IT Security Engineer, Insurify
$80-110k
+ Equity
3 days a week in office (Cambridge, MA)
Insurance quote comparison platform
Be an early applicant
Insurance quote comparison platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$80-110k
+ Equity
3 days a week in office (Cambridge, MA)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help people quickly and easily save money on insurance.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
- At least 3+ years of relevant experience in IT security required
- Working knowledge of frameworks such as PCI and NIST CSF are required
- Experience with SIEM, DLP, and vulnerability management
- Expertise with Mac, Windows, enterprise IT, AWS cloud infrastructure, common threats, and core security tools
- Understanding of data privacy laws and industry-specific regulations
- Clear, concise communication of complex technical risk to both technical and executive audiences
What the job involves
- Insurify is hiring an IT Security Engineer to help design and enforce security controls to protect systems, data, and infrastructure while ensuring alignment with regulatory and industry standards. This role will be working cross-functionally across the org on long-term projects as Insurify continues to scale
- Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain security infrastructure software and hardware, including SIEM, DLP, anti-malware, and intrusion response systems
- Align security controls and practices with external regulations, internal policies, and security frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, PCI)
- Evaluate and monitor employee-adopted AI platforms, third-party LLM integrations, and data connectors to prevent unauthorized access and exposure of sensitive company data
- Conduct risk assessments and threat/vulnerability analyses across systems and networks
- Recommend, implement, and validate security controls and best practices to reduce risk
- Continuously monitor systems for threats and validate the effectiveness of implemented controls
- Develop incident response plans and manage post-incident reviews
- Monitor evolving threats, regulations, and industry trends to continually enhance the security program
- Assist the IT team with responding to general user requests for access, troubleshooting, etc
Our take
Insurify is setting out to make the process of buying car insurance easier and better suited to what the customer requires. Since its founding in 2013, the company has secured 400 insurance partner integrations and generated over 130M quotes.
Operational in all 50 US states, the platform uses artificial intelligence to sift through quotes from insurance companies to empower its customers to make sensible choices. Policies can be purchased online or over the phone, and include exclusive rates and discounts found only through Insurify.
As competition across the insurtech and comparison market intensifies, Insurify has continued to differentiate through innovation. Recently, the company launches what it describes as the insurance industry's first ChatGPT app within OpenAI's ecosystem, allowing users to research and compare car insurance through conversational AI. Powered by more than 196M quote and 70,000 verified reviews, the integration delivers personalized estimates and side-by-side comparisons, further streamlining the insurance buying journey for Insurify users.
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Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2023
$22.4m
LATE VC
Sep 2021
$100m
SERIES B
Total funding: $154.1m
Company benefits
- Hybrid schedule: It’s our priority to ensure that employees stay connected, motivated, and supported.
- Unlimited PTO: Take the time you need when life happens.
- Health & Wellness: Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits. HSA/FSA options, and more.
- Catered lunches, free snacks and beverages in the office: If you work at one of our homebases, enjoy food, drinks, and good conversation — on us.
- Save for tomorrow: 401(k), matching contributions and company stock options.
- Commuting reimbursement: Regardless of your commute — whether by public transport or driving to the office — we fully reimburse you for any expenses.
Company HQ
The Port, Cambridge, MA
Leadership
Snejina Zacharia
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)Having worked as an Insession Technologies Project Manager, they spent 3 years at Dynamo Software and then 7 years as a Gartner Director. They took an MBA at MIT before founding Insurify in September 2013.
Tod Kiryazov
(Co-Founder & CPO)Having spent almost 5 years at Northeastern University as Director of Digital Strategy, they co-founded Insurify in 2013.
Giorgos Zacharia
(Co-Founder & Co-CEO)A seasoned Advisor and Investor for more than ten years in various companies. Former CTO of OpenTable. As well as co-founding Insurify and serving as Board Member, they are also the current President of KAYAK.
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