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# Specialist at the IT Risk Competency Center

- **Company:** Deutsche Bundesbank
- **Location:** Leipzig, Germany
- **Salary:** €64,400.0 - €92,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Payment Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5889330920

## About the Role

* Master's degree or equivalent in (Business) Computer Science
 * Strong IT expertise
 * Excellent written and spoken German and English skills

Additionally desirable

 * Relevant professional experience related to IT security
 * Very good knowledge of established information security standards
 * Good knowledge of (inter)national banking regulatory law as it relates to IT security
 * Interest in technical innovations and their impact on the financial sector
 * Strong ability to analyze, evaluate, and present complex issues in a manner tailored to the audience
 * Ability to work effectively in a team
 * Knowledge of and willingness to apply agile work methods
 * Confident and polished demeanor

## Description

The Deutsche Bundesbank is a unique bank: an integral part of the European System of Central Banks, playing a significant role in financial stability, banking supervision, monetary policy, and payment systems in Germany. Above all, however, we are a strong team of reliable and responsible individuals whose daily work also lays the IT foundation for a stable euro and other central bank functions. Join us on our journey toward becoming a digital central bank!, * You will analyze and evaluate the IT risk management and IT processes of financial institutions.

 * Your focus will be particularly on complex IT issues and IT risks.
 * You will examine technical innovations and assess their impact on the financial sector.
 * You will participate in supervisory meetings and banking audits at financial institutions and their third-party IT service providers.
 * In doing so, you will contribute your expertise and represent the supervisory authority in discussions with the executive boards and senior management of these institutions.


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