IT Security Officer

As an ICS Security Officer, you are in the middle of the action. You are monitoring our IT systems, responding to any attacks on the organization and always looking for possible vulnerabilities and improvements. You are working on the preventative, detective and remediation sides of security. This challenging and rewarding role requires both technical knowledge of IT security and the capability to maintain or create overviews.

As Security Officer you will be responsible for:

• Investigating and managing security incidents reported by our monitoring systems, vendors or employees.
• Finding improvements to our security landscape and work with the other teams to implement them.
• Performing change reviews and periodic reviews of security solutions such as Firewall & Endpoint detection rules, AD / CMDB and Endpoint compliance.
• Being a champion (primary expert) of at least one security tool, such as Endpoint Detection, Proxy, Firewall, DLP or SIEM solution.
• Improving and maintaining our processes, procedures and other landscape related documentation.
• Working closely with internal and external stakeholders to improve our security landscape.

International Card Services (ICS) is a 100% subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank N.V. with its own independent bank license with DNB and AFM. ICS is a payment service provider and market leader in issuing credit cards in the Netherlands. We have been issuing, promoting, administrating, and processing payments of Visa and Mastercard credit cards for over 30 years. ICS issues credit cards both under its own brand and in conjunction with co-branding partners, for both Consumer and Commercial clients. In addition, we offer various other financial services and products.

Our credit cards can be used Worldwide to pay at more than 46 million addresses and in any currency. In the Benelux there are now about 2.7 million people with a credit card issued by ICS. Our customers not only pay carefree everywhere, but also with extra security: their purchases are insured, and we guarantee delivery.

Our purpose ‘Carefree Payments’ and our vision and our mission ‘We offer our customers and partners relevant, sustainable and secure payment products’ are at the heart of all our activities. We believe that this sets us apart from other companies. In other words: a solid reason to choose ICS. In our view, reliability, security, and carefree payment should go hand in hand. We unburden our customers when it comes to payment solutions. And offer them the opportunity for carefree payments everywhere. In this way we contribute to a safer society and increase confidence in our financial institutions.

The culture within ICS can be described as family-oriented, helpful, people-oriented, and service-oriented. Service is in the genes. Our core values are:

• Courage
• Care
• Collaboration

Must have requirements

• At least 5 years' operational experience in an IT security officer role or equivalent with at least 2 of the following activities:

1. Investigating and managing security incidents reported by our monitoring systems, vendors or employees.
2. Finding improvements to our security landscape and work with the other teams to implement them.
3. Performing change reviews and periodic reviews of security solutions such as Firewall & Endpoint detection rules, AD / CMDB and Endpoint compliance.
4. Being a champion (primary expert) of at least one security tool, such as Endpoint Detection, Proxy, Firewall, DLP or SIEM solution.

• Fluency in English

Soft skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A team player, good at stakeholder management and not afraid to learn or try new approaches.
• Continuous improvement mindset

Nice to have requirements

• Knowledgeable on NIST, PCI-DSS, CIS, GDPR, DORA and other security & privacy related frameworks.
• A good understanding of Dutch
• Bachelor degree in IT security or equivalent.

• The gross monthly salary displayed above is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and benefit budget.
• The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary. The Benefit Budget allows you to acquire additional employment benefits. If you make no purchases or reservations in the Benefit Shop in a given month, you are paid one twelfth of your Benefit Budget that month.
• Five weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
• Personal development Budget of € 1,000 per year, which you can accumulate up to € 3,000.
• Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team and depending on your position).
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
• An excellent pension scheme.

Does this sound like something you’d be interested in? Send us your application as soon as possible. We very much look forward meeting you.