Specialist Cyber Security

Swissgrid is a technology- and innovation-driven company with a focus on the electricity future of Switzerland. Our employees develop the best solutions for the Swiss transmission grid with the highest level of quality, motivation, and commitment. As a national grid company, we offer you exciting and meaningful tasks. Apply and shape the electricity future of Switzerland with us.

Specialist Cyber Security

Ensure electricity in Switzerland

In this exciting role, you will always keep yourself up to date on current developments in cyber and information security. Together with your colleagues in the «ICT Infrastructure Workplace» area, you are co-responsible for the implementation of the Cyber Security Strategy. You support and advise ICT specialists in conception, ICT security architecture, as well as in the development and operation of secure solutions. You contribute with appropriate measures to strengthening the security culture in relation to information security within the company and support the operational security operations. «Security by Design» is your guiding principle.
You will specifically perform the following tasks:

• Liaison between Cyber Security and the Client Infrastructure teams
• Management of cyber risks and compliance with security specifications
• Implementation of risk treatments and development of suitable measures for risk reduction
• Examination of existing infrastructure facilities regarding the application of Cyber Security Best Practices, internal specifications, and guidelines
• Active participation in the further development of security architectures and assessment of the impact on security and compliance in the ICT Infrastructure area
• Close accompaniment and participation in infrastructure projects to enforce a «Secure-by-Design» strategy
• Representation of Client IT Security in superior projects and committees

This is how you make a difference

With your strong powers of persuasion and assertiveness, you succeed in anchoring security requirements in the company. As a communication talent with sound know-how in the infrastructure environment, you convince both professionally and personally.
You bring the following:

• Comprehensive competencies in the area of ICT Infrastructure with a focus on Client Engineering, including its management systems, at both a conceptual and technical level
• Completed university degree and excellent specialist knowledge or further training in the area of Cyber Security
• Experience in the creation and enforcement of security guidelines and concepts
• Sound knowledge of standards for cyber and information security (e.g., IKT-Minimalstandard, NIST CSF, OWASP SAMM, BSI IT-Grundschutz, ISO2700x) as well as for the areas of Client (Windows), VMware ESX, and Citrix Virtual Apps at Desktops
• Know-how in the area of risk management as well as practical experience in the implementation of Information Security Risk Assessments according to ISO / IEC 27005 or ISO / IEC 31000
• Experience in Offensive Security (Security Auditing, Pentesting, CTF... etc.)
• Certification as CISSP, CISM or similar is desirable
• Experience in the energy industry is an advantage
• Very good knowledge of German and English

This is how we inspire you

We offer versatile and exciting tasks in a company unique to Switzerland and a modern working environment in close proximity to the train station in Aarau. In addition, you benefit from the following benefits with us:

• Flexible working hours (42 hours per week), incl. home office possibilities
• 25-30 working days of vacation as well as company holidays between Christmas and New Year
• Progressive social benefits and an attractive pension fund
• Opportunities for professional development
• Financial and / or temporal support for internal or external further training
• Competitive salary and rewarding of good performance

Introducing ourselves

We design, operate, and develop the digital workplaces as well as central infrastructure and platform services of Swissgrid. Our area of responsibility ranges from modern client and workplace solutions to specialized workstations and to virtualization and infrastructure platforms. In doing so, we ensure that our services are reliable, secure, and future-proof. As an operator of critical infrastructures, we take responsibility and attach great importance to quality, stability, and security. We think long-term, promote innovations with moderation, and orient ourselves towards the principle j4id10426804a j4it1041a j4iy26a