Information Security Specialist

Join a fast-growing, purpose-driven company! We operate a rapidly expanding network of fast-charging stations across Europe, enabling electric vehicle drivers to recharge with 100% green energy in just 15 minutes. Our mission is to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility by providing freedom to electric drivers. With recent accolades as the “Best Charging Network” in multiple countries, we’re aiming for a European network of 1,000 fast-charging stations at prime locations. If you’re eager to make a difference in an informal, international scale-up environment with promising prospects, read on!

Your Role

As an Information Security Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in safeguarding our organization’s information assets and ensuring compliance with security and privacy regulations. Operating within the IT department, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to implement and oversee security measures that protect both our infrastructure and customer data.

In this position, you’ll serve as a strategic advisor on information security matters, providing guidance to senior management and various departments. You’ll also coordinate activities across the organization, increasing awareness, resilience, and fostering a cohesive approach to security best practices. Your responsibilities will include contributing to security policy development, following up internal audit findings, supporting threat response and mitigation, and increasing resilience against cybersecurity threats.

Your responsibilities

• Advise the executive, risk & audit team and Information Security Officer on organization-wide information security strategies and policies

• Coordinate and support information security improvements across different departments to ensure consistent implementation of measures

• Lead for training and awareness programs across all (international) offices to employees on information security and data privacy protection

• Support regular IT risk assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and recommend corrective actions

• Contribute to, implement, and maintain information security policies, procedures, and guidelines

• Help our organization become NIS2 compliant and ISO27K certified

• Help with incident response efforts, provide best practices for investigation and remediation of security breaches

• Collaborate with IT and engineering teams to integrate security best practices into system designs and deployments

• Stay up-to-date on the latest security threats, technologies, and regulations to ensure the organization is always one step ahead

Requirements

Who we are looking for

To excel in this role, you should possess a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset, taking ownership of all aspects of information security. You should have a deep understanding of information security frameworks and the ability to translate complex security concepts into actionable strategies. Additionally, you should meet the following criteria: 

• A minimum of 4 years of professional experience in information security, with at least 2 years in a coordination or leadership role

• Strong knowledge of information security standards and best practices, such as ISO 27001, NIS2, CobiT or similar frameworks

• CISM certified or willing to become certified

• Proficiency in interpreting and handling risk assessment and security auditing procedures and reports

• Experience in incident response and management, including familiarity with common security threats and vulnerabilities

• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively

• Strong communication skills, capable of articulating security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build relationships across various departments and levels of the organization

• A passion for sustainable energy and alignment with our mission to promote electric mobility

Join us in building a better future

We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise & celebrate our successes, big and small. We put a focus on work-life balance, provide you with genuine work flexibility, and have family-friendly policies in place. Our benefits include:

• Stock option plan -> we believe in shared value creation;

• A training and development budget of €3,000 per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities;

• Daily vegetarian lunches, snacks & drinks are provided at our office locations;

• Full access to our electric vehicle fleet with all charging expenses covered;

• Next to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties and organize an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees;

• Other perks include flexible working hours, full travel compensation and the working gear of your choice

Interested in making an impact?
We would love to have a conversation with you! Apply now; send us your CV and your motivation letter in English.
Here’s the next steps of the hiring process:

• Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners

• Business Case presentation and interview with Head of Engineering and Office-IT Lead

• Team Interview with the Director of Product & Engineering and Head of Risk & Audit
  

Then, it’s time to welcome you on board to Fastned!

If you have questions or need further information regarding your application, please contact our recruitment team via recruitment(at)fastned.nl