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We value bright minds and inspire them to grow with their ideas. Come and shape the future of finance with us.\nHead Cyber Security\nZurich|Working from home up to 40%| Reference8420\nAre you ready to shape cyber security at one of Europe’s key financial market infrastructure providers? As Department Head Cyber Security, you will set the direction for a diverse, international organisation and create an environment where people can perform at their best. You will bring clarity to complex challenges, strengthen trust across the organisation and support informed decision-making in a highly regulated environment. This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who combines sound judgement, strong communication and a collaborative mindset. Your leadership will help SIX remain resilient, trusted and prepared for an evolving cyber threat landscape.\nWhat You Will Do\nLead the Cyber Security Department end to end, covering strategy, people, technology, 24x7 operations, service performance, budgets and continuous improvement across all locations.\nDefine the Cyber Security operating model, governance, service strategy and priorities in line with the Group strategy, risk appetite, client commitments and critical-infrastructure responsibilities.\nOwn cyber defence and major-incident readiness across security operations, threat detection, incident response, crisis management, threat intelligence, threat hunting and detection engineering.\nDrive cyber platform engineering and resilience, including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, vulnerability management, secure configuration, automation, telemetry, analytics and responsible use of AI.\nEnsure regulatory alignment, transparent performance reporting and effective stakeholder management across ISF, NIST CSF 2.0, NIS2, ISO 27001, DORA, FINMA, CNMV, audits, suppliers and the India BOT transition.\nWhat You Bring\n10+ years of progressive Cyber Security experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership role with significant people, service and operational responsibility.\nProven leadership of global or multi-country 24x7 cyber operations, including high-severity incidents, crisis decisions and communication with executives, clients and regulators.\nStrong experience in financial services, financial market infrastructure or critical infrastructure, with deep knowledge of SOC, incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, SIEM, SOAR, EDR and automation.\nPractical knowledge of ISF, NIS2, NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, DORA, FINMA, CNMV, operational resilience and third-party risk, combined with strong strategic, commercial and financial judgement.\nA university degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, Information Systems, Business IT or a comparable field, or equivalent professional experience. Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM or CRISC are an advantage.\nOutstanding leadership, stakeholder communication skills and fluent in English; German, Spanish or Polish are advantages.\nIf you have any questions, check out our FAQ page or call Beata Czyzewskaat +48 22 104 6571 / +41 58 399 9800 / +34 91 330 51 49.\nFor this vacancy we only accept direct applications in English.\nDiversity is important to us. 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