CISO - AI/ ISO 27001/ Security

NTT DATA is actively looking for one CISO, experienced in AI for one of its partners based in Brussels. This freelance position allows homeworking.

I – Background

The CISO-AI expert (chief information security officer – Artificial Intelligence) works within the IAQP cell, which is linked to the services of the managing director.

The position of CISO-AI expert is a full-time position, which works closely with it

Information Security Committee, the Executive Committee, the managing director, the director (a.i.) of the IAQP cell, the ICT department and the DPO.

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is responsible for drawing up, implementing and managing the strategic information security policy of the institution. The role focuses on compliance with NIS2: level Essential, applying the CyFun framework and ensuring robust security of the On premise and Microsoft Azure-based ICT environment. CISO guarantees the protection of critical services, data and infrastructures and acts as the primary point of contact for internal services.

II – The tasks and responsibilities of the CISO-AI are

II.1 – Partim CISO

o Strategy & Governance

– Develop, maintain and implement the information security policy in line with NIS2, CyFun and the institution priorities;

– Establishing the cyber security governance model, including roles, responsibilities and reporting;

– Drawing up an NIS2 roadmap including maturity growth according to CyFun controls;

– Acting as Chairman of the Information Security Committee (IVC).

o Risk Management

– Conducting and coordinating risk analyzes, threat modeling and vulnerability assessments;

– Definition and follow-up of risk treatment plans with specific attention to cloud and data platform risks in the Azure environment.

o Security Operations & Incident Response

– Conducting the incident response process according to NIS2 and CyFun IR controls;

– Coordinate incident investigation, reporting and communication with NIS authorities if applicable;

– Monitoring and optimizing detection and response capabilities, including via Azure Security Center, Sentinel, Defender suite.

o Compliance & Auditing

– Ensure demonstrable compliance with NIS2, CyFun and internal / regulatory requirements;

– Preparing, supervising and following up internal and external audits;

– Document security controls and report to the management committee.

o Architecture & Technical Security

– Designing and monitoring a secure cloud and hybrid architecture within Microsoft Azure;

– Proposals of hardening guidelines, identity & access management policy (incl. Azure AD / Entra ID), and zero trust principles.

o Awareness & Organizational development

– Rolling out awareness programs and training for employees and partners;

– Act as a coach and leader of the security team and strengthen the broad security culture

– Representing the institution in national working groups and consultation platforms on cyber security.

Partim AI

– Designing, training and optimizing image recognition / computer vision models

– Develop and implement end-to-end AI solutions

– Building new applications in which AI is central

– Selecting suitable ML and deep learning architectures

– Integrating AI models into existing and new software platforms

– Optimizing models in terms of performance, scalability and accuracy

– Collaborate with software engineers on APIs, backend and cloud integrations

– Help develop AI governance, guidelines and processes for responsible AI use

– Assessing AI risks (bias, robustness, explainability) and contributing to compliance with the EU AI Act

Languages

Native Dutch or French, with a good knowledge of the other language.

Experience

Partim CISO

– Minimum 8 years of experience in the security domain

– Knowledge of the basic principles and the ability to apply these principles pragmatically within our organization. Have a strong technical knowledge base to ensure information security within the organization. This includes understanding the basics of IT security, risk management, security standards and regulatory compliance, as well as specific skills in systems, networks, applications and cloud security

– Knowledge of the CyFun framework is a plus

Partim AI

– Demonstrable experience as an AI expert

– Strong knowledge of image recognition / computer vision

– Knowledge of techniques such as CNNs, object detection, image segmentation

– Experience with building new applications (AI-first thinking)

– Knowledge of cloud environments

– Experience with MLOps, model deployment and monitoring is a plus

– Insight into responsible AI use, including AI governance, risk analysis and compliance (a.o. EU AI Act)

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