Officer: Officer
Division: Technology
Department: Information Security
Reports to: Principal Information Security Engineer
Status: Exempt/ Officer
Grade: 10
Salary Range: $55,588 - $102,474
Actual compensation within the pay range will be determined based on factors
including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific
work location.
Location: MA, CT, NY, VT, RI
Principal Objective
Under the direction of the Principal Information Security Engineer, supports the
Company's Information Security Program by engineering, maintaining, and
improving security technologies, identity and access controls, monitoring
capabilities, and defensive security processes. The Information Security
Engineer partners with Information Technology, Identity and Access Management,
Risk, Compliance, application owners, business units, and third-party service
providers to protect Company systems, data, customers, and employees.
Key Accountabilities:
Administer, maintain, and enhance enterprise information security
technologies, including endpoint security, email security, data loss
prevention, application security, network security, identity protection,
cloud security, logging, monitoring, and security related platforms. Lead the
design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise security
architecture and engineering programs.
Maintain security standards across cloud, network, endpoints, identity,
application, and data security domains.
Partner with Identity and Access Management to improve access control,
privileged access management, authentication, conditional access, role-based
access, and user lifecycle security controls.
Assists with evaluating security risks associated with AI platforms, agents,
models, APIs, third-party AI vendors, and cloud AI services. Assists with
developing controls for data protection, AI monitoring, identity management,
and secure AI deployment.
Develop and maintain security standards, procedures, runbooks, technical
documentation, diagrams, control evidence, and operational playbooks for
assigned security platforms and processes.
Assist with security assessments for new systems, technology changes, vendor
solutions, mergers, integrations, branch initiatives, and enterprise projects
to ensure appropriate security requirements are identified and implemented.
Support audit, regulatory, risk assessment, and compliance activities by
providing evidence, explaining technical controls, remediating findings,
and maintaining documentation that demonstrates control effectiveness.
Identify opportunities to automate security operations, improve alert
quality, reduce manual processes, strengthen detection capabilities, and
mature the Company's overall security posture.
Collaborate with IT Operations, Infrastructure, Service Desk, Application
Support, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Compliance, and business
stakeholders to resolve security issues and support secure business
operations.
Participate in security incident response, change management, disaster
recovery, business continuity, and other operational activities as required.
Ensure compliance with all banking laws, rules, regulations, and prescribed
policies/practices/procedures necessary to reduce risk and uphold ethical
standards related to and required by one's duties.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information
Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field preferred.
Equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, and relevant
experience may be considered.
Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC, Security+, Microsoft
Security certifications, or related credentials preferred.
Experience:
5+ years of experience in information security, cybersecurity engineering,
security operations, infrastructure security, identity security, or related
technology roles.
Experience supporting security technologies in a regulated financial
institution, banking environment, or similarly regulated industry preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, privileged access
management, email security tools, endpoint security tools, cloud security,
network security, data security, security automation, SIEM/logging.
Skills & Knowledge:
Strong understanding of information security principles, defense-in-depth,
identity and access management, incident response, secure configuration, and
security monitoring.
Working knowledge of banking security expectations, risk management
practices, audit evidence requirements, and regulatory frameworks such as
FFIEC, GLBA, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and related industry guidance.
Strong technical troubleshooting skills with the ability to analyze security
events, system behavior, logs, vulnerabilities, and control exceptions.
Ability to translate technical security issues into clear business risk
language for IT, business, risk, audit, and executive stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to
develop standards, procedures, summaries, diagrams, and control evidence.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities,
document work clearly, meet deadlines, and drive issues to resolution.
High degree of professionalism, discretion, integrity, and sound judgment
when handling sensitive information and security incidents.
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration platforms.
Beacon Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. If you would like
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