Cryptography Expert

At a glance

You will work at a future-oriented bank where the customer is always put first. We are working hard to implement innovations. Sustainability, accessibility, safety and transparency are important goals. You will work at Platforms & Technology (P&T) within the Service Integration & Orchestration grid (SI&O). Your colleagues in the Crypto Services team ensure that important information can be protected properly through the use of cryptography. The team is diverse in both nationalities and professional background, which makes it a great place to work and develop yourself.

Your job

You can imagine that information security is a major asset within the bank. You will play an important role in this by making cryptographic capabilities accessible to the entire bank. The Crypto Services team ensures that important data within the bank can be secured correctly.

The team provides various cryptography-related services to the entire holding. You can think of key and certificate management, in which security keys and certificates are created, stored and renewed in a safe manner when necessary. Several certification authorities are used throughout the organization, which are governed by the Crypto Services team. You will help various departments within the bank with the management of their digital certificates.

In addition, the team works with Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) to allow for e.g. encryption and decryption of information using cryptographic algorithms. HSMs are specifically designed to, when used properly, guarantee the highest level of security for the bank. It is your job to make the use of these HSMs as simple and safe as possible for the internal consumers. We call this HSM as a service.

In summary, this is a challenging role for someone who likes to explain complex processes such as encryption in a simple way and make it accessible within the bank. The team currently consists of 11 members with different nationalities and is ready for further expansion. The working language within the team is English.

Working environment

• The team works according to the DevOps & Agile methodology. Every morning you attend the stand-up in which the tasks are divided and monitored.
• The team works in a hybrid setting, with one fixed day in the office in Amstelveen. Incidents and changes may require additional physical presence.
• You are working on improving the Crypto Services capabilities, based on user stories.
• You will make sure that our capabilities are up and running. Occasionally there are incidents that occur that you are going to look into.
• For your work you often engage with various stakeholders such as other IT departments, software suppliers or, for example, the data center.

Your profile

Below profile is our ideal candidate, but if you feel that you will be a great addition to our team and don’t check all these boxes, please do apply!

• University degree in computer science or mathematics
• Knowledge and experience with cryptography, in particular knowledge about PKI, HSMs, key management and cryptographic algorithms, including post-quantum cryptography
• Experience as a software developer is a big plus
• Experience in working in an DevOps environment, with an Agile mindset
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code, preferably in Microsoft Azure
• Hands-on, self-organized, willing to finish and deliver (execution power)
• Able to translate technical language into easy business language
• Good at time management and a team player.
• Structured, conscientious and accurate
• Creative individual with a passion for doing the right thing.
• Service oriented professional, you enjoy taking on an internal consultancy role.

We are offering

• The gross monthly salary displayed above is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and benefit budget.
• The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary. The Benefit Budget allows you to acquire additional employment benefits. If you make no purchases or reservations in the Benefit Shop in a given month, you are paid one twelfth of your Benefit Budget that month.
• Five weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
• Personal development Budget of € 1,000 per year, which you can accumulate up to € 3,000.
• Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team and depending on your position).
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
• An excellent pension scheme.

Interested?

Are you interested? Please apply. We look forward to getting to know you.

For more information, please reach out to coen.ramaekers@nl.abnamro.com.

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organisation depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organisation. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated.

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