Information & Cyber Security Specialist - Project and Standards Assessment

Job description

About the Job  

Allianz is seeking an experienced Information Security (IS) Specialist to join our team and lead assessments and reviews of global Business and IT projects and proposed standards. In this role, you will focus on evaluating projects against key aspects of Allianz's Information and Cyber Security framework and relevant regulations, identifying potential risks and their impacts, and recommending practical mitigations. Your expertise will be vital in strengthening our security posture, making any residual risks transparent to key stakeholders, and ensuring that projects and standards align with the evolving threat landscape and the needs of our business.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including architecture, information technology, data privacy, service provider and business management, to drive the IS vetting process and provide insights to senior leadership. If you have a strong technical background, a passion for information security, and excellent skills in communicating complex topics to senior stakeholders, this is your chance to make a significant impact at a leading global company. Join Allianz and help shape the future of Information Security.

 

What you do

·  Vetting and Assessment: Drive IS vetting and assessment of global IT projects and proposed standards within senior level committees and boards, ensuring alignment with Allianz’s security policies and frameworks.
·  Risk Identification and Mitigation: Identify potential security risks and provide recommendations to mitigate them, ensuring compliance with industry standards and transparency on residual risks.
·  Continuous Learning and Adaptation: Stay informed about emerging design deficiencies, technologies, attack vectors, and mitigation strategies to ensure Allianz remains proactive in its security measures.
·  Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with architecture, technology, data privacy, shared service and business management to ensure security by design and compliance with internal controls.
·  Reporting: Provide summaries and detailed insights on security assessments to senior leadership, highlighting areas for improvement and residual risks.

 

What you bring

·  Educational Background : Higher education degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
·  Information Security Expertise: Extensive experience in assessing and reviewing IT projects and standards, with a focus on compliance and risk management.
·  Technical Proficiency: Deep knowledge of security technologies and practices, with the ability to evaluate technical security controls. Strong understanding of cloud security, network security, and application security. Hands on experience is a plus
·  Analytical Skills : Demonstrated experience in identifying design deficiencies and attack vectors, and implementing effective mitigation strategies. Familiarity with compliance and governance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, EU-NIS, EU-DORA, COBIT) in conjunction with internal security frameworks and the ability to translate them into practical security measures.
·  Certifications: Advanced Information Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM or CRISC are preferred.
·  Communication Skills : Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with experience engaging stakeholders across various levels within the organization
·  Project Management: Experience in managing projects, with the ability to operate effectively in a deadline-oriented environment.

 

 

What we offer

·  We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
·  We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
·  From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
·  Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

 

  About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 13,000 employees located in 22 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking, and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

 

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

 

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

 

You. IT.

 

To Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.

 

69118 | Ingeniería informática y tecnológica | Profesional / Senior | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Jornada completa | Indefinido