The posting
Why you should join our At-Bay Security team:
Cyber insurance has become indispensable for businesses against the existential threat of cyber attacks which become more common and more devastating year after year. In response, At-Bay invented the concept of InsurSec to bridge the gap between insurance and security. Our award-winning team combines the unparalleled risk insights available to a full-stack cyber insurance carrier with full-spectrum cyber operations capabilities to bring our customers a safer and more secure working world. If you’re reading this, then you’re probably looking for a new adventure. But how about a new perspective? If impact is your goal, then join us and find out what you’re worth when a single conversation can avert a significant ransomware incident and save a small business from having their lights turned out permanently.
Role Overview:
The Cyber Advisor for the Post-Cyber Event Hardening service is essential in helping customers enhance their security posture following a cyber event. This role bridges the gap between recovery and long-term resilience by implementing and optimizing technical security controls directly within the customer's environment to minimize future risk.
Engagement-Based Responsibilities:
Assessment & Prioritization
- Conduct targeted reviews of the insured’s environment to identify security control gaps
- Analyze and prioritize system weaknesses across cloud and on-premise infrastructure to focus remediation on the highest-risk areas
Implementation & Hardening
- Deploy security improvements, including advanced endpoint protection, email security tools, and modern network access controls
- Integrate zero-trust principles and robust identity protections to ensure resilient access management
- Execute technical hardening measures to eliminate common attack vectors and secure critical infrastructure components
- Apply technical remediations to align the environment with At-Bay’s security standards
Strategic Resilience & Advisory
- Achieve a demonstrably stronger security posture for the insured than existed prior to the cyber event
- Translate technical improvements into strategic business value, helping the insured build a sustainable culture of security
Internal Responsibilities:
Security Product & Tooling Evolution
- Continuously evaluate and update technical “betterment” playbooks and toolsets to stay ahead of evolving threat actor tactics
- Test and vet new security solutions to ensure the service utilizes the most effective and reliable technologies available
Cross-Functional Intelligence Sharing
- Provide anonymized insights from engagements to help internal teams refine risk models and security requirements
- Collaborate with internal teams to align technical remediation efforts with policy standards and emerging insurance trends
Knowledge Leadership & Training
- Act as a subject matter expert for the broader security and insurance teams on the "what and how" of modern infrastructure hardening
- Create internal anonymized post-mortems to demonstrate the ROI of the service and highlight successful security transformations
Continuous Threat Research
- Stay current on the threat landscape to ensure hardening steps remain effective against the latest attack vectors
How you’ll make an impact:
By 3 months...
- Gain a deep understanding of At-Bay’s business—specifically how our insurance products, distribution, and technology stack integrate with the Post-Cyber Event Hardening service to serve our customers
- Execute targeted assessments and become proficient in analyzing security toolsets to identify security control gaps and deliver tailored, high-impact risk mitigation strategies
- Establish the collaborative relationships necessary to drive success across multiple teams, including Underwriting, Claims, and MDR
- Establish a confident communication style with customers, guiding them through technical remediation steps and advising them on achieving a measurably stronger security posture
By 6 months...
- Contribute to the refinement and scalability of the Post-Cyber Event Hardening service by updating technical "betterment" playbooks and vetting new security solutions
- Serve as the technical lead for cybersecurity engagements, providing expert guidance throughout the hardening phase and delivering comprehensive, actionable reports
- Successfully bridge the gap between complex technical fixes and strategic business value, helping insureds build a sustainable culture of security
- Participate in strategic discussions and initiatives that leverage your field insights to shape the future of At-Bay’s cybersecurity service roadmap
What you’ve accomplished already:
- Proven experience in security hardening, including security control implementation and optimization across diverse, complex environments
- Deep technical knowledge in deploying and configuring Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR/MDR), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Email Security solutions
- Extensive experience implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Active Directory/Entra ID security improvements
- Expertise in securing network architectures, including firewall remediation, VPN, ZTNA, SASE, and cloud environment hardening (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to guide customers through technical remediation steps during high-stress, post-event periods
- Proven ability to identify and categorize security control gaps, providing tailored recommendations and applying rapid, high-impact remediations
- A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively alongside internal and external teams to achieve technical remediation
- Experience collecting and analyzing data from various security tools to drive informed risk management decisions and proactive defense strategies
- Proven track record of delivering insights on emerging cyber threats and translating them into proactive defensive measures
