Information Security Lead 🇧🇪🇫🇷

Who we are
elyps is an invite-only fintech super app combining a neobank with a lifestyle marketplace, gathering a community of users caring about global warming.
All elyps customers are shareholders, for free.

Our History
Early 2017, when he discovered blockchain technology, Vincent decided to leave San Francisco to return to Europe to create elyps. After having met the Belgian financial authorities in late 2017 to create a new kind of bank, Mat, a Mobile & Fintech specialist joined Vincent to found elyps. After 30 months of fury, elyps is ready to launch!

Our Mission
Have a positive climate impact by influencing daily actions through behavioral and transactional data.

Manifesto
• Just focus on users interest
• Consider users as important as you
• Do everything impossible to save time and improve the lifestyle of our users
• Offer free equity to users to install an unwavering trust
• Gather our community around a common mission
• Influence global warming reduction
• Decentralisation is the new freedom
• 10 times better is not enough
• High motivation and overdelivery are essential

The Opportunity
We’re looking for an innovative Information Security Lead who will play a strategical role in defining and assessing our security strategy, architecture and practices.

Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, you will be tasked to ensure compliance with European regulations on all levels with regard to information security and cyber risk, helping Elyps to achieve the goal of building the trustest banking products within the industry.

What you will be doing
You will collaborate with the CTO on the design and implementation of Elyps' information security strategy that will be aligned with our organizational priorities.
You will liaise with the engineering team to build alignment between the security and the architecture of our products, thus ensuring that security is built in by design.
You will determine baseline security configuration standards for operating systems, network segmentation, and identity and access management.
You will work with the compliance team to ensure that all information owned, collected or controlled by or on behalf of Elyps is processed and stored in accordance with applicable laws and other global regulatory requirements.
You will define and facilitate the processes for information security for risk, legal and regulatory assessments, including the reporting and oversight of treatment efforts to address negative findings.
You will develop and maintain a document framework of continuously up-to-date information security policies, standards and guidelines.
You will facilitate metrics and reporting frameworks to measure the efficiency and the effectiveness of the security program.
You will coordinate with DevOps teams to advocate secure coding practices and escalate concerns related to poor coding practices to the CTO.
You will implement and manage information security incidents and events to protect corporate IT assets, intellectual property, regulated data and Elyps' reputation.
You will monitor the external threat environment for emerging threats and advise the appropriate courses of action.
You will create and manage a targeted information security awareness training program, ensure the consistent application of policies and standards.
You will review security technologies, tools and services, and make recommendations to the broader security team for their use based on security, financial and operational metrics.

Your Background
You have a minimum of 8 years experience in an Information Security role and at least 3 years in Cloud Security.
You have the experience of designing the deployment of native applications and infrastructure into public cloud services such as AWS and/or GCP.
You hold one or more of the following industry certifications, CISA, CISM and/or CISSP.
You have experience in developing and documenting security architecture and plans, including strategic, tactical and project plans.

Your Hard Skills
You have hands-on leadership experience in security control appliances and services: anti-malware, network access controls, SIEM, etc.
You have hands-on experience in system technology security testing (vulnerability scanning and penetration testing).
You have a strong understanding of microservices architecture and working with scalable software.
You have a good track record in implementing and working under ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS compliance.
You proof having an excellent understanding of information security concepts, protocols, and follow industry best practices and strategies.
You have the ability for long-term strategic thinking balanced with near-term execution skills.
You have exceptional communication skills and the ability to influence from vendors to senior stakeholders at board level.
You have the desire to solve problems whilst wanting to inspire and share your knowledge and passion for FinTech.

Your Soft Skills
Customer centric
Environmental awareness
Motivation
Autonomy
Resilience
Flexibility
Problem solving
Teamwork
Initiative
Innovation
Resourcefulness
Curiosity
Critical thinking
Aspiration & Self Improvement
Scalability
Inspire people
Leadership
Growth mindset
Focus mastery
Stress-Management
Get Comfortable with Chaos
Culture awareness

Package : 140,000 € - 180,000 €
Our gross salary range for the role is 70,000 € - 90,000 € per annum depending on experience
Stock Options: We double your gross salary with stock options
Biannual equity bonuses
The latest Apple MacBook and 27' screen with comfort view
Roll with a free elyps Premium subscription
1 day of remote work per week
5 to 10 days off in addition to the statutory holidays
Pension plan
Private Health Insurance
Relocation package and visa sponsorship for international talents (we already have 8+ nationalities)
Additional employee benefits coming soon

Thank you for considering to join elyps. We cannot wait to learn more about you!

elyps has a growing-team working behind the scene with an extensive experience in financial services and the expertise of successfully dealing with the pains of scaling high-growth tech products.

You will be working in a fast-paced environment with talented and ambitious people, all passionate in taking part of building a game-changing company that impacts positively on people’s lives. We are devoted to build a diverse work environment where our employees are motivated and proud every single day.