Our company is the new digital delivery arm of one of the largest insurers in Germany, that has been built to drive innovation – both for digital solutions and technology. Despite being part of a large organization, we operate as a separate “start-up” unit, working closely with the business to make sure we solve the right problems in the right way.
For our location in Warsaw we are looking for you as
Information and Data Security Officer
What you’ll tell your friends you are doing
You empower our developers and software engineers to fend off dangerous IT security threats.
What you’ll really be doing
As Information and Data Security Officer, you are the crucial link for all security topics between our semi-autonomous unit and the IT security experts at our mother corporation. You consult the VP Technology as well as our developers, designers and software engineers on all relevant security topics. You implement group IT policies and regulations in a way that supports the customer-centric development of cutting-edge IT solutions.
This position is based in Warsaw, Poland, with occasional travels to Germany.
Skills you will need
- You have at least 8 years of technology and IT experience, ideally with a specialization in IT security topics either in software and/or infrastructure development
- You are an expert at consulting executives and specialists on IT security matters such as components of modern cloud solutions (e.g. from AWS, Azure or Salesforce), cloud services (e.g. ECS, Loadbalancer, KMS, Docker Hub, IAM, Github, nginx, microservices) and necessary security components (e.g. end2end encryption, hardening, isolation, transport layer security, gateways) as well as underlying secure software development in a DevOps environment
- You are familiar with agile approaches of digital product development
- You have a strong track record of implementing IT security policies and managing projects at the interface of various departments and hierarchy levels
- You have a sound understanding of and know how to manage the delicate interplay of IT infrastructure and applications
- You have a real passion for development and a demonstrated appetite for continual learning
- Community contributions (e.g., open source work, publishing / speaking on technical and security ideas) are a plus
- Fluent English and Polish with written and spoken proficiency, German a strong asset
Our path ahead and our core values for you
- A process in the midst of a rapid growth phase with plenty of opportunities to help shape the path forward, have a strong impact and be an owner
- The possibility to choose speed over perfection and understand the value of failing fast, but still deliver high quality products
- A start-up environment, backed-up by an established market leader
- A very competitive salary and the ability to grow
- A cool office space with perks and the newest IT equipment to choose from
What to do next
As we are currently setting up and branding the company, we ask for your understanding that we do not yet have a fancy website to show off. However, we have used all our IT savviness and set up a great and simple recruiting channel you can use to convince us that you are our new Information and Data Security Officer. If you want to join our highly motivated and growing team, we are looking forward to receiving your application.
