Security Risk Analyst

CONTEXT

To support our business strategy and digital transformation, AXA is building a new Group Information Security Practice to ensure a coordinated response to the increasing cyber security threat, enable risk decisions to be made consistently across the organization and establish sustainable security capabilities that are integrated with the business. Our vision for Information Security is to ‘protect our stakeholders by securing our information assets, managing our cyber risk and enabling business strategies in an efficient and effective way, fully supported by executive leadership and underpinned by all AXA employees’.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of the role is to:

1. Support Head of Security in projects in ensuring that security is implemented by design in all projects, products, and services of GO: Security in IT Governance, Process and Methodologies and Roadmap, Oversight AXA GO Product to validate security integration.
2. Participate in the development and implementation of a consistent approach to all security topics within the scope, including Information Security, Operational Resilience, PS, H&S: merging security topics into security project management.
3. Support the communication and advisory to the different stakeholders of the projects regarding the Security by Design approach.
4. Support the Project team in the implementation of the cyber risk analysis and security assurance plan for projects.
5. Contribute to the Security in Projects team in the design enhancement of the framework to support project and product owners in meeting the security requirements: Integration and support of security into Project Management Framework.
6. Contribute to delivering the security oversight in products and projects in GO.
7. Interact with all relevant stakeholders of the projects or customers of GO to provide visibility on the level of security of GO Products.
8. Support alignment/coordination between the different line functions involved in the review of Products & Project oversight (Data Privacy, Internal Control, Operational risk, Legal, etc.) as well as other Security Stakeholders (Group Security, Cyberdefense, etc.).

MISSIONS

Your missions as a Project Security Risk Analyst are to:

1. Identify and analyze product/project risks, recommend appropriate mitigation options and document all components in clear, business-intelligible language.
2. Serve as an expert advisor in the Security in projects team of GO in the implementation and maintenance of security.
3. Collaborate with and support the Group Security Practice and other stakeholders as necessary to ensure that security within GO is relevant, cost-effective and delivered in accordance with the Group Security Strategy and Security by Design best practices.
4. Support the implementation of continuous improvement processes and activities (e.g. good practices, reporting, problem resolution) to ensure quality and relevance of security services.
5. Support the implementation of security strategy, policies, shared security services and action plans based on the Group Security Strategy.
6. Contribute to the maintenance of understanding of emerging technology, risks and industry trends. Assess the impact on the business environment and recommend appropriate mitigation actions or the prioritization of projects and investments.
7. Escalate the need to redirect any critical risk not properly addressed during the project lifecycle or suggest changes to the approach to mitigate critical risks and ensure legal, regulatory or commercial compliance.
8. Promote a culture of security and raise awareness.
9. Contribute to the continuous development and maintenance of an assurance framework to enforce consistency and effectiveness in the Security by Design approach.
10. Support the reporting process of information security, operational resilience and Physical Security & Safety for different levels of customers (top management, middle management and team).
11. Provide Quality Assurance work on local security implementation.
12. Support the implementation of coordinated responses to security audit and compliance issues.
13. Contribute to the governance organization and management of projects within the team (planning, framework, staffing, purchasing, operations, etc.).

PROFILE

Overall work experience in the field:

1. Experience in cyber risk threat analysis, security, Cloud Architecture and projects, IT audit or related area > 7 years.
2. Previous experience in managing projects preferred in an international context.
3. Previous experience as interim or acting Security in projects manager, Information Security Officer, Physical Security Officer, Operational Resilience Officer, or extensive experience in reporting to a CSO, CISO, CORO, PSO or other 2nd line cybersecurity expert in an international organization.

Certification in one of the below is recommended:

1. Security Risk analysis methodology.
2. Information Security and/or Information Technology industry certification (CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, GIAC or equivalent).
3. Business Continuity Industry certification (MBCI, DRII…).
4. Physical security certification (CPP, PSP, BTEC…).

Education & certification:

1. A license/bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, information management systems, Business, Accounting or related field.
2. A post-graduate degree in security or general management (such as an MBA) is an advantage but not essential.

Skills / abilities:

1. Ability to develop networking to seek collective achievements while supporting the projects.
2. Communication skills: Effectively communicates (oral and written) the security by design framework & the benefits in achieving the same.
3. Ability to apply analytical rigour to understand complex business and IT scenarios.
4. Capacity to interact with different levels of stakeholders from business to technical.
5. Results oriented, project and budget management.
6. Good sense of organization.
7. Flexibility on working hours.