Information Security Risk Assurance Officer (f/m/d)

Your area of work:

Clearstream is a large international financial institution offering post-trade infrastructure and securities services for the international and domestic markets worldwide.Clearstream Information Security (IS) second line of defense organization is responsible for the cyber security risk oversight program, cyber resilience, steering of IS processes, IS controls, and IS compliance activities for legal entities, branches, and representative offices in scope with direct reporting line to the corresponding executive boards.

Your responsibilities:

The Information Security 2LOD Senior Ass. VP will be supporting Clearstream Banking Chief Information Security Officer in assuring that material information security risks are identified, analyzed, reported, and effectively remediated by IT. In addition, he/she will play an active role ensuring that (1) controls deemed necessary for the mitigation of those risks are designed and operating effectively, and (2) applicable information security compliance requirements are defined, up-to-date, and consistently implemented. More specifically, the Senior Ass. VP will:

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the information security risk oversight program, including IS control requirements based on the analysis of the threat landscape, applicable policies, standards, and regulations.

• Conduct risk assessments and support reporting on material risks as part of the quarterly reporting to the executive and supervisory boards.

• Complement existing risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify material vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs.

• Determine the causes of security incidents and researches, recommends, and oversee the implementation of remedial measures.  

• Analyze information security risk -related technical problems and provides engineering and technical recommendations for solving those problems.

• Develop an understanding of Post-trade business goals and reframes information security risk oversight discussions in business terms.

• Support constructively engaging with business partners regarding strengthening of security posture and improving risk profile.

• Actively and professionally engage with operations and IT in conversations that drive adequate IS risk decisions.

• Support awareness efforts on the information security risk implications by combining pragmatic analysis with judgment to assess business decisions.

• Ensure employees and third parties understand, acknowledge, and fulfill all applicable information security policy requirements.

• Support the security awareness program.  

• Support coaching junior colleagues.

Your profile:

• Master’s degree in computer science, network security, or business informatics.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in IT security, information security risk management, or risk oversight in the financial sector.

• Strong ability to convey complex IT security issues, information risks, and compliance in a manner that is easily understood, actionable and constructively challenges prevailing thoughts and processes.

• Ability to effectively analyze information security risks within the context of complex IT environment and to provide value-added/actionable recommendations.

• Ability to collaborate across multiple teams in a multicultural environment.

• Having good understanding of Clearstream mission, values, goals and consistent application of this knowledge (nice to have).

• Ability to develop a full and deep understanding of the business / IT operations and related information security risks.

• Experience with information security regulatory compliance and information security risk management frameworks (e.g., IS027000, COBIT, NIST, etc.)

• Proficiency in written and spoken English, preferable at least basic knowledge of German and/or French.