Join a team focused on the success of our customers, the success of our communities, and the success of each other. Farm Credit East is the leading provider of loans and farm advisory services to farm, forest product, fishing, and other agricultural business owners across the northeast with $13.5 billion in total loan volume and $29 million in annual financial services revenue from 18,000 customers across our 8-state territory. As part of our commitment to protecting customer information and enabling operational excellence, the Security Solutions Analyst plays a key role in supporting the secure design, implementation, and documentation of systems and cybersecurity initiatives.
Requirements
- Represent Information Security in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) for all projects requiring architectural review.
- Evaluate strategic and technical initiatives for alignment with security architecture, regulatory requirements and risk posture.
- Conduct threat modeling to assess cybersecurity risk related to new projects and technologies.
- Apply security by design principles to ensure security is embedded throughout project lifecycles.
- Ensure solutions adhere to internal security standards, NIST CSF principles, and applicable regulatory frameworks.
- Conduct security evaluations of internal and third-party systems, including encryption, patching, APIs, data residency, incident response, and third-party risk indicators.
- Review configurations and security controls for AI-enabled systems, including generative, agentic, and embedded AI.
- Provide security oversight throughout the full lifecycle of systems, from design to deployment to decommissioning.
- Partner with FPI and/or other outside vendors to ensure system configurations, access policies, and integration points meet FCE’s security requirements.
- Participate in joint planning and review sessions to support shared initiatives and maintain architectural alignment.
- Monitor initiative progress and ensure readiness for integration with managed services.
- Ensure systems are configurated to support incident detection, logging, and response capabilities.
- Assist in tuning and optimizing security tools in collaboration with FPI or other external parties, such as data loss prevention (DLP), endpoint protection, and threat detection platform to improve visibility and reduce false positives.
- Lead the implementation of data classification and labeling, including applying classification rules, tagging sensitive data, and testing configurations to ensure accuracy and effectiveness.
- Contribute to incident readiness by validating that systems and integrations support timely response and containment of security events.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation (e.g., workflows, configuration guides, implementation checklists).
- Maintain dashboards and reporting tools to track progress and security posture.
- Support audits, readiness assessments, and leadership reporting.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of architecture standards and security metrics.
- Facilitate effective communication of security risks and best practices for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Champion Security by Design philosophy for embedding cybersecurity design thinking into organizational processes and enabling technologies.
- Contribute to internal education efforts by developing technical guides, reference material, and awareness content to promote security best practices.
- Promote a culture of security through collaboration, training, and knowledge sharing across departments.
- Translate technical tasks into business impact for non-technical stakeholders to support decision-making
- Support awareness and adoption of data classification and labeling frameworks, ensuring users understand how to handle sensitive information appropriately.
Benefits
- 15-25 days of vacation leave per year, depending on years of service
- 12 days of holiday leave per year
- 7.5 days of sick leave in your first year, followed by 12 days of sick leave per year thereafter; unlimited rollover of unused sick leave year to year
- Up to 80 hours of paid leave for birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents
- Additional leave options available under FMLA and company policy
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, including preventive care and wellness programs to support your overall health and well-being
- Health Savings Account
- Life insurance at 2x base pay
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance at 2x base pay
- Long-term disability insurance at 2/3 base pay
- Tuition reimbursement
- Continuing education and training
- Employee Assistance Program offering a wide variety of tools and resources
