Head of Security

Position Summary:

Join a team focused on the success of our customers, the success of our communities, and the success of each other. Farm Credit East (FCE) is the leading provider of loans and farm advisory services to farm, forest product, fishing, and other agricultural business owners across the northeast with $11.7 billion in total loan volume and $29 million in annual financial services revenue from 18,000 customers across our 8-state territory. We are One Team Working Together with a focus on our five pillars: Outstanding Customer and Employee Experience, Quality Growth, Operational Excellence, Commitment to our Communities, and Protecting Customer Information. 

The Head of Security at FCE is a responsible forleading the teams and overseeing the strategy, operations, and Security of the company's technology infrastructure, systems, and services as well as Security. This senior leadership role ensures the efficient and reliable operation of all Security related to Corporate and Enterprise Applications, IT infrastructure, data centers, networks, cloud services, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS and related technologies to support the business. Security focus is to protect company data and IP, reports into the Chief Information Officer.

The value drivers for this role are as follows:

• Strategic Leadership: Guiding the vision and roadmap for security.
• Operational Excellence: Ensuring reliable and efficient security operations.
• Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating security risks.
• Compliance: Adhering to Farm Credit Association (FCA) laws and FCA industry standards.
• Team Leadership: Building and leading a high-performing security team.
• Security Integration: Embedding security in all aspects of the business.
• Incident Response: Promptly addressing security breaches.
• Emerging Threats: Staying ahead of new security challenges.
• Collaboration: Working with stakeholders to align security with business goals.
• Innovation: Driving process improvements and adopting new Security and Cyber technologies.
• Budget Management: Efficiently managing security budgets and resources.
• External Representation: Advocating for the company's security interests.

Come join a collaborative, customer-focused team at Farm Credit East!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managed Service Provider (MSP) Collaboration: Manage the direction and vision of the internal MSP, ensuring alignment with other associations and holding the MSP accountable for delivering on Information Security and Cyber Security SLAs.

• Strategic Vision and Roadmap: Develop and execute the strategic vision and roadmap for Information, Cyber Security, Cyber Defence platforms, and technology operations to meet current and future business needs.

• Security Policies and Procedures: Monitor security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures covering areas such as access control, risk management, incident response, business continuity, and disaster recovery.

• Security and Privacy Team: Build and lead a high-performing security and privacy team, providing strategic direction, management, coaching, and professional development opportunities.

• Security Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security and privacy controls into the design, development, and deployment of new products, services, and systems.

• Emerging Threats and Best Practices: Stay current on emerging security threats, attack vectors, and industry best practices; implement defensive technologies and processes to mitigate risks.

• Risk Assessments and Audits: Conduct risk assessments, security audits, and penetration testing; identify and resolve potential vulnerabilities across applications, networks, servers, databases, and endpoints.

• Security Awareness and Training: