VP, Enterprise Infrastructure & Security

OVERVIEW

The Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure & Security serves as the Bank’s senior technology leader responsible for the architecture, engineering, and operational integrity of enterprise infrastructure and security platforms. This role ensures stability, resilience, security, and regulatory compliance of the Bank’s core technology environment supporting critical business operations, customer channels, and regulatory obligations.

This position provides executive leadership across enterprise infrastructure domains including network, server, cloud, identity, endpoint, and security technologies. The role is accountable for ensuring infrastructure platforms are designed, implemented, and operated in a secure, resilient, and highly available manner consistent with regulatory expectations established by the OCC, FFIEC, GLBA Safeguards Rule, and applicable industry standards.

As the Bank’s senior engineering authority, the Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure & Security leads infrastructure resilience, secure system architecture, disaster recovery strategy, and advanced technology operations while enabling business growth and operational continuity.

This role is responsible for the implementation, operation, and technical enforcement of enterprise infrastructure and security controls. Governance, policy ownership, enterprise risk decisions, and oversight of the Information Security Program remain under the direction of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

The Vice President, Enterprise Infrastructure & Security partners closely with the CISO to ensure infrastructure and security technologies are aligned with approved policies, regulatory requirements, and the Bank’s risk appetite.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES include the following.

• Lead the architecture, engineering, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise infrastructure platforms.
• Ensure high availability, reliability, scalability, and performance of all infrastructure systems.
• Provide Tier 3 technical leadership and escalation support for complex infrastructure issues.
• Establish and enforce engineering standards, configuration baselines, and formal change management practices.
• Implement, operate, and optimize security technologies supporting the Bank’s Information Security Program.
• Ensure secure configuration and hardening of infrastructure platforms.
• Coordinate vulnerability remediation efforts in partnership with Security, IT Operations, and business stakeholders.
• Integrate security tooling across infrastructure environments to enable effective monitoring and control
• Oversee enterprise directory services, single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and authentication platforms.
• Support privileged access management and enforce least privileged principles.
• Ensure logical access controls are aligned with infrastructure systems and security requirements.
• Oversee centralized logging, monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility platforms.
• Support incident response, investigations, and forensic analysis related to infrastructure and security events.
• Ensure infrastructure telemetry supports regulatory, audit, and operational requirements.
• Lead infrastructure resilience design, disaster recovery architecture, and backup strategies.
• Ensure recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) align with business and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in disaster recovery testing, exercises, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support internal audits, regulatory examinations, and third-party assessments.
• Maintain comprehensive infrastructure documentation, technical standards, and audit evidence.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Security teams to remediate identified findings.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support bank operations.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILTIES

The role may provide technical guidance, subject-matter expertise, and functional leadership to project teams, vendors, or cross-functional stakeholders, and may influence outcomes through consultation; however, such activities do not constitute managerial or supervisory authority as defined by employment law.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering and operations.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and operating cybersecurity technologies.
• Experience working in regulated environments; financial services preferred.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Ability to effectively use computer systems, enterprise technology platforms, and standard business software required to perform the essential functions of the role. This includes utilizing productivity tools (such as document creation, spreadsheets, presentations, and email), collaboration platforms, and technology systems relevant to infrastructure, security, reporting, and executive communication.

Must be able to access, review, analyze, and manage electronic information and documentation necessary to support operational decision-making, regulatory compliance, and business objectives.

Reasonable accommodation may be provided, consistent with applicable law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential computer-related functions of the role.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Enterprise infrastructure architecture and engineering expertise.
• Security technology implementation and integration.
• Identity and access management platforms and controls.
• Disaster recovery, resilience, and business continuity planning.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks (GLBA, FFIEC, OCC, SOX, Privacy).
• Executive-level leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage executive and technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with a risk-aware, governance-focused mindset.
• High professional judgment, discretion, and integrity.

PREFERRED / PLUS QUALIFIACATIONS

• Industry-recognized cloud or infrastructure certifications.
• Security+ or equivalent security certification.
• Physical security certifications (CPP, PSP).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described below are representative of those required to perform the essential functions of the role. Reasonable accommodation may be provided, consistent with applicable law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is generally required to sit for extended periods, regularly use hands and fingers to operate computers and related equipment, and communicate verbally and audibly. The employee may occasionally be required to stand, walk, or reach with hands and arms.

This role may occasionally require light physical activity, such as lifting or moving items weighing up to approximately 20 pounds, consistent with normal office and technology-related tasks.

Specific vision abilities required include close vision, color discrimination, and the ability to adjust focus, as necessary to perform job-related tasks involving computer systems and documentation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of the position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided, consistent with applicable law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

This position is primarily performed in a professional office environment, with routine use of computers, office equipment, and collaboration technology. The noise level in the work environment is generally moderate.

This role may require occasional presence in technology-related environments, such as data centers or secure facilities, and may involve limited exposure to outside weather conditions when traveling between locations or facilities.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Patriot Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbents may be asked to perform other duties as required.