Senior Information Security Officer – Banking & Risk

Northwest Community Bank; Canton (CT); On-site; USD 88,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Prescription Drug Coverage

Vision Insurance

AFLAC supplemental coverage

HSA with employer contribution

FSA

Job summary

Northwest Community Bank is seeking an Information Security Officer in Canton, CT. You will lead the bank’s information security and vendor risk programs, overseeing strategy, policy, governance, and regulatory alignment while coordinating audits and communications with executives and the Board.

The role requires expertise in security controls, risk management, and compliance, with strong collaboration across IT, risk, and business units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Cybersecurity, or related field; equivalent information security experience may be considered.
• At least five years of risk management experience across networking, hardware, software, information security, and vendor risks.
• CISSP, CISA, CISM, or comparable certification preferred.
• Familiarity with endpoint security solutions, vulnerability management tools, and security monitoring technologies.
• Basic understanding of information technology auditing procedures is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, monitor, and improve Information Security and Vendor Management Programs, including policies, procedures, standards, guidelines, and templates.
• Conduct IT, cybersecurity, and vendor risk assessments; review technology risks; perform business impact analyses.
• Identify and evaluate information and cybersecurity threats using FFIEC CAT and RSAT; benchmark against NIST frameworks.
• Manage user entitlement reviews, network-use monitoring, outsourced penetration testing, vulnerability remediation, and Data Life Cycle program.
• Develop dashboards and reports to show program performance; present results to IT Steering, Ops/Tech, Compliance Committees, Senior Management, and Board.
• Promote security awareness through onboarding, phishing follow-up, and education for employees, customers, and Board.
• Support audits and regulatory examinations by coordinating documentation and tracking remediation of findings.
• Monitor state and federal requirements, including CT Data Privacy Act and GLBA; propose updates based on changes.

Skills

Information security knowledge

Cybersecurity

Technology risk management

Networking

Hardware & software

Data protection

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Cybersecurity

Job description

Northwest Community Bank is seeking an Information Security Officer in Canton, CT. You will lead the bank’s information security and vendor risk programs, overseeing strategy, policy, governance, and regulatory alignment while coordinating audits and communications with executives and the Board.

The role requires expertise in security controls, risk management, and compliance, with strong collaboration across IT, risk, and business units.