Director of Cyber Security - Connecticut, United States - Smith Arnold Partners

Description

Exciting leadership opportunity in the field of Cybersecurity! This position offers a chance to assess and enhance the cybersecurity posture of financial organizations. As the Information Security Director, you will have hands-on responsibilities and the opportunity to build a small, dedicated security team over time.

Join our team and benefit from:

• Great work environment
• Supportive and friendly coworkers
• Competitive salary with ample opportunities for growth and salary advancements

Job Title: Director of Cybersecurity

Location: New Haven, CT

Salary: $140,000 – $160,000 + Bonus

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish a formal Cybersecurity Department within a reputable institution.
• Lead incident response, threat/vulnerability assessments, endpoint security, risk management, compliance, disaster recovery, and team building initiatives.
• Develop new Cybersecurity capabilities, ensuring the security and integrity of the organization's information systems and data assets.
• Drive the design, planning, budgeting, monitoring, and integration of Cybersecurity initiatives across the organization.
• Enhance cybersecurity capabilities, incident response processes, and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Conduct audits, manage cybersecurity projects, oversee budgeting, coordinate vendor activities, and provide regular updates to the management and board of directors.

Skills and Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a leadership role in information security.
• Preferably experience in Cybersecurity within the Financial Services sector.
• Industry certifications like CISSP, CISM, or CISA are highly valued.
• Proficiency in incident response, threat analysis, endpoint security, risk management, compliance, and disaster recovery.
• Familiarity with security technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, antivirus, and encryption.
• Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR.
• Experience in cyber risk evaluation, and working with industry-standard frameworks for cybersecurity.