Head of IT Security (80-100%)

Your Tasks

• Leading the IT Services security team currently consisting of three employees as well as integrating external specialists.
• Strategic and operational further development of IT security within ITS.
• Advising IT Services and the university on information security issues and actively, solution-oriented advancing security concerns.
• Technical leadership of the external Security Operations Center (SOC) and coordination of collaboration.
• Analysis and handling of security incidents and initiation of appropriate protective measures.
• Responsibility as client for technical and organizational security measures within ITS and accompanying their implementation in close coordination with the specialist teams.
• Conducting internal security reviews, participating in audits, and acting as local data protection contact person in coordination with the central data protection office.
• Representing security concerns in strategic and operational committees and close cooperation with the university CISO.

Your Profile

• Several years of experience in IT security / information security and sound knowledge of common standards and practices (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, incident response, vulnerability management, risk assessment).
• Deep understanding of complex IT environments as well as practical and scalable implementation of security requirements.
• You navigate confidently between staff function and operational line and know how to be effective in a heterogeneous organization.
• Clear prioritization, structured approach, and ability to reduce complexity.
• Focus on pragmatic, implementable solutions rather than theoretical ideals.
• You communicate clearly, precisely, and appropriately for the audience and build sustainable relationships with internal and external partners.
• You understand university or public structures and bring experience in achieving sustainable impact even with limited resources.
• Ability to create a motivating environment for security topics and to purposefully deploy existing competencies within the team.

We Offer You

• Responsible and versatile activity with great scope for shaping the development and further advancement of IT security.
• Complex and diverse IT landscape with research infrastructure, cloud services, and classic enterprise systems.
• Collaboration with experts from IT, research, and security.
• Meaningful environment at an internationally renowned university.
• Modern working conditions and attractive training opportunities.
• Flexible working time models including home office option.
• The employment is according to the guidelines of the University of Basel.