Security Officer

General information:

• Job titel: Security Officer
• Location: The Hague/Amsterdam
• Hybrid working 2-3 days at the officer
• Permanent position

The Group IT Organization of our client looking for an information security officer who is able to take a proactive role in the management of information security risks. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of IT security and compliance methods, industry standards, and be proactive in adopting and implementing security practices and processes. Additionally, you must have an intrinsic motivation to staying up-to-date with security trends and advancements, and identifying opportunities for new initiatives that can lead to further enhancements. The Security Assurance team is a well-balanced team in experience, background, age and a variety of skills, with intensive daily interaction, cooperation and supporting each other on difficult topics. We are very keen on keeping our environment secure and safe, continuous learning by coaching on the job and by training and education.

Description/responsibilities

• Advising a wide variety of stakeholders (devops teams, management teams, contract managers, project managers, etc.) technically, content, and process-wise on how to implement the required security measures and minimise the risks within their domain.
• Working with the Security Consultancy & Assurance team on a wide variety of security and compliance tasks, e.g. periodically assessing the implementation of security controls within the Group IT departments, regulatory compliance reporting, reviewing security documentation, deep-dive asset reviews, threat modelling, provide IT security training and coaching, interpret vulnerabilities and security incidents on impact for services, supply chain security, etc.
• Working in close cooperation with the devops infrastructure and application teams, Risk Management, as well as other security disciplines like our own Security Operation Center and Defensive security teams, to proactively identify the appropriate security measures and support devops teams to implement them.

Requirements

• Experience in a financial organization (preferred).
• Concise and eye for detail while keeping the overall picture and goal in mind.
• Clear communication style and being able to cooperate with people with various backgrounds.
• You are a team player: you are supportive and flexible in picking up tasks when priorities change.
• You are aware of your strengths and improvement areas and are consciously working on your personal development. In order to keep learning, you like to stay up-to-date with the latest developments within the security field.
• Ability to communicate in Dutch is a pre.
• Skilled and experienced (+5 years) in IT and IT security, preferably educated as Bachelor or Master degree in IT (or other technical and/or security oriented study).
• Being SSCP or CISSP certified is an advantage. Security knowledge on applications, SAP and/or cloud is preferred.

In case the above is in line with your experience please feel free to apply for this role. We can schedule a meeting promptly.

Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.