Security Engineer I

Columbia Bank New Jersey; Fair Lawn (NJ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx (constr

ESOP

Life Insurance, LTD/AD&D

PTO & Vacation

Paid Sick Time

Bank Holidays

401k program

Job summary

Columbia Bank New Jersey is seeking a Security Engineer to lead day-to-day security operations, maintain controls, detect threats, and coordinate incident response. You will support cyber incident response, guide operators, and ensure process execution across risk areas.

The role emphasizes threat and vulnerability management, asset risk ratings, and engineering in security architecture, IAM, and network security. Hybrid schedule applies, with focus on collaboration.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in information technology, information security, risk, or similar field.
• 3+ years of experience in an information security role.
• 1+ years of engineering experience.
• Relevant industry certifications and/or advanced degrees may be considered in lieu of experience.
• Knowledge of multiple security practice areas including security architecture, IAM, asset management, vulnerability management, threat detection and response, endpoint security, network security, cloud security, web security, data security, application security, threat intelligence, configuration management.
• Performs ongoing analysis of security events, incident alerts, and health status from security tools.

Responsibilities

• Executes, enhances, and documents security operations processes.
• Aids in assessing security processes, platforms, and practices to identify improvement areas.
• Supports incident response by reviewing events, investigating, and driving resolution.
• Collaborates with technology and business teams as appropriate.
• Performs ongoing security platform maintenance including health monitoring and upgrades.
• Assists in implementing new security solutions and coordinates with resources.
• Develops reports, alerts, dashboards, and metrics from security data.
• Drives action plans to completion using analytical outputs.
• Assists in managing small to medium projects per project schedules.
• Stays current on industry developments and commits to ongoing education in information/cyber security.

Skills

Security architecture

Identity and access management

Vulnerability management

Threat detection and response

Endpoint security

Network security

Cloud security

Web security

Data security

Configuration management

Scripting languages

Automation

Intrusion detection

Log analysis

Firewall technologies

IDS (Snort)

Regulatory requirements

Risk assessments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an IT related discipline

Job description

Summary

Responsible for the day‑to‑day security operations at Columbia Bank. The individual will serve as a technical operations subject matter expert and will be responsible for the proper maintenance of security controls, detection of and response to potential threats, and remediation and escalation of incidents. Supports the cyber incident response team, provides guidance to technology operators, and ensures execution of processes. The Security Engineer’s core responsibilities include threat and vulnerability management; identifying security risks, assessing exposures, and implementing measures to protect organizational systems and data.

Job Responsibilities

Security Operations

• Executes, enhances, and creates/maintains documentation for security operations processes.
• Supports one or more security practice area and aids in the assessment of security processes, platforms, and practices to identify areas for improvement.
• Supports incident response efforts by reviewing security events and escalations, performing investigations, and seeing matters through to resolution.
• Collaborates with technology and business organizations as appropriate.

Security Platform Management

• Performs ongoing security platform maintenance including health monitoring, troubleshooting, tuning, and upgrades.
• Assists in implementing and operationalizing new security solutions. Coordinates with internal and external resources as required.

Analytical Responsibility

• Develops and analyzes security related content - reports, alerts, dashboards, and metrics - to gain insights from the Bank's systems, platforms, and data.
• Utilizes content outputs to drive subsequent action plan through to completion.

Project Management

• Assists in the management of small to medium sized projects according to project management schedules.

Professional Development

• Stays abreast of relevant industry related developments, trends, and threats.
• Commits to ongoing professional education and development in the Information / Cyber Security field.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Other Responsibilities

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT related discipline required.
• At least 5 years of experience in information technology, information security, risk, or similar field.
• 3+ years of experience in an information security role.
• 1+ years of engineering experience.
• Relevant industry certifications and/or advanced degrees may be considered in lieu of experience.
• Knowledge of one or more security practice areas including security architecture, identity and access management, asset management, vulnerability management, threat detection and response, endpoint security, network security, cloud security, web security, email security, data security, application security, threat intelligence, configuration management.
• Performs ongoing analysis of various security events, incident alerts, event notifications, health status from security tools, and additional detection and response activities.
• Investigates security incidents and collaborates with the CISO and business organizations in response to detected threats.
• Coordinates with internal and external resources for risk mitigation and service outage resolution.
• Develops standard operating procedures for deployed security solutions, interfacing with managed security service providers, incident responses, review and escalation processes.
• Communicates security warnings, ongoing awareness, and general best practices to end-users.
• Develops performance metrics, trend statistical data, and customizes management reports for Risk, IT and Information Security.
• Knowledge of securing network/infrastructure design and deployment.
• Experience in conducting a daily assessment of vulnerabilities identified by infrastructure scans.
• Evaluate, rate, and perform risk assessments on assets.
• Prioritizing vulnerabilities discovered along with remediation timeline(s).
• Knowledge of scripting languages and automation methodologies.
• Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions.
• Experience with log analysis, packet flow, TCP/UDP traffic, firewall technologies, IDS technologies (e.g., Snort rules), proxy technologies, and antivirus, spam and spyware solutions.
• Deep knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity management frameworks, regulatory requirements and industry leading practices.
• Experience in conducting technical risk assessments.
• Commits to ongoing professional education / training / certification in the Information / Cyber Security field.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx which are contributory.
• Employee Stock Option Program (ESOP).
• Life Insurance, Long Term Disability and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (LTD&AD&D).
• Paid Time Off (PTO) which includes Personal and Vacation Time.
• Paid Sick Time.
• Bank Holidays.
• Employees may participate in the 401k program.

Schedule

• This role is eligible for a hybrid schedule: 3 days in the office and 2 days work from home, based on business needs. This arrangement may change without notice.

Columbia Bank and its affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.