IS Application Security Owner (80-100%)

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November 19, 2020, ABB announced the planned divestment of its Turbocharging Division. Turbocharging is a successful and profitable Division in a mature market and has been for a long time a highly self-reliant business within ABB. ABB has decided to take this step, acknowledging that for Turbocharging to realize its full potential going forward, a new setup is required. As the next step, alternative ownership options, including a spin-off to the Swiss stock market, will be assessed, considering value for customers, ABB and the future of the turbocharging business. You will be reporting to the Head of Information Security, based in Switzerland. As part of a talented IT security team who will work closely with you will establish state-of-the-art security measures for our IT systems and applications. As Application Security Owner you will be the service owner for all topics related to application security, support compliance of our applications with cyber security requirements and cooperate closely with the application owners to implement state of the art security features.

Your responsibilities

• Guide the turbocharging team on security controls for software and applications
• Evaluate, select and implement adequate security controls for our global applications
• Be our responsible to ensure an up-to-date software and application inventory in close cooperation with the application owners
• Establish and implement processes for patch managment, configuration and change management
• Guide application and software owners to ensure compliance with processes
• Coordinate implementation and operation of security control with external service providers
• Define security requirements for software and applications based on internal guidelines, common standards and customer requirements
• Drive implementation of such security requirements to defend Division’s applications against cybersecurity risks and threats by collaborating closely with the application management team.

Your background

• Software engineering degree in IT security, cyber security or similar
• 8+ years of experience in information security or software security engineering roles
• Understanding of common application vulnerabilities and their mitigations
• Knowhow on security controls for applications, patch management and configuration & change management
• Experience with security compliance requirements/frameworks
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

More about us

ABB Turbocharging manufactures and maintains turbochargers for engines on ships, power stations, diesel locomotives and large, off-highway vehicles. We strive to be a trusted partner in supporting our customers transit towards sustainable industries with innovative technology, expertise and smart solutions. We look forward to receiving your application (CV, Cover letter, Reference letters) via our career portal. The recruiting process is being led by Hanspeter Müller, Talent Partner ABB Switzerland Ltd. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com.