A municipal organization is digitizing and growing, with data, AI, and new digital technologies playing an increasingly important role in service delivery and daily work. Information security is a crucial prerequisite in this context. As a Technical Information Security Officer, you are the technical conscience of the organization in the field of information security.
You will work in a large, diverse IT environment with many cloud services, an extensive application landscape, and a strong Microsoft-oriented infrastructure. You will bridge the gap between policy and technical implementation, ensuring optimal protection of the digital infrastructure against current threats.
What you will do.
- Draft, review, and test recovery plans (backup & recovery, ransomware scenarios, failover), in collaboration with IT management.
- Develop concrete technical measures from relevant reports (e.g., DPIAs) together with the IT department.
- Establish and improve technical security measures.
- Support incidents and utilize existing recovery and response plans; if absent, develop these and ensure rapid restoration of the environment.
- Contribute to the architecture of new applications and systems.
- Inventory technical risks in projects, developments, audits, etc.
- Report to the CISO and account for technical measures.
- Be the point of contact for complex technical security issues.
- Ensure the organization remains compliant with relevant laws and regulations.
What they ask
- HBO/WO (higher professional education/university) working and thinking level, preferably in an ICT-related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in a technical information security role or system/network administration with a strong focus on cybersecurity.
- Work experience within a municipal organization and knowledge and experience with BIO2/ISO27001 and relevant legislation is a plus.
- Experience with implementing security measures in complex IT environments.
- Thorough knowledge of network security, application security, and infrastructure.
- Experience with security tools and techniques such as: SIEM, Microsoft Azure, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing.
- Knowledge of cryptography, identity & access management, and security architecture.
- Familiarity with cloud security and modern IT architectures.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM or similar are a plus.
- Good command of the Dutch language, both written and spoken.
Profile
- Analytical ability: Analyze complex technical security issues, identify vulnerabilities, and translate risks into clear advice and concrete solutions.
- Collaboration skills: Work effectively with ISOs, IT teams, project leaders, and external partners; be a bridge-builder between technology and policy.
- Communication skills: Translate technical complexity into understandable language for various target groups and advise convincingly.
- Proactive: Identify opportunities and threats, propose improvements independently, and take action.
- Result-oriented: Driven to achieve goals, work structured, and maintain focus on creating a secure digital environment.
- Advisory skills: Provide solicited and unsolicited advice in your field, weigh interests, and arrive at balanced recommendations that are both technically and organizationally feasible.
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