Zero Trust Security Strategy Lead

1 maand geleden


Leiden, Nederland Swift Voltijd

About the Role

Reporting to the Chief Security Officer and working closely with the Head of Technology Platform Strategy and Architecture, the Zero Trust Security Strategy Lead will develop and spearhead the implementation of a comprehensive Zero Trust strategy, help discuss the Zero Trust concepts to the client partners and perform the current state cybersecurity assessments.

What to expect

In this role you will: 

Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap: Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture and Security team to develop, implement, and refine our Zero Trust strategy and roadmap

Program Management: Apply program management techniques to ensure the on-time, high-quality delivery of a strategic implementation of Zero Trust across a complex hybrid environment

Technical Leadership: Act as a technical authority on ZTA, providing guidance to other team members and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Collaboration: Collaborate closely with security, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure that ZTA principles are integrated into the architecture and design of all systems and applications

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE): Develop a phased approach for SASE implementation that aligns with Zero Trust principles

Identity and Access Management (IAM): Provide expert guidance on IAM principles and standard methodologies, ensuring that identity verification and management are central to our ZTA framework

API Protection: Design and implement robust API protection strategies to ensure the security and integrity of our services and data, with a focus on Zero Trust principles

Data Protection: Go beyond data encryption by designing and implementing fine-grained access control mechanisms to safeguard critical information in accordance with Zero Trust principles

Professional Skills:

Extensive experience implementing Zero Trust frameworks and architectures at scale across hybrid environments within financial or government sectors

Strong vision and Leadership skills – demonstrated critical thinking and leading transformation, ideally in a critical environment

Servant leadership style – ability to lead without authority in a complex environment by empowering, inspiring and challenging teams

Agile practices to navigate the complexities of a large program – demonstrated successful use of these practices to assure predictable delivery, assess and improve ways of working continuously, and ensure that progress, challenges and impediments are openly communicated and resolved

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and thoughtful stakeholder management – listens to customer needs and engages with engineers, senior audiences, diverse internal collaborators and get them on board. Proven track record of engaging and managing collaborators across a geographically dispersed organisation with effective communication and relationship management

Expert knowledge of SASE, CASB, ZTNA, SWG technologies.

Familiarity with security information and event management (SIEM) tools, threat intelligence platforms, and the ability to use analytics for continuous monitoring and threat detection

Experience in endpoint protection, device identity verification, and securing endpoints in a Zero Trust model, including endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions

Knowledge of cloud security principles and experience securing cloud environments using Zero Trust methodologies, including cloud-native security tools and configuration standard methodologies

Proficiency developing mechanisms and controls to meet security controls and compliance with government security standards, documenting findings, and providing remediation recommendations

Profound knowledge in IAM technologies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA), identity governance, privileged access management (PAM), and attribute-based access control (ABAC)

Experience applying Zero Trust Architecture, Firewalls, and Load Balancers; and automation tools for monitoring and configuration management

What will make you successful?

We are seeking professionals with:

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or Zero Trust-related certifications are a plus

A minimum of 7 years of experience in designing, implementing, and leading Zero Trust Architecture solutions

Expertise in Zero Trust Architecture principles and standard processes

Experience running diverse project teams and developing project schedules using Jira

In-depth knowledge of IAM concepts, including identity verification, user provisioning, and role-based access control

Solid grasp of authentication and authorization mechanisms, including OAuth and OIDC

Expert knowledge of network security, cloud security and data loss prevention

Experience in designing and implementing API protection strategies to secure data in transit and at rest

Experience with data protection beyond data encryption; fine-grained access control design and implementation

Good communication and presentation skills to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical customers

Ability to work closely in multi-functional teams, sharing knowledge and standard processes

Demonstrated ability to develop short- and long-term strategies

Demonstrable experience in building, developing and engaging a successful distributed team

Strong oral and written communication skills to influence partners.

Travel may be required based on needs

What we offer

We put you in control of career

We give you a competitive package

We help you perform at your best

We help you make a difference

We give you the freedom to be yourself

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. An environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential regardless of age, background, culture, colour, disability, gender, nationality, race, religion , sexual orientation, or veteran/military status.



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