Your Tasks:
* Setting up the new Operational IT Security division in accordance with the strategic guidelines in coordination with the line manager
* Managing, motivating and developing subordinate employees and participating in decisions on individual personnel measures (e.g. recruitment, promotion, salaries)
* Budget responsibility: planning, creating and monitoring the department budget
* Ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements relating to IT security, e.g. requirements from DORA or the controls of the shareholder's Global IT Security Group by implementing the respective requirements
* Ensuring IT security in day-to-day business, e.g. by arranging for the timely patching of vulnerabilities and the prompt processing of reports from the EAR Security Operations Centre
* Developing and continuously refining the Business Continuity (BCM)/Disaster Recovery (DR) and Security Incident Response (SIRT) plans
* Regular testing of the aforementioned plans
* Advising the specialist departments and all stakeholders on IT security
* Implementation of the ‘Improvement IT Security’ project in the area of responsibility
Your Profile:
* Successfully completed studies in computer science, business informatics or a comparable technical/economic degree programme with relevant professional experience in the IT sector
* At least 5 years of professional experience in the IT sector, ideally with a focus on IT security in the financial services environment
* Sound knowledge in the field of IT security, e.g. in analysing security risks, introducing protective measures or working with security standards
* IT security certifications (CISM, CISSP, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor, CEH, CCSP, OSCP)
* Experience in managing and developing employees
* Fluent written and spoken German and English
* High degree of assertiveness and goal-orientation
* Strong social and communication skills, coupled with a cooperative and team-oriented approach to work
* Decision-making and problem-solving skills