Senior Cybersecurity & Cryptography Specialist

act digital; Porto; Híbrido; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

act digital in Portugal seeks a Senior Cybersecurity & Cryptography Specialist to join an international security team focused on protecting critical information assets, strengthening operational resilience, and driving enterprise-wide security initiatives within a highly regulated environment.

Hybrid model 2-3 days per week in the office in Lisbon or Porto, with responsibilities including shaping cryptographic standards, data protection frameworks, and risk-based security programs across

Qualificações

• Strong background in cybersecurity, IT risk and information security.
• Solid understanding of cryptography, key management and data protection principles.
• Experience conducting security risk assessments and defining mitigation strategies.
• Ability to design and review secure architectures and security frameworks.
• Good understanding of business and technology interactions in large organizations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in complex multinational environments.
• Broad knowledge of IT infrastructures, security technologies and enterprise security practices.

Responsabilidades

• Define and maintain security requirements and strategies related to cryptography and data protection.
• Support international teams in implementing security controls and best practices.
• Perform security risk assessments, evaluate impacts, and recommend mitigation measures.
• Participate in PoCs for new security technologies and solutions.
• Assess robustness of security architectures, encryption mechanisms, and key management processes.
• Guide projects in selecting appropriate data protection techniques, including cryptography, data masking, and anonymization.
• Produce and validate security risk analyses and recommend countermeasures.
• Define enterprise-wide security requirements for cryptography and data security initiatives.
• Contribute to cryptographic asset inventory strategies and crypto-agility programs.
• Monitor emerging cybersecurity trends and promote security awareness across the organization.

Conhecimentos

Cybersecurity

IT Risk Management

Information Security

Cryptography

Key Management

Data Protection

Security risk assessments

Secure architectures

Stakeholder management

Multinational environments

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are looking for a Senior Cybersecurity & Cryptography Specialist to join an international cybersecurity team focused on protecting critical information assets, strengthening operational resilience, and driving enterprise-wide security initiatives within a highly regulated environment.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the definition of cybersecurity strategies, cryptographic standards, and data protection frameworks while collaborating with global stakeholders on large-scale security programs.

Hybrid model 2-3 days per week in the office in Lisbon or Porto

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain security requirements and strategies related to cryptography and data protection.
• Support international teams in the implementation of security controls and best practices.
• Perform security risk assessments, evaluate impacts, and recommend mitigation measures.
• Participate in Proof of Concepts (PoCs) for new security technologies and solutions.
• Assess the robustness of security architectures, encryption mechanisms, and key management processes.
• Guide projects in selecting the most appropriate data protection techniques, including cryptography, data masking, and anonymization.
• Produce and validate security risk analyses and recommend countermeasures.
• Define enterprise-wide security requirements for cryptography and data security initiatives.
• Contribute to cryptographic asset inventory strategies and crypto-agility programs.
• Monitor emerging cybersecurity trends and promote security awareness across the organization.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in Cybersecurity, IT Risk Management, and Information Security.
• Solid understanding of Cryptography, Key Management, and Data Protection principles.
• Experience conducting security risk assessments and defining mitigation strategies.
• Ability to design and review secure architectures and security frameworks.
• Good understanding of business and technology interactions within large organizations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in complex and multinational environments.
• Broad knowledge of IT infrastructures, security technologies, and enterprise security practices.