Job Application

Global Enterprise Partners is currently looking for a Cyber Security & Disaster Resilience SME for a financial institution in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Please note that for this role candidates should already be living in or very near to the Netherlands

Job Description:

The Cyber & Disaster Resilience SME role will play a vital role in the Resilience Factory Team by leading resilience assessment workshops with technical teams and block teams of the Bank.

In this role you need to understand and recognize the various IT landscapes of the different teams and technology stacks, assess the current security posture of existing systems and applications, evaluate the existing threats, its current risk exposure and propose a strategic disaster recovery solution to enhance efficiency, scalability, availability and security.

You need to collaborate with various engineers, technical experts, architects, block teams and show a basic level of expertise in system architecture, good knowledge in various platforms and cloud technologies, networking, cyber security, IT risk management and security business resiliency.

This requires an individual who can work across the various lines of defence and bring expertise and analysis in the area of cyber and disaster resilience:

• Understand current cyber threats and the technical aspects of the attacks used
• Provide oversight and influence of the Bank's cyber assessment capabilities
• Participate within threat action groups targeting cyber resilience related threats
• Work with different Factory team members leading security resilience workshops and document risk reports and IT assessment worksheets related to cyber resilience
• Mix quantitative and qualitative metrics to measure cyber resilience exposure
• Lead through influence and collaboration supporting constructive input and challenge
• Set impact and risk tolerances, monitor threshold levels and contingency plans for important business services (including third parties)

Key skills:

• Strong understanding of Enterprise applications, Servers, storage systems, Networking, Databases, Cloud etc.,
• Evaluate existing systems and infrastructure to identify areas of threats
• Contribute in IT risk assessment workshops and evaluate existing controls in place
• Recommend disaster recovery solutions that encompass applications, data, infrastructure, and security considerations
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to block teams during workshop
• Should be able to interpret the existing architecture, underlying components to validate, challenge and help the team to define the detailed scenarios and the recovery solutions
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Qualifications:

• A relevant degree in IT, information security or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 3-5 years of experience. We're looking for expert from a Medior to Senior level range.
• Proficiency in the main cyber resilience and security management frameworks like ISO27001, ISO22301, ISO27005
• Have significant experience working in cybersecurity threat management
• Experience of cyber resilience strategies, design, engineering and architecture
• Able to communicate to technical and non-technical audiences, able to explain complex topics with simplicity
• Able to articulate requirements clearly to non-cyber experts spanning data analytics, reporting and risk to ensure resultant cyber resilience reports are consumable and relevant
• This requires an individual who can work across the various lines of defence and bring expertise and analysis in the area of cyber resilience
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Should be able in workshops/meetings to steer towards intended output
• Cyber security certification such as CISM, CISSP is a plus

Nice to have:

• Experience in the Banking industry is a plus
• Understanding of cloud computing platforms (Azure) and hybrid Experience in Disaster Recovery and/or assembling Disaster Recovery Plans
• Basic knowledge of the various technologies used by development teams; Java, Mainframe, Azure, AWS

Do you recognize yourself in the above and do you meet the requirements? Please get in touch with Marco Eindhoven of Global Enterprise Partners.