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Cyber Security Specialist (m/f) | Hamburg

Created on 03-04-2018
Location Hamburg Office

Description


Join the financial revolution!


Are you passionate about finance and want to make a real change? Join Kreditech and our team of over 300 professionals and become part of a transforming industry. From engineering, to design, to analytics, and collections, we do things differently and we reward great ideas, teamwork and persistence. We have a lot of work to do – and we want you to join us!


Your Role


The main purpose of this role is to support enterprise security solutions for business, regulatory, and legal requirements, and assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets. The role incumbent actively participates in creation and enforcement of Security best practices and protecting technological assets by enforcing policies and effectively communicating and educating security awareness to all staff.  Your responsibilities will include:


  • Perform/oversee periodic risks assessments to identify security vulnerabilities, determine the acceptable level of risk, and prepare recommendations to reduce information security risks;
  • Implement or coordinate remediation required by audits, as necessary;
  • Administering and auditing the security of the different applications used within the organization;
  • Auditing and assessing the physical network infrastructure, including servers, appliances, networks etc.;
  • Prepare and periodically update information security policies, architectures, standards, and/or other technical documents to ensure all resources are adequately protected;  
  • Ensure adequate audit trails exist for the detection, investigation, and correction of information security breaches, violations, and other incidents;
  • Act as a technical advisor for a variety of ad-hoc information security projects as dictated by business and technology developments;   
  • Provide technical assistance in the selection, configuration, and maintenance of security devices and technologies;
  • Monitor and analyze security logs to identify any anomalies within the company’s environment and activities within the network, systems, and applications;
  • Issue, follow-up on, resolve or drive resolution of open security event tickets;
  • Engage with cross-functional teams in the design and implementation of security projects and initiatives;
  • Promote security awareness and adoption of security standards and practices to all staff members including vendors;
  • Respond to and, where appropriate, resolve or escalate reported security incidents;
  • Identify recurring problems and recommend proactive measures to eliminate them;
  • Remain current on emerging security risks, trends, and technologies and share with the team.

Your Strengths 


  • Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Information Security;
  • Relevant information security certifications preferred (i.e. CISSP, CISM, CISA, ISO27001);
  • At least 5 years of professional experience in a similar role;
  • Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements such as GDPR;
  • Extensive network, system and application security experience;
  • Excellent understanding of TCP/IP and network communications;
  • Functional knowledge of web-based fintech technologies;
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience with SIEM, IPS/IDS, Security Architecture and Incident Response.

How to apply


We accept applications exclusively through our recruiting platform, found under the ‘Apply Now’ link.


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