Cyber Security Expert

Organisatie
Locatie
Amstelveen
Opleidingsniveau
WO
Arbeidsvoorwaarden
Marktconform
Vakgebieden
Deze vacature is niet meer vacant

At a glance

Digital bank robbers are getting smarter and smarter. Can you keep our data behind bars? The need for information security is growing in a fast pace, especially within the banking sector, where there is much to be gained for cyber attackers. For this reason we are constantly looking for smarter ways to make digital banking as safe as possible. This is a key capability because there is a lot at stake.

The IT security wizards within our organization are the expert IT security advisors and coaches. Security wizards help our colleagues designing and running secure applications in a DevOps environment. The team contributes to the safety of the bank by the realisation of the crucial ‘shift left’: embedding security in the DevOps way of working.

Your job

You play a crucial role in securing our IT landscape in a dynamic environment. You brainstorm, advise and work together with our talented development teams to ensure information security at the start of our banking products. Briefly: a constant co-creation and security by design.

ABN AMRO’s IT organization is your biggest client, which is an international environment with people from all over the world. You meet with your colleagues frequently, with developers, product owners, grid owners, from all business lines, throughout the entire bank. It is important to scale the business and customer interests against possible risks. If information security is at stake, you will have to step in and quickly come up with creative and smart alternatives. There is a range of technologies and supporting tooling you will work with. This job provides you with the opportunity to work in an environment with a large diversity of tech developments, products and dedicated and skilled colleagues. The world out there is constantly changing, this makes our job challenging and interesting; it’s a continuous learning environment as well!

Working environment

You will become part of CISO Technology and Engineering (T&E), which is part of Corporate Information Security Office (CISO). The CISO department consists of approx. 500 employees and works on the information security of the entire bank. T&E is a multinational team with over 90 employees. We focus on IT security and people security, and work with our IT-colleagues to ensure appropriate infrastructure and application security. In terms of hierarchy, there is little to be noticed as we work together in completing our mission.
Working at ABN AMRO means getting even better in what you do. We understand customers, translate their ambitions into common success and earn trust. We want our customers to understand our products. This means that we sometimes turn customers away if the risk of a product is great for them. Customer interest is also: providing a clear product range and communicating clearly. Banking is our profession; the world is our challenge.

Your profile

You are a cyber security expert or security risk expert who can maintain a clear overview, set a vision, can support and guide colleagues. You continuously search for fresh ideas and gain more professional knowledge to enlarge your technical capabilities, as well as improving your soft skills. Furthermore, you have excellent analytical skills and are a good sparring partner on management level. You easily navigate and connect on all levels of the complex organization, aligning business and IT.

Please check your profile if you believe to be a good fit in the team:

  • 5 years of experience in the IT/Security / Risk Management
  • A degree in information science or relevant studies


You definitely need to have knowledge and understanding of:

  • Understanding of development life cycle and platform security knowledge, development pipeline security, Threat modelling
  • Security assessment and requirements management in a DevOps way of working
  • Security processes, technologies and architectures (such as Security configurations, patch management, access control, cryptography, communication protocol)
  • Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing. Fluent in English and Dutch


It would be nice if you also have knowledge and understanding of:

  • Migrating workloads from classic datacentres to the cloud
  • Cloud security with a particular focus on Azure and SAAS-solutions
  • Security risks or solid understanding of CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) framework implementation
  • Cloud concepts and best practices
  • Application security & security coding
  • IS Risk Management and documentation, report writing, reviewing and consulting


Furthermore you have:

  • Stakeholder management skills, especially in a multi-cultural and international environment

We are offering

  • The gross monthly salary displayed above is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and benefit budget.
  • The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary. The Benefit Budget allows you to acquire additional employment benefits. If you make no purchases or reservations in the Benefit Shop in a given month, you are paid one twelfth of your Benefit Budget that month.
  • Five weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
  • Personal development Budget of € 1,000 per year, which you can accumulate up to € 3,000.
  • Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team and depending on your position).
  • An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
  • An excellent pension scheme.

Interested?

Respond to this online vacancy if interested. Also, if you do not tick all the boxes, but you are convinced that you are the perfect match: please contact Evelyn van Dijk, Head of CoE DevOps Security: evelyn.van.dijk@nl.abnamro.com
Please note that the position is available at level 9 or 10, depending on the experience and expertise of the candidate.

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

Disclaimer external recruitment agencies

External recruitment agencies need to have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO BANK N.V., executed by a Talent Acquisition Specialist, when submitting a resume to a vacancy. No unsolicited services or offers, please.

Vacature informatie

Organisatie: ABN AMRO

Locatie: Amstelveen

Opleidingsniveau: WO