Information Security Analyst

TowneBank; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

TowneBank is seeking an analyst to support physical and information security, risk assessments, and business continuity planning. You will collaborate with the security team to identify risks, assist with remediation, and ensure endpoint protections are current.

Minimum qualifications include a technical degree or equivalent experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work with regulatory requirements in a financial setting. Some travel and after-hours support may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or 2–3 years of equivalent experience.
• Ability to interpret rules and regulations in financial contexts.
• Strong analytical and self-directed work ethic.
• Experience with security data analysis and incident response.
• Ability to manage projects with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Analyze security data for accuracy and improvements.
• Assist with vulnerability detection and remediation with IT teams.
• Ensure antivirus and protections are updated across endpoints.
• Develop and review risk assessments and security procedures.
• Prepare management reports on network and endpoint security.
• Manage user access across the network.

Skills

Security data analysis

Regulatory interpretation

Risk assessment

Project management

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Off-hours support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT or related field

Tools

Tenable

Qualys

Nexpose

Job description

Description

Provide analyst support in the areas of physical and information security, risk assessments, business continuity planning, required regulatory controls and internal policies and procedures.

The good-faith compensation range for this role is expected to be $55,000-$65,000, based on the role, market, internal equity, and candidate qualifications.

• Work closely with the information security team to ensure appropriate measures are in place to identify and prevent potential security risks throughout the network and endpoint environment
• Assist with detecting vulnerabilities and working with the IT team to ensure timely remediation.
• Ensure all servers and workstations have appropriate anti-virus and other security protection installed and updated
• Perform research work in the area of information and network security to ensure continued progress in the protection of information assets
• Participates in the development and review of risk assessments
• Participates in the development and review of security-based procedures
• Prepare management reports relative to the state of network and endpoint security
• Participates in the implementation and review of appropriate user access throughout the network

Business Continuity Program

• Participates in the development and review of effective business continuity plans and business impact analysis.
• Participates in the successful implementation and review of the vendors involved in network and endpoint security

Regulatory

• Participates in the management of the incident response programs

Minimum Required Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to perform analysis of security data for accuracy and potential improvements.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Cybersecurity, IT, Information Systems, or similar) or 2-3 years of equivalent experience.
• Excellent ability to interpret rules and regulations in the financial or mortgage banking industry.
• Ability to discern opportunities for improvement in all areas of assigned responsibility.
• In-depth self-guided analytical expertise required.
• Ability to manage projects or workload with little or no supervision.
• Sense of ownership for work performed.
• Familiarity with ticket management systems and project management processes.
• Willing to travel within TowneBank's footprint
• Willing to perform off-hours support and upgrades.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate across a broad base of internal customers.

Desired Skills and Competencies:

• Experience in a financial or mortgage banking institution.
• Experience in information security practices and analytical reviews.
• Experience managing Endpoint Security Tool suites for large deployments.
• Experience managing Vulnerability Management Suites such as Tenable, Qualys or NexPose.
• Experience securing Cloud Technologies such as IaaS and PaaS.

Physical Requirements:

• Express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word via email and verbally.
• Exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, use your arms and legs, and sit most of the time.
• Have close visual acuity to perform activities such as analyzing data, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and preparing documentation.
• Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential responsibilities.

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