Senior Information Technology Security Officer, The Hague

Job Title : IT Security Officer/ Techno Functional Consultant Risk and Compliance

Job Location :

The Hague, NL (Hybrid)

Job Type : Contract B2B Job

As a Security Officer in the IT Department you are part of a team responsible for 1st line responsibilities as well as vendor management of the security services delivered by IT suppliers.

You collaborate with experts performing contract management, IT service management and compliance management. You understand security processes and know how to improve them.

You like working closely together with your stakeholders and you make sure to make changes within your own and others work, when needed.

Having a pro‑active working attitude to understand the problems and issues we are dealing with, is important. You offer assistance, even when not asked. You are a recognized expert in IT software and infrastructure security and a professional in translating this to daily operational processes. It is importantto be fully competent in multiple areas.

Your responsibilities:

Lead in operational management and remediation (in cooperation with Supplier Security Officers) of high‑priority incidents

Coordination of technical, security, user or business profiled personnel during execution of specific IT Security Procedures (e.g. Patch Management)

Supervision and reporting of the operational performance and effectiveness of the IT Security framework

Periodical reporting of status of IT Security, issues and risks to the GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) Department and IT Management

Leadership and coordination of prescribed IT Security Governance

Lead role in translation of new Security policies in the future to executable Service agreements with external Suppliers

Define, design and develop the technology road‑map, in cooperation with Enterprise architects, for the security Tooling Landscape

Bridging the gap between non‑technical stakeholders and technical developers

Where will you be working? The Security Officer is a member of the IT CIO Office. This team makes sure that hygienic activities for IT like budget management, compliance management and security are supported professionally so our IT department can focus on IT solutions out in the field, to make them do their work perfectly.

You will report to the Head of the CIO Office. Your future team consists currently of around 10 colleagues and is a very diverse and multicultural team, and combines diverse specialists in various IT functions.

You will work with non‑technical stakeholders as well as development and operational teams. Outside IT you will closely collaborate with Security policy makers, Security internal and external auditors and business stakeholders with security oriented specific system ownership.

What are you bringing?

Minimum of 6 years’ experience in security processes, with intimate knowledge of the full development life‑cycle of IT projects

Proven track record in providing strong leadership during security incident response

Bachelor degree with 6 or more years of experience in technical/sciences area, preferably in Security and with a strong emphasis on IT

Proven affinity with relevant security‑related frameworks and in possession of relevant certifications, e.g. CISSP

Knowledge of frameworks, standards and practices for Risk and Compliance a plus

Very good knowledge of primary and secondary Telecom processes, preferably with proven experience in a major Telco, nationally or internationally

Excellent communication skills in English and Dutch is a plus

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