Senior Security Analyst (ID: 3547)

stafide; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

stafide in Amsterdam seeks a Senior Information Security leader to design and drive enterprise-wide security strategy across large global endpoints. You will shape architecture, oversee SIEM, and collaborate with CISOs and executives to align policy.

You will lead threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, and governance across ISO27001, SOC2, NIS2, GDPR, PCI-DSS, ensuring policy alignment and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in Information Security and Cybersecurity operations.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Tanium (mandatory) and endpoint security platforms such as Symantec, CrowdStrike, Cylance, Carbon Black, and McAfee.
• Experience managing global endpoint environments across Windows, Linux, and macOS.
• Deep understanding of security compliance frameworks (ISO27001, SOC2, NIS2, GDPR, PCI-DSS).
• Strong background in SIEM management (QRadar preferred).
• Proven experience in enterprise-level risk assessment and security architecture decisions.
• Experience with DLP, AV, EDR/XDR technologies and threat intelligence integration.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement enterprise-wide information security strategies across large-scale global environments (100k–500k endpoints).
• Drive endpoint security architecture, deployment, and governance using Tanium and other EDR/XDR platforms.
• Collaborate with CISOs, auditors, partners, and global stakeholders to ensure policy alignment and regulatory compliance.
• Define, maintain, and enforce security policies, standards, SOPs, and compliance frameworks (NIS2, SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, PCI-DSS).
• Lead threat detection and incident response operations including containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Oversee vulnerability management, secure baselining, and global software approval processes.
• Manage SIEM (QRadar) infrastructure, monitoring operations, and security use case development.
• Mentor junior analysts and provide training to global SOC teams.
• Present cybersecurity risks, mitigation strategies, and security posture updates to senior management.
• Drive security tooling enablement, including CI/CD pipeline development for security technologies.

Skills

Tanium

Endpoint security

SIEM management

QRadar

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Incident response

Threat detection

Global security

Leadership

Tools

QRadar

EDR/XDR platforms

GRC tooling

Job description

• Lead and implement enterprise-wide information security strategies across large-scale global environments (100k–500k endpoints).
• Drive endpoint security architecture, deployment, and governance using tools such as Tanium and other EDR/XDR platforms.
• Collaborate with CISOs, auditors, partners, and global stakeholders to ensure policy alignment and regulatory compliance.
• Define, maintain, and enforce security policies, standards, SOPs, and compliance frameworks (NIS2, SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, PCI-DSS).
• Lead threat detection and incident response operations including containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Oversee vulnerability management, secure baselining, and global software approval processes.
• Manage SIEM (QRadar) infrastructure, monitoring operations, and security use case development.
• Mentor junior analysts and provide training to global SOC teams.
• Present cybersecurity risks, mitigation strategies, and security posture updates to senior management.
• Drive security tooling enablement, including CI/CD pipeline development for security technologies.

What You Bring to the Table:

• 8–10 years of experience in Information Security and Cybersecurity operations.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Tanium (mandatory) and endpoint security platforms such as Symantec, CrowdStrike, Cylance, Carbon Black, and McAfee.
• Experience managing global endpoint environments across Windows, Linux, and macOS.
• Deep understanding of security compliance frameworks (ISO27001, SOC2, NIS2, GDPR, PCI-DSS).
• Strong background in SIEM management (QRadar preferred).
• Proven experience in enterprise-level risk assessment and security architecture decisions.
• Experience with DLP, AV, EDR/XDR technologies and threat intelligence integration.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

You Should Possess the Ability to:

• Lead large-scale global security implementations independently.
• Analyze complex threats and conduct malware analysis and sandbox investigations.
• Develop security use cases, threat models, and incident response playbooks.
• Identify IT risks and drive mitigation strategies across enterprise systems.
• Communicate security risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor teams and build strong global SOC capabilities.
• Operate in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment with high accountability.

What We Bring to the Table:

• Opportunity to lead enterprise-scale security initiatives in a global environment.
• Exposure to complex cybersecurity architecture across 100k+ endpoints.
• High-visibility role with interaction at CISO and executive leadership levels.
• A collaborative and globally connected security ecosystem.
• A dynamic, fast-paced environment focused on strengthening enterprise security posture.