Project Security Support Specialist in Industrial Cyber Security

Location: Brussels

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in process and technology improvement initiatives, including knowledge base development, lessons learned, internal improvement projects, and knowledge transfer.
• Manage and track activities to enhance the security of industrial projects.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with all personnel involved in projects, particularly IT system owners.
• Collaborate with IT system owners and subject matter experts to design and validate best practice security solutions for industrial system projects.
• Oversee project deliverables, capture risks and escalations, and monitor scope and budget.
• Capture weekly project status, including completed and planned activities.
• Provide proactive communications and regular project management reports to IT Management and the project Steering Committee.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Strong background in security is essential.
• Solid experience in IT networking is required.
• This is a senior-level Subject Matter Expert (SME) position, not a project management role.
• Ability to steer and facilitate discussions effectively.
• No strict requirement for years of experience, but candidates should realistically meet the skill and experience expectations.

Desired Skills:

• Combination of deep technical expertise and strong people skills.
• Experience in managing projects, which inherently involves managing people.
• Excellent communication skills in English and French.
• Ability to build bridges and trusted relationships across various IT stakeholder groups.
• Solid general understanding of cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of how defense in depth is applied in practice.
• Critical thinking skills for reviewing documents and assessing and challenging project content.