Technical Security Controls Principal

Kemper

. Define enterprise technical security-control patterns, standards, and design expectations across identity, endpoint, network, cloud, data, application, and logging domains .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $93,500 - $155,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in security architecture and control design across various technology domains, with a strong focus on automation, API integrations, and continuous monitoring. Proven ability to lead control-gap analysis and mentor teams in effective control-engineering practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Security Architecture ExperienceControl Design and ValidationAutomation and API IntegrationTechnical Control TestingCybersecurity Leadership

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Hard Skills

Control Effectiveness AssessmentConfiguration ReviewData ValidationTechnical Test Procedure DevelopmentControl-Gap AnalysisRemediation DesignScriptingAnalyticsSecurity TelemetryControl Logic Review

Soft Skills

MentoringAdvisory SkillsCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Telemetry-Based AnalyticsContinuous Control MonitoringAPI Integrations

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityIdentity ManagementEndpoint SecurityNetwork SecurityApplication SecurityData ProtectionLoggingRegulatory ComplianceControl ObjectivesControl Engineering Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define enterprise technical security-control patterns, standards, and design expectations across identity, endpoint, network, cloud, data, application, and logging domains
Assess whether controls are technically designed and operating as intended using configuration review, data validation, sampling, walkthroughs, and independent challenge
Develop technical test procedures and evidence standards beyond questionnaire or document-only assurance
Build or sponsor automation, API integrations, telemetry-based analytics, and continuous-control-monitoring use cases
Translate regulatory and framework requirements into technically meaningful control objectives
Identify controls that are administratively present but ineffective
Lead complex control-gap analysis, remediation design, exception/risk-acceptance evaluation, and closure validation
Act as a senior technical advisor to Cybersecurity, GRC, Internal Audit, technology teams, and executives on control effectiveness
Mentor analysts and engineers and establish consistent control-engineering practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Broad and deep security architecture/control experience across multiple technology domains
Hands-on ability to review configurations, logs, system data, architecture, technical evidence, and control logic
Experience designing technical control tests and validating operating effectiveness
Ability to use scripting, APIs, analytics, or security telemetry to automate evidence collection and continuous monitoring
Strong understanding of cloud, identity, endpoint, network, application, data-protection, and logging/security-monitoring control patterns
Typically 10+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
PTO
401K
Healthy work-life balance
Opportunities for personal development and professional challenge