About the job
IT Risk and Cyber Security Officer’s mission is to ensure IT and Cyber risks are managed properly. It plays a key role in securing information systems. By monitoring, detecting, investigating, analyzing, and responding to security events, this Officer is focused in the adaptations, deployment and maintenance of the IT and Cyber Risk Management Reference Framework.
Your Main Activities Are
You will join the Cybersecurity & Digital Fraud (CDF) department, which defines the vision and strategy for managing IT risk, and also ensures the implementation of this strategy within all operational entities.
As part of your duties, you will be responsible for the following activities:
- Evaluate the security of Cloud technologies deployed within the Group, by analyzing IT security risks, identifying associated impacts and proposing appropriate action plans;
- Define and write Cloud security requirements that must be implemented in the Group's programs;
- Conduct technical POCs around new Cloud security topics (e.g. Confidential Computing)
- Provide Cybersecurity strategy elements for the Cloud (Zero Trust, Supply Chain...), based on active technological watch (participation in KubeCon, CNCF events...)
- Evaluate innovative startups that could add value to the group
Profile and Skills to Success
- Master's degree with a specialization in computer science and are proficient in English and Portuguese and/or French.
- Experience with Cloud technologies, ideally on security aspects.
- Concepts of IaaS, PaaS, CaaS, SaaS, KaaS Cloud models as well as the principles for ensuring risk control (responsibility matrix, Posture Management...);
- At least one public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and know how to secure it (IAM, network filtering...);
- Container technologies (Kubernetes...) and Cloud-native architectures (Serverless, Service Mesh...);
- Techniques for protecting data in the Cloud (different levels of encryption, DLP...);
- Automation and agility technologies in the Cloud (Infra as Code, CI/CD...) and understand the associated security challenges (Shift-Left, Guardrails...);
- Risk analysis methodologies.
- Ability to collaborate
- Attention to Detail
- Analytical Ability
- English (Operational)
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Why joining BNP Paribas?
· Leading banking institution
BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.
· Our presence in Portugal
In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centres providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.
· International reach
Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions:
- Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines;
- Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services;
- Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.
· Diversity and Inclusion commitment
BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.
· Commitment towards work/life balance
At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.
· Remote Working Conditions
At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices.
To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal
* Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
* In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.
