Remote Senior IT Risk & Security Lead

Eurofins Group; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a Senior IT Risk Officer to identify, assess and reduce IT and cybersecurity risks across European operations. The role requires strong technical understanding of IT infrastructure, effective risk communication and stakeholder engagement.

You will perform risk assessments across laboratories, regional infrastructure and central IT, and contribute to resilience initiatives while traveling 35–50% of the time across Europe.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, information security, IT risk, IT audit or related technical IT control function.
• Experience performing IT risk assessments, security assessments or technical IT audits.
• Good understanding of risk management and cybersecurity principles.

Responsibilities

• Independently planning and conducting IT and cybersecurity risk assessments across laboratories, regional infrastructure and central IT services.
• Assessing technical and organizational controls covering areas such as network security, identity and access management, endpoint security, vulnerability management, cloud, logging and monitoring, backup and IT resilience.
• Identifying technical weaknesses and evaluating their potential impact on business operations.
• Translating technical findings into clear business risks and pragmatic recommendations.
• Producing high-quality reports and presenting assessment results to technical teams and management.
• Following up on agreed remediation actions and evaluating whether identified risks have been adequately addressed.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of IT risk assessment methodologies.
• Maintaining strong relationships with IT, security and business stakeholders.

Skills

IT risk assessments

Security assessments

Stakeholder management

Cybersecurity fundamentals

English communication

Travel readiness

Impact analysis

Education

University degree in CS/Cybersecurity

Certifications (CISSP/CISM/CISA)

Tools

Active Directory/Entra ID

SIEM

Cloud security

Windows/Linux

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is seeking a Senior IT Risk Officer to identify, assess and reduce IT and cybersecurity risks across European operations. The role requires strong technical understanding of IT infrastructure, effective risk communication and stakeholder engagement.

You will perform risk assessments across laboratories, regional infrastructure and central IT, and contribute to resilience initiatives while traveling 35–50% of the time across Europe.