Junior Information Security Officer (CISO track)

• Supporting and eventually owning our ABDO/ABRO compliance trajectory - coordinating the required assessments, documentation, and liaison with the relevant defence authorities and our contracting partners.
• Building out our information security management system (ISMS), using ISO 27001 principles as the backbone, and mapping where ABDO/ABRO adds defence-specific requirements on top.
• Running and maintaining risk assessments, access control policies, and classification of sensitive information across the company.
• Coordinating personnel security requirements (e.g., screening/clearance processes - VGB) in collaboration with HR and management.
• Acting as the internal point of contact for security questions from engineering, HR, and management, and translating compliance requirements into practical, workable processes for a small team.
• Staying up to date on relevant regulatory developments (ABDO/ABRO, export control, and adjacent frameworks) and flagging implications for the business early., * 25 vacation days per year.
• Reimbursed travel expenses and a company laptop.
• (Really) flexible working hours, with the option to work from home 2 days per week (when not abroad).
• Working in an international, world-class team of engineers and entrepreneurs solving real-life problems with amazing technology.
• Real ownership and growth potential - you’ll help define what this role becomes as the company scales.
• Support for relevant training/certification as you grow into the role.

• A relevant educational background or demonstrable interest in information security - e.g., a degree or coursework touching on cybersecurity, IT audit, risk management, or a related field.
• Understanding of core information security principles (risk assessment, access control, incident management); familiarity with ISO 27001 is a strong plus.
• Willingness and ability to build up ABDO/ABRO-specific knowledge on the job - no prior defence-sector security clearance experience required, though it’s a plus.
• Precise, structured way of working - comfortable with documentation, policy, and process, without losing sight of practical usability for a small team.
• Discretion and integrity - this role will involve access to sensitive information and, in time, likely a personal security clearance (VGB) requirement.
• Good communication skills in both Dutch and English, and the ability to explain compliance requirements to non-specialists.
• Full-time availability (40 hours per week).
• Nice to have: an entry-level certification such as ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC), or willingness to pursue CISM/CISSP as you grow into the role.

Pulled from the full job description

• Commuter assistance
• Work from home
• Flexible schedule

Fiducial is a young but fast-growing deep-tech start-up with big ambitions at the frontier of autonomy, perception, and defence. Our core expertise lies in 3D vision and graphics technologies which we deploy in a dual-use context for inspection and defence. This role will focus mainly on the defence context, where we are developing software for advanced on-board UAV situational awareness in military applications. Our solutions are aimed to operate with low-cost and widely available sensors and compute. From there, we plan to develop a line-up of interconnected solutions to safeguard European safety.

Our team consists of engineers who are passionate about the technology and solutions they develop. Our office is located in the Aerospace Innovation Hub, a start-up hub on the TU Delft campus in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering.

We work closely with top-tier partners, ranging from government agencies and prime contractors to academic research institutes and other start-ups. As a company operating in the defence domain, information security and compliance are not administrative side-tasks for us - they are a condition for doing business.