Security Analyst

The successful candidate will support business and IT projects through security risk assessments, secure-by-design requirements, architecture reviews and security testing. You will work with business owners, project managers, risk teams, auditors, engineers, developers and architects across an international environment., * Perform security risk assessments and translate policies, controls and business needs into clear technical security requirements.

• Advise on the secure design, implementation and testing of applications and infrastructure.
• Review architectural designs and validate them against security requirements and secure-by-design principles.
• Define security testing requirements and penetration-testing scopes, support testing teams and review final reports.
• Develop security standards, technical principles and documented security services.
• Act as a subject-matter expert across areas such as IAM, PKI, cryptography, network security, cloud security or application security.

• At least three years of cybersecurity experience, with senior candidates expected to have ten or more years across multiple security domains.
• Strong experience in application security, infrastructure security, security risk assessments or security architecture.
• Knowledge of IAM, IDaaS, PKI, federation, secure access management, data protection, endpoint security or network security.
• Understanding of application security, OWASP, code-scanning tools, CI/CD pipelines and security automation.
• Experience with cloud technologies, including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, alongside virtualisation, networks, databases or infrastructure as code.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain security risks and recommendations to both senior business stakeholders and technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, SABSA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer.
• Security-related product certifications would be advantageous.
• Experience working within financial services, critical infrastructure or another highly regulated environment.
• Strong documentation, presentation, analytical and organisational skills.
• Fluent English and the ability to work effectively within an international, multicultural environment.

We are supporting a global financial services organisation operating critical financial infrastructure that is looking to strengthen its Cyber and Information Security team in Brussels.