Information Security Officer

The Security Consultancy & Assurance team is a well-balanced team with diverse experience, backgrounds, and skills. They foster intensive daily interaction, cooperation, and mutual support on complex topics. The team is dedicated to maintaining a secure environment, continuous learning through on-the-job coaching, training, and education. They also prioritize team morale with regular social activities. Experis is part of ManpowerGroup and has been recognized as one of the world's most ethical companies.

Introduction

We are looking for an Information Security Officer to take a proactive role in managing information security risks. The ideal candidate should possess 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 be committed to staying up-to-date with security trends and advancements, identifying opportunities for new initiatives that can lead to further enhancements.

Responsibilities

In our organization, all business units are responsible for ensuring the security of our IT environment. As a member of the Security Consultancy & Assurance team, you will focus on the Group IT department. Our biggest challenge lies in verifying and reviewing technical measures to ensure their correct implementation, while also providing advice and support to the DevOps teams. We must balance residual risk with the necessary measures and assist product owners and their teams in making informed decisions and supporting them in discussions with the Risk Management department. Our ongoing challenge is to optimize IT security procedures and processes, and automate as much as possible to increase quality and reduce manual procedures.

Your responsibilities include:

• 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 minimize the risks within their domain.
• Working with the Security Consultancy & Assurance team on a wide variety of security and compliance tasks, e.g., periodic control tracking with the Group IT departments, regulatory compliance reporting, reviewing security documentation, deep-dive asset reviews, threat modeling, providing IT security training and coaching, interpreting vulnerabilities and security incidents on impact for services, supply chain security, etc.
• Cooperating 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 appropriate security measures and support DevOps teams in implementing them.

Requirements

• Concise and an eye for detail while keeping the overall picture and goal in mind.
• Clear communication style and the ability to cooperate with people from various backgrounds.
• You are a team player: supportive and flexible in picking up tasks when priorities change.
• You are aware of your strengths and areas for improvement and are consciously working on your personal development. To keep learning, you like to stay up-to-date with the latest developments within the security field.
• Skilled and experienced (+3 years) in IT and IT security, preferably with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT (or another technical and/or security-oriented study).
• Dutch language skills preferred (working knowledge required for this role based in the Netherlands).

Nice to Have

• SSCP or CISSP certified.
• Security knowledge of applications, SAP, and/or cloud.

Benefits

• 25 vacation days + 0.5 bonus day per quarter if you have remained fit and healthy (read: do not report sick).
• Travel allowance of 21 cents/kilometer or full public transport reimbursement.
• E-learning portal with (almost) all IT training and education that you can propose.
• 50 euros for medical expenses (gross, on top of your salary).

About Company

The Security Consultancy & 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. And very important: having a lot of fun working together and having regular team drinks, online pub quizzes, and social activities like a beach clean-up! Experis is part of ManpowerGroup and has been named one of the world's most ethical companies.

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