Head of Cyber Security Engineering

Mission

Lead the Bank’s Cyber Engineering function to design, build, and operate secure-by-design platforms and controls that proactively prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats. Own the end-to-end engineering roadmap for cyber capabilities, ensuring resilience, reliability, and compliance across hybrid on prem and cloud environments.

Main responsibilities

• Define and execute the cyber engineering roadmap aligned to the Bank’s risk appetite and business goals.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team across security engineering, DevSecOps, and cyber platform operations.
• Own budget, vendor strategy, and capacity planning for cyber tooling and platforms.
• Establish and enforce security-by-design and security-by-default patterns across infrastructure, applications, and data.
• Industrialize security controls via automation, IaC, and CI/CD integration; shift-left security in development lifecycle.
• Own the roadmap, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise-class security platforms (e.g., EDR/XDR, PAM, CSPM, DLP, HSM, etc.).
• Ensure availability, scalability, and performance of cyber platforms with robust SLAs and KPIs.
  
  

Your Profile

• Visionary cyber engineering leader with deep hands-on and the ability to translate complex security requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
• Proven experience building and running security platforms in complex, regulated financial environments.
  
  

Education

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field.
  
  

Experience Technical Skills

• Senior: 7-10 years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience in Information Security area related to one or more of the following domains: security architecture, security engineering and integration or secure application development.
  
  

Languages

• French : fluent
• English : Strong advantage
  
  

Personal skills

• Self-motivated leader with ownership mindset; able to operate strategically while remaining hands-on when needed.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management; able to translate technical risk into business impact.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical problem-solving, and decision-making under pressure.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive complex, multi-department initiatives.
• High integrity, resilience, and commitment to continuous improvement.
  
  

Others

• Swiss Residence: Mandatory
  
  

Core Competencies : Adherence to the company’s values: Dedication, Conviction, Agility and Responsibility - Compliance with regulations and internal directives