Role: Information Security Engineer

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Hippo is a Palo Alto based, Series E Unicorn company leading the modernization of the home insurance and protection industry, which hasn’t innovated in many years. We use technology to create modernized, customer-centric home insurance and proactive maintenance services. We take our hyper-focus on customer satisfaction (buyer simplicity, comprehensive coverage, concierge service) a step further, by offering IoT Smart Home devices for monitoring home health. These devices, together with numerous other data sources (like aerial imagery and predictive actuarial data) allow us to proactively address problems before homeowners even know about them. 

Hippo is solving complex engineering, compliance, regulatory and operational problems that have immediate impact on this antiquated industry. We're on a strong (but responsible) growth trajectory, with a proven and recession-proof set of products.

About you

To support our continuous growth, we are looking for an experienced Security Engineer to help ensure that our software and systems are designed and implemented to the highest security standards. The ideal candidate brings demonstrated experience in information security, system/network administration, and a deep understanding of cloud environments and their inherent infosec challenges. Preferred but not required: former work experience in the digital insurance or fintech sectors, and ideally a startup.

Responsibilities:

• Advocate information security and secure practices throughout Hippo.
• Ensure the smooth operation of Hippo’s security systems and controls, striving to maintain a strong information security program and enable comprehensive auditing and compliance.
• Oversee and audit security components of Hippo’s IT systems, including Office365, email gateways, firewalls, anti-spam/phish/virus, etc.
• Support a broad spectrum of technologies, including Public Clouds, Windows, Mac and Linux systems, network devices and applications developed in-house.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on creating and maintaining secure business processes.
• Handle internal and external security escalations.
• Lead information security programs, such as awareness training and vendor risk management.
• Perform security research, analysis, and design to secure products, systems, and processes.
• Facilitate vulnerability assessments and penetration tests. Work on security alerts, events, and security incidents, including forensics analysis.
• Study the current threat scape, emerging related technologies, and risks relevant to our business.
• Monitor security systems for anomalies and respond to potential security events.
• Perform periodic policy compliance reviews, access audits, risk assessments, and controls testing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience in information security, malware, and infrastructure security.
• Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux Security, Single Sign On, Cloud Security, and network security
• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory program requirements, such as ISO 27001, NIST, FISMA, and SOC standards.
• Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills as well as strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Learning focused and passionate about working with a variety of tools and systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Industry certification: CISSP, CISM, or CISA, GIAC Security Essentials, Certified Ethical Hacker, GIAC Certified Incident Handler, etc.
• Startup experience
• InsurTech, FinTech experience

Compensation and Perks:

• Healthy Hippos Benefits- 100% Employer paid medical, dental & vision plan options for our team members AND their families (yes, you read that correctly). As well as 401K, long & short term disability, EAP and flexible spending accounts.
• Flexible Paid Time Off- Uncapped PTO Policy
• Little Hippos Program- We reimburse our team members up to $25k for adoption costs and up to $50k for infertility treatments. Plus, we offer 12 weeks parental leave for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers.

Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known.