Data Security and Cryptography Expert

Job Description:

The leading bank in the European Union and a leading international player is seeking to complement and reinforce its existing teams in the areas of IT risk management cybersecurity and the fight against digital fraud.

Within IT Group Informatics Directorate of the bank the Cybersecurity & Digital Fraud Departments mission aims to structure strengthen and harmonize IT risk management and cybersecurity for the overall  Group (approximately 30 entities) and:

Defining the vision and strategy for IT risk management and cybersecurity and ensuring the implementation of this strategy within the Groups operating entities

Monitoring the security of the Groups information systems

Steering the IT Continuity and Resilience strategy and methodological framework.

The evolving Cyberthreats landscape increases the security risk of financial sector that leads the bank to strengthen its Cybersecurity maturity IT risk management and Operation Resilience.

Within IT Group Cybersecurity & Digital Fraud department candidate will be part of the Cybersecurity & Digital Fraud delivery teams in Portugal. As an extend team of the French central team your mission is to contribute to the Enterprise Security activities.

The missions are as follows:

             Define security requirements and strategy for Data security and Cryptography for the Group

             Support subsidiaries in considering data security and cryptography measures

             Analyze and evaluate security risks their impacts and propose complementary measures

             Participate in technical POCs on data security and cryptography solutions (including emerging technologies innovation)

             Carry out a technological watch and contribute to the development of the security community within the bank

             Be responsible and present complex security topics related to data security and cryptography to both IT teams and non-IT teams (e.g. Legal team)                             

Main Tasks:

• Assessment of robustness of designs and data protection mechanisms and keys
• Defining guidelines for the usage of Blockchain within the Bank                                            
• Collaboration in groups cryptographic and data security experts stream
• Project orientation towards the best techniques for data security depending on the case (cryptography anonymization techniques masking)                                         
• Production of POC on data security technologies (full homomorphic encryption ...)
• Performing risk analysis proposing countermeasures                                                 
• Definition of security requirements for cryptography & data security (Group scope)
• Proposals for approaches to inventory of cryptographic assets in the group and crypto agility                                                 
• Capacity to do presentation to different teams/stakeholders
• Capability to explain security topics from both a technical perspective and a business standpoint                                                     

Technical Skills:

• IT Risk and Cyber Security                                                      
• Risk Knowledge & Awareness                                 
• Cyber security Knowledge                                                       
• Risk assessment: Raising awareness of ISO 27001/27005/Ebios RM or any other risk management framework                                          

Language Skills:

• English (mandatory) - Mastery

Soft Skills:

• Ability to synthetize/Simplify                    
• Active Listening                                           
• Ability to share/pass on knowledge                       
• Communication Skills - Oral & Written                                
• Ability to inspire others and generate commitment
• Ability to establish and activate networks
• Ability to lead a meeting seminar committee seminar    

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time