Job Application

My client a major consultancy responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, space, international organisations, healthcare and Immigration/citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

My client has a world of opportunity in Europe and employs over 1000+ staff across 8 countries including Belgium, Luxembourg, France and French Guyana, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland.

My client continuously strive for excellence, so we're passionate about sourcing the best professionals and we look for people who share our drive and own our values - Trust, Care, Innovation & Pride.

My client is looking for a Cyber Security Expert to work full time and be based in the Benelux or France (close to St. Genis-Pouilly would be a plus). This role is permanent and will pay 80,000 a year and potentially can go up to 100,000 plus Excellent Benefits.

Main Responsibilities for Cyber Security Expert

• Provide Technical security leadership within Serco Europe's operations, covering bids, acquisitions, projects, and BAU operations. This will include security requirements definition, architectural design work in collaboration with the Enterprise Architect Europe and his team of Solution Architects, advice and guidance on security issues, technical risk assessment, guidance on residual risk and mitigation strategies, application of security design patterns and best practices, etc.
• You will be responsible for providing assurance, management and control of cyber security and enhancing our Security posture in Serco Europe entities by staying abreast of the latest cyber security trends, threats, and technologies Serco Europe entities by staying abreast of the latest cyber security trends, threats, and technologies
• Ensure that the company knows as much as possible, as quickly as possible about potential security risks. You will be responsible for seeking, identifying, and reporting risks and systemic weaknesses in control effectiveness within Serco Europe
• Eliminate (or mitigate) reputational and security risks within Serco Europe, including identification of weaknesses, improvement areas, non-compliances, and technical debt
• Security review and analysis of proposed changes to operational services within Serco Europe, and providing security expertise on likely impact, mitigations, alternative strategies, etc.
• Engagement with internal and external audit and assurance providers, including IT Security Health Check suppliers, scoping test plans and helping stakeholders interpret the results of the tests and audits, as well as supporting the implementation of any remedial actions, where required
• Highly engaged in vulnerability management activities across Serco Europe (such as identification, reporting and mitigation/resolution) to reduce risk of exploit
• Contribute to on-going Security improvement initiatives, to ensure that our standard operating procedures, approaches, and protocols remain appropriate and align to Cyber Security best practice and Serco's policies and standards
• Production and management of the Security KPI's including driving improvements of the KPI's

In return, we offer a friendly, supportive and professional environment that respects your work/life balance and ultimately contributes to the delivery of public services in Belgium and around the world.

Successful Candidate

• The candidate should have a broad Information Security knowledge, with a deep and current technical understanding of security relating to applications, infrastructure, and cloud services.
• Excellent communications skills (written and oral) are essential, as is detailed knowledge and practical experience of security-enforcing technologies (Firewalls, SIEM tools, Identity and Access Management, etc.).
• Familiarity with risk management frameworks and methodologies is required.
• The candidate's profile is rounded out by non-technical skills, behaviours, and approaches to be an effective Security Lead, eg, security-minded, curious, investigative, persevering, and thorough.
• Candidates will have a background in Technical Security, ie, must have a minimum 6 years' experience within Information Technology, including at least 4 years' experience in a Technical Security related discipline (such as Security Operations or Network Security)
• It is desirable to have an intermediate or advanced level Security qualification (such as CSIM, CISSP or equivalent.

NB For this role we can only consider applicants who are based in the EU/Europe with the relevant right to work. This also needs to be highlighted clearly on the CV otherwise the application will be rejected.

Role - Cyber Security Expert

Salary: 80,000 to 100,000 + Excellent Benefits

Languages: English/French or English/German

Location: Benelux or France (close to St. Genis-Pouilly would be a plus)