Chief Information Security Officer (Cyber)

Organization 
▪ Function : IS Leonardo
▪ Location : Courbevoie
▪ Supervisor: CIO

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM
At Nexans Industrial Solutions & Projects, we are specialized in designing and manufacturing cables and complex solutions for our industrial customers. We are a leader in our industry with a current turnover of ca. 700m EUR and set for further profitable growth.
We are seeking for our Chief Information Security Officer as an addition to our IS department we are building up. You’ll play a central role in creating our policies and actions plans to maintain and improve the protection level of its Information System and its Industrial Environment against cyberattacks like malware, intrusion from hackers, and fraud attempts. 

GETTING A FLYING START
In line with the strategy of our current parent company, Nexans, our Industrial Solutions & Project Business Group (“ISP”) prepares to become a stand-alone company. In this context we are creating more than 50 new positions to build our autonomous teams, including additional roles in the IS/IT department.
You’ll be part of this ecosystem directly reporting to the CIO and will be an adding value to the autonomy of our Company. Your core objective will be to manage Cybersecurity risks within our carve-out project.

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

Let’s deep dive on some part of the mission which might get a few adjustements depending on the needs :
•    Raising awareness and providing training on security issues by informing operational and business unit management and raises awareness and promoting the IT security charter to all users.
•    SOC Management

•    Develop strategy for all activities of the SOC services, from the Threat Intelligence, the security monitoring, the vulnerability management, and the crisis support
•    Manage outsourced and in-house SOC services for detection quality continuous improvement and SLA performance
•    Define the SOC evolution phases, as a service offer, and as integration within Nexans landscape
•    Define and update incident & vulnerability management policy, processes and tools
•    Integration of new sources and detection rules within the SOC
•    Validation of incident response process from the SOC detections with our IT support levels and IT teams
•    Manage the security operation activities, including service outsourced
•    Lead SOC run operations and liaise with IT & busin
•    May propose a Security Assurance Plan to describe the security arrangements for a service which may be annexed to a contract.
•    Assesses resources and makes recommendations:
•    Defines security norms and standards.
•    Defines and coordinates continuous improvement projects on security processes and tools.
•    Ensures that security is including in the project definitions within their scope. May lead the corresponding bodies.
•    Anticipates and proposes changes within their area of responsibility and capitalises on all feedback (including security incidents, etc.).
•    Intelligence : Follows up on regulatory and technical developments in their field & looks out for any changes needed to ensure the IS software and hardware remains secure.
•    Risk analysis : Assesses risks, threats and consequences & establishes the prevention plan & takes technical and/or organizational measures to monitor and assess security and react to attacks.
•    Resilience : Takes immediate protective measures in the event of an incident & Prepares and implements an IT continuity and an IT recovery plan.
•    Remediation : Carries out the necessary analyses to understand a problem & Implements the necessary measures to solve a problem.

YOUR STARTING POINTS WHEN YOU JOIN

Are you the one we are looking for :

•    Master’s Degree in major business school or engineering school or top-class University
•    Proficient in Incident Management and Response
•    In-depth knowledge of security concepts such as cyber-attacks and techniques, threat vectors and risk management
•    A plus would be certifications related to CyberSecurity or Information Security (ISO 2700x/27032, CISSP, CISM, or equivalent)
•    Knowledge of Network design
•    SOC organization and operations experience
•    Knowledge of ITIL disciplines
•    Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
•    Fluent both in English and French

Join us to be part of a transformative journey in the industry. Apply now!
 

A CULTURE ORIENTED TOWARDS GROWTH

Throughout this year, we will collaboratively define an identity, values, and work methods that align with our culture, size, and ambitions, while building on our century-old industrial heritage, strong technical skills, and close customer relationships. Speed, responsiveness, simplicity, and pragmatism will be at the core of our approach.

On an individual level, our growth culture is based on trust and collaboration. We aim to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To support your integration, we believe in autonomy while encouraging knowledge sharing within our organization.

REFERRAL PROGRAM

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