IT Risk Specialist

At ING we are looking for an IT Risk Specialist.

Your role and work environment:

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Business Control Specialist to join our Risk Management Team in the Cloud & Tech Foundations Tribe.

As a Business Control Specialist, you will be accountable for implementing IT Risk and Security capabilities and delivering security & risk awareness.

Your key responsibilities:

• Pro-actively advise your colleagues in the departments about IT Risk.
• Work with other departments to establish a powerful risk-aware culture.
• Understand IT-related risk policies, aiming for simple and strong guidance.
• Challenge your colleagues about trends and developments.
• Report on IT-risk themes for risk governing bodies, establishing an integrated risk view.
• Drive IT Risk & Security Control Implementation to effectively meet business requirements.
• Engage Risk owners and delegates in the mitigation actions and plans to keep Risk within Risk Appetite.
• Negotiate to get agreements among First and Second Lines of Defenses (1LoD, 2LoD) to maintain IT Risk within Risk Appetite.
• Think out of the box aiming to leverage new technologies and ways of working.
• Ensure Team meets the timelines defined to ensure compliance is met in time.

What are we looking for?

Want to know if this job is made for you? These are some of the qualities that we value the most for this role. And if the shoe fits… don’t hesitate to apply!

• You are an energetic and proactive IT Risk & Security professional with a passion for securing environments and a positive, “Do it-Try it-Fix it” mentality.
• You are a natural team player who forms relationships based on social skills rather than hierarchical structure. Enhancing the IT Risk & Security controls and ultimately making ING safer is a challenge to you.
• You have a broad understanding of both technical and operational competencies and continuously strive to develop both yourself and your colleagues in the IT Risk mind-set.
• You are an ambassador for IT Risk with excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for IT Security & IT Risk.
• Inspiring, showing energy and passion.
• Ability to navigate and understand the intricacies of both the current and future organization.
• Focused on cross-border collaboration: you set aside your own 'ego' in the interests of achieving the best results.
• Able to design technical Security solutions.

Proven track record and technical skills:

• Extensive experience in both IT Security and IT Risk.
• A personality and the capabilities to optimally function within an Agile environment.
• Experience in guiding and realizing change.
• Experience/affinity with Banking is highly recommended.
• Professional and intellectual IT skills, preferably at bachelor or university level.
• Track record of consulting/advising with certifications in Security and Risk (CISSP and CISM or CGEIT/CRISC certification is desired).
• Excellent oral and written English skills.

What do we offer?

The time you spend at work, the challenges you face or the lessons you get are very important, but… What about your personal life? At ING we want your work to fill you in every way, and that is why we take care of even the smallest detail.

Check out what is waiting for you!

• Flexible schedule and 100% flexible e-working.
• Work or e-work: choose the model that best suits you.
• In our offices, you can find electric mobility solutions, a doctor, hairdresser, gym, urban orchard, and more!
• Life insurance.
• Health insurance for you and your family.
• Flexible retribution model, allowing access to services such as nursery, transport card, training aids.
• Free company shuttle with 6 routes to get you to work comfortably.
• Special loan or mortgage terms after 6 months working at the bank.
• Pension plan after 2 years with us.
• Runners club with your own trainer and clinics with professional athletes.
• Physiotherapy service on site.
• Gympass.

Get to know Us

We are a team of more than 1000 people sharing one idea: helping our clients create a better future by providing them with the tools they need to achieve their goals.

A fully online bank where technology, innovation, simplicity, and transparency are key, and the first to work with agile methodologies.

We work with international and diverse teams across 44 countries. Making things happen, helping others be successful, and always being one step ahead—that’s our DNA. If this resonates with you, we look forward to meeting you!