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In this role, you implement the information security strategy, manage the ISMS, evaluate new security technologies, and conduct training programs on IT security awareness.
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Your role in the team
- Implement the information security strategy based on the Rectorate’s guidelines and drive its continuous development.
- Are you responsible for the Information Security Management System (ISMS) and do you serve as the Information Security Officer?
- Regularly report to the Rectorate on the status of information security.
- Does your role include monitoring and evaluating new security technologies and developments in information security?
- As Head of the Staff Unit, you will be responsible for personnel management and ensure forward-looking resource planning.
- Coordinate cross-functional security topics in close collaboration with DLE IT Services, the Data Protection Officer, and other internal and external stakeholders.
- You will also represent the university in relevant committees and networks, such as ARGE Secur.
- Coordinate the necessary steps during security incidents and ensure a structured incident response.
- Review security measures and concepts, assess them from a technical perspective, and approve them.
- Provide expert advice on planning secure IT infrastructures and on research projects with special security requirements.
- Initiate and oversee audits, penetration tests, and vulnerability assessments, and ensure that appropriate measures are derived from their findings.
- Actively contribute to the creation and ongoing adaptation of contingency plans for IT security incidents.
- Design and implement training and awareness initiatives tailored to the target audience, and strengthen employees’ awareness of how to handle information and IT systems securely.
- Contribute your professional expertise to the development and updating of policies and procedures, and support their effective implementation across the organization.
Our expectations of you
Education
- Completed education in IT, computer science, or information security (technical college, university of applied sciences, university, or equivalent).
- Leadership experience, ideally at a university.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of networking and security technologies.
- Excellent German skills (at least C1) and very good English skills (at least B2).
- Gender and Diversity Competence Guide to Gender and Diversity Competence.
- Strong analytical skills, a structured approach to work, and decisiveness.
- Strong communication, assertiveness, and advisory skills at management level.
Experience
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in information security management, IT security, or IT operations, ideally in a higher education environment.
- Experience with regulatory requirements and information security standards (e.g., ISO/IEC 27001, BSI, IT-Grundschutz).
- Experience with products from the Cisco Security portfolio and the Microsoft Security stack.
- Experience working with universities and the relevant ministries.
What we offer
- You work part-time or full-time (at least 30 hours per week).
- We offer a minimum gross salary of EUR 3,776.10 per month (paid 14 times a year) on a full-time basis.
- Your classification will be in accordance with the Universities Collective Agreement, Section 54, salary group IVb. A higher salary may be offered depending on your qualifications and professional experience.
- An innovative working environment awaits you at the Krems campus.
- You benefit from flexible working hours and have the option to work from home.
- We offer a wide range of support to help employees balance family and work, as well as comprehensive internal training and coaching opportunities.
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About your employer
Krems An Der Donau
The University of Krems is a leading public university in this field in Europe. With its expertise in teaching and research, the University of Krems is committed to tackling societal challenges.
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- Onsite, Hybrid
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- 3.8
- Working conditions
- 3.5
- Engineering
- 3.5
- Career growth
- 2.5
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