IT Systems Engineer - Information Security

The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has always lived up to its name by being one step ahead of the insurance industry, and finding new and affordable insurance solutions. We began in 1937 with the first drive-in claims office, became the first to introduce reduced rates for low-risk drivers, and then changed the insurance shopping experience by offering comparison rates on the Web.

**As an IT Systems Engineer Lead on the Enterprise Software Security Applications (ESSA) Team** * You will be responsible for engineering a subset of our IT security applications in the area of Data Protection, specifically those used for Cryptography. * The goal of this team is to design and deliver industry standard based solutions in support of IT Security and Compliance in a manner that is efficient and effective. **Information Security is a very visible and critical part of Progressive** * You will be expected to act as an expert resource across multiple technologies and will work on tasks that have significant and critical impact and complexity. * Ideal candidates will have superior judgment when selecting creative methods and techniques to solve problems and enhance capabilities. * Must be able to adapt to change, learn technologies and business processes quickly and deeply, and can work both independently and within a team environment. **Prefer strong technical expertise in the following disciplines:** * Data Protection Management * Encryption/Tokenization * Digital Certificates * Enterprise PKI

**Education Requirements:** * Bachelor's Degree in an Information Technology, or related field, (ie, Computer Science, Software Engineering or Math). In lieu of a degree, related work experience will be accepted. **Work Experience Requirements:** * At least 8-10 years of related work experience with operating system hardware and/or software and components in a large IT environment with many categories of devices, infrastructures, and operating systems. Experience could include mainframe and/or distributed environments * Strong understanding of all areas in an IT environment, with the technical capability to use standard computer interfaces, operating system components, utilities, production schedulers, scripting programming languages, application programming languages, and large system environment hardware components (i.e., CPU, disk, and tape technologies) * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with others, which could include levels of management and external vendors * Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and independently organize work resources from current team or other teams to solve technical problems. Must demonstrate an ability to lead others through change * Excellent organization skills with the ability to work on multiple projects and/or assignment simultaneously * Ability to support department goals that align with current and future Company objectives and initiatives * Excellent negotiation skills with the ability to find successful resolutions for complex issues, escalating those that require management involvement, when necessary * Able to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and changing priorities