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Cyber Security Engineer

Central Insurance
Van Wert, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 12/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/24/2026
Location: Van Wert, OH; Dublin, OH

Work Model: Hybrid

Position type: Full time - salary

We’re a team of employees passionate about delivering best-in-class customer service and driving innovation in IT support. Integrity, relationships, and excellence are at the heart of everything we do.

Our employees fully utilize their talents and bring their best selves to work. We believe who you are is just as important as what you do!

Looking to make a difference and apply your depth of cyber security knowledge in a variety of security solutions. Join Central's cyber security team. We seek curious and passionate individuals that enjoy being empowered and who can lead within their areas of expertise. The ideal candidate will be responsible for technical expertise and execution in the areas of end point protection, vulnerability management, web security, network security, email security, and penetration testing for Central.

Key Responsibilities Of The Role

  • Develops and executes security controls, defense, and countermeasures to prevent attacks or attempts to infiltrate company devices.
  • Utilizes digital forensics tools to investigate any possible incidents.
  • Configures and validates any security tools (EDR, SIEM, etc..) to reduce false positives for intrusion and enable us to detect and respond quicker in case of a compromise.
  • Provides expert technical advice within IT / Forensics cyber incident tabletop exercises.
  • Performs root cause analysis, conducts threat analysis, and determines an action plan to remediate any risks identified.
  • Performs security gap assessments and threat modeling for new and existing IT solutions.
  • Provides technical advice and collaborates effectively with all IT groups.
  • Manages and enhances security processes and tools involving email security, collaboration and file sharing, network security, cloud security, and vulnerability management.
  • Conducts penetration testing for exploitable weaknesses within Central infrastructure and recommends remediations.
  • Supports compliance initiatives (NIST CSF, PCI-DSS, MAR) and assists with audits.
  • Stays current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technology trends.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree within Computer Science and 2 year of related experience
  • Or 4 years of related experience


Preferred Qualifications

  • Cyber-security coursework or experience
  • CISSP, CEH, OSCP certifications


Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • Creativity and passion for cyber security
  • Curious mind and strong desire to constantly learn.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly explain security risks to any audience.
  • Ability to weigh risks, calculate the costs on a course of action, and propose the optimal path toward mitigation.
  • Capable of designing and maintaining security KPI metrics to prioritize activities
  • Experience with security tools such as Defender, Rapid 7, Abnormal, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto.
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash.
  • Strong knowledge of network protocols and design, operating systems (Windows, Linux, MacOS) and cloud platforms (Azure) and DLP techniques.
  • Demonstrated ability to produce clear, concise, and technically accurate documentation including visual diagrams to communicate complex security concepts to any audience.
  • Maximizes the use of AI, automation, computer forensics tools, workflows, and practices.
  • Capable of participating within table top exercises at the IT or Corporate level.
  • Knowledgeable with risk assessment methodology.
  • Knowledgeable and experienced in penetration testing exercises.


Total Rewards

Central establishes base pay based on several factors including labor market data and an evaluation of candidate qualifications relative to role requirements. Base pay is one component of a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support employees’ financial, health, career, and retirement objectives. Central provides extensive health and wellness benefits to promote flexibility, work-life balance, and long-term financial security. For more information, see Central Insurance Benefits

Work Authorization

Central will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT) , H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Central that all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, job classification and assignment, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment and all other terms and conditions of employment shall be maintained in a manner which will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, military status, or disability. The applicant should respond to questions on this application in a way that will not divulge such information.

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