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# Lead IT Risk & Security

- **Company:** ING Bank N.V.
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €542.0 - €866.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Software System Penetration Testing, Cyber Security, DevOps, Identity and Access Management, IT General Controls (ITGC)
- **Published:** June 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nl.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a6ee2a5d133d129e

## About the Role

Do you have a Master's degree?, * Strong experience in IT Risk, Security and/or IT Control environments

 * Solid understanding of SOx, IT controls and regulatory compliance
 * Knowledge of IAM, security monitoring, change management, pen-testing, sourcing / 3rd party risk management, BIA/DRA processes and/or ITSM
 * Able to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities
 * Hands-on and pro-active attitude
 * Able to explain complex matters in a simple way
 * Strong analytical and communication skills
 * Inspiring, pragmatic and results-driven leader
 * Strong collaborator who enables others to succeed
 * Comfortable at challenging the status quo
 * Experience with DevOps and Agile ways of working
 * Focused on continuous improvement and impact.

Preferred

 * Proven leadership experience and stakeholder management at senior level
 * Experience within ING or similar complex environment
 * Certifications such as CISM, CRISC, CISSP or CISA
 * Experience with project management cross teams - you need to be able to get things done in the F&R environment
 * Bachelor and Master degree.

## Description

For the CTO Finance & Risk organization, we are looking for a Lead Business Control - Risk & Security. In this role, you lead the local Risk & Security Operations team and drive the IT Risk & Security agenda across the Finance & Risk domain.

You combine people leadership, governance, and hands-on steering to ensure DevOps teams operate securely, compliantly, and within ING's risk appetite. You act as the link between the global CISO domain and Finance & Risk, translating policies into pragmatic, scalable solutions.

Your responsibilities

 * Lead and develop the team of 6 Risk & Security specialists in The Netherlands and 7 in Philippines
 * Steer SOx, Key Control Testing and First Line Monitoring activities for the entire CTO Finance & Risk organization
 * Support the ~1.200 DevOps engineers in CTO Finance & Risk in implementing, executing and monitoring IT Risk & Security controls and services
 * Drive risk remediation and ensure timely closure of findings
 * Enable DevOps teams with practical risk & security guidance
 * Improve and standardize ITSM processes (Incident, Problem, Change, Configuration)
 * Act as trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across CTO, Risk and CISO
 * Collaborate with 2nd and 3rd line (e.g. IRM, Audit)
 * Drive continuous improvement in risk & security ways of working.


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