Information Security Engineer - Pittsfield, MA

Berkshire Bank; Pittsfield (MA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

Berkshire Bank is seeking a Principal Information Security Engineer to lead engineering, maintenance, and improvement of security technologies across endpoints, email, cloud, and data protection. You will collaborate with IT, IAM, risk, and business units to safeguard systems, data, and customers in a regulated banking environment.

The role emphasizes incident response, security monitoring, and cross‑functional partnership, with a focus on threat detection, governance, and secure deployment of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in information security or related field.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC, or Security+ preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer and enhance enterprise security technologies across endpoints, email, data loss prevention, and cloud security.
• Support audit, risk, and regulatory activities with evidence and remediation of findings.
• Collaborate with IT, IAM, risk, and business units to protect systems, data, and customers.

Skills

Information security principles

Identity and access management

Incident response

Security monitoring

Entra ID / Active Directory

Privileged access management

Email security tools

Endpoint security tools

Cloud security

Network security

Data security

SIEM / logging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security / Computer Science / IT / Cybersecurity

Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, GIAC, Security+ or related

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

Privileged access management

Email security tools

Endpoint security tools

Cloud security

Network security

Data security

SIEM / logging

Job description

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.