysts security tooling vulnerability management and incident response readiness. This hands-on leader partners with the CISO CIO IT infrastructure DevOps cloud engineering application teams and GRC to strengthen security controls mature operational processes and align security work to business risk priorities. The role balances team leadership with technical execution vendor oversight metrics reporting and continuous improvement of the information security program.
Why Jewelers Mutual
Since 1913 weve been committed to supporting the Jewelry industry and putting customers at the center of everything we do. With over a century of trusted expertise were financially strong forward-thinking and driven by curiosity. Guided by our core values of Agility Accountability and Relevancy we lead through innovation.
As a technology focused organization we embrace cutting-edge tools and data-driven insights to continuously improve our products services and customer experience. Our mission is to be the industrys most trusted advisor by investing in our people adopting new technologies and striving for excellence.
Were dedicated to fostering growth through collaboration powered by bold thinking teamwork and the passion of our people.
What Youll Do
- Lead coach and develop a team of information security engineers and analysts; set expectations conduct regular one-on-ones support career growth and manage performance.
- Own security operations and vulnerability management including security tooling managed services relationships daily incident triage response coordination and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a technical lead for security architecture within the security operations and engineering domain; provide input to enterprise security architecture in partnership with the CISO.
- Partner with IT infrastructure cloud engineering DevOps application teams and business stakeholders to embed security controls and requirements into systems and delivery pipelines.
- Oversee vulnerability management operations including scanning cadence remediation service-level expectations remediation coordination reporting and escalation.
- Manage MSSP/SOC relationships includingescalationworkflows service-level accountability operating procedures and alignment with JMs incident response practices.
- Define track and report securityoperationsKPIs and KRIs that connect technical findings to business risk; present updates to information security leadership and other leaders as needed.
- Support budgeting vendor evaluations renewals and contract negotiations for security operations tools and services in partnership with procurement and legal.
- Develop andmaintainsecurity operationsprocedures runbooks and playbooks to support consistent measurable and repeatable operations.
- Support the CISO in advancing the information security program maturity roadmap aligned to NIST CSF and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with GRC on audit readiness control evidence collection and gap remediation for SOC 2 NYDFS Part 500 and other applicable frameworks.
- Participate in off-hoursescalation rotation for critical security incidents as needed.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Leadership Responsibilities
DirectlysuperviseInformation Security Engineers and Analysts. Responsible for hiring onboarding performance management coaching and professional development of direct reports. Provides functional direction to managed service providers within the security operations scope.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in computer science Information Security Information Technology or a related field or equivalent work experience.
- 7years of progressive hands-on technical experience in information security roles.
- 2years of experience managing or leading a security team including direct supervision of technical staff.
- Demonstrated experience managing or directly supervising a security engineering or security operations team including performance management and employee development.
- Deep hands-on background as a security engineer or analyst; able to engage technically with team members review workproducts and troubleshoot at the platform level.
- Strong cloud security experience across Azure and/or AWS environments including native security tooling identity governance and workload protection.
- Working knowledge of enterprise security tooling such as SIEM EDR PAM CASB/DLP vulnerability management email security and threat intelligence tools.
- Experience working with MSSPs or other managed security services including SLA management escalation and operational accountability.
- Proficiencyestablishingand reporting operational security metrics for technical and executive audiences.
- Strong understanding ofDevSecOpspractices including secure SDLC source-code security controls and CI/CD pipeline security.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate complex security topics for non-technical business stakeholders.
- Ability to manage competing priorities exercise sound risk judgment and maketimelydecisions with incomplete information.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the insurance or financial services sector; familiarity with insurance regulatory environments such as NYDFS and NAIC.
- Working knowledge of NIST CSF 2.0 SOC 2 Type II NYDFS Part 500 and/or NAIC Model #668.
- Experience with GRC andcomplianceautomation platforms such as Vanta.
- Hands-on experience with the Microsoft security ecosystem including Defender XDR Sentinel Entra IDProtection Purview and Intune.
- Familiarity with AI security considerations including governance of AI tools prompt injection risks and LLM-integrated application security.
- Professionalcertificationsuch as CISSP CISM CCSP or equivalent;additionaltechnical certifications such as CEH GSEC or GCIH are a plus.
What We Offer You
- Community & Giving: Benefit from 50% charitable gift matching and paid volunteer time to support nonprofit causes.
- Great Place to Work Certified: Join a team recognized for an environment of innovation and growth.
- Collaborative Culture: Work alongside talented passionate peers who value ownership and continuous learning.
- Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Includes performance bonuses generous paid time off and a top-tier retirement program with 401(k) matching and additional company contributions.
Accessibility and Accommodations
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process please let us know by contacting
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