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The Elia Group seeks a Local Chief Cyber Security Officer (CISO) in Brussels to lead cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management for its Belgian operations. This key leadership role focuses on protecting critical infrastructure against cyber threats, ensuring the resilience of IT and operational technology environments, and managing cyber incidents and crisis response. The CISO will interface with executive management, Group CISO, regulators, and national security authorities. The role requires a Master's degree or equivalent experience, over 5 years in cybersecurity, with proven experience in critical infrastructure or highly regulated environments. Excellent English communication skills are essential, with Dutch, French, or German being a plus.
The Elia Group encompasses two major transmission system operators (TSOs) in two European regions: Elia Transmission in Belgium and 50Hertz Transmission, one of the four German TSOs in northeast Germany. Both TSOs operate at the heart of the European electricity system, providing vital links between producers and their 30 million end users via an intricately meshed 18,600 km grid.
In this context, cybersecurity is a strategic priority. The Local Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a key leadership role, responsible for protecting the organisation against cyber threats and ensuring the resilience of both IT and operational technology environments.
The Local CISO is responsible for the cyber resilience and information security of the local entity operating within national critical infrastructure. The role defines and drives cybersecurity strategy, governance, risk management, and crisis response, ensuring disaster recovery and compliance with regulatory expectations. The Local CISO is a key interface to executive management, the Group CISO, the Local CIO, regulators, and national security authorities.
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