Chief specialist (IT risk) in the operational and information technology risk department

Presentation of the department: The purpose of the operational and information technology risk department is to ensure that the operational, information technology (IT) and payment security risks assumed by them are properly managed, operational deficiencies are identified at an early stage, while supervising financial market participants, so contributing to maintaining the stability and reliability of the entire financial system.

Purpose of the position: assess the risk of information technology and information security of financial market participants, carry out continuous prudential supervision of financial market participants, participate in the licensing process, advise financial market participants so that the IT risks assumed by financial market participants are properly managed , operational deficiencies would be identified at an early stage, measures to prevent emerging problems would be applied.



Why this position is worth it:

• you will do interesting and meaningful work, the main goal of which is a reliable financial system and safe money;
• you will have the opportunity to supervise various institutions from banks, insurance companies to crypto asset service providers;
• you will work and grow together with a team of professionals - specialists of the highest competence in their field in Lithuania and experts from the European Central Bank and other EU institutions;
• you will apply the new European Union Operational Resilience Regulation (DORA) in practice;
• you will have wide opportunities for professional development (training, participation in international working groups, meetings with market participants, certificates);
• space for initiative, flexible working hours and creation of a modern environment.

What will you be responsible for:

• you will assess the information technology and information security risks assumed by supervised banks and other financial market participants;
• you will prepare, apply and improve IT risk assessment methodologies;
• you will check the financial market participants on the spot, control the implementation of the plans for eliminating deficiencies identified during the inspection;
• you will participate in the licensing process of new market participants, assessing their readiness to start operations and manage IT risks;
• you will improve the regulation of the activities of financial market participants and their supervision;
• in accordance with your competence, you will advise supervised financial market participants;
• you will maintain contacts and cooperate with the European Central Bank, the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and other institutions of the European Union, international organizations, financial market supervisory authorities of foreign countries;
• you will participate in other priority activities and projects of the department.

What we expect from you:

• higher education (advantage in the field of information technology, information systems engineering or data science);
• at least 3 years of work experience in the field of information security, IT incident management and/or information and communication technology risk management;
• initiative, thoroughness, methodicality, ability to work both independently and in a team;
• the ability to present ideas fluently and logically orally and in writing;
• good knowledge of professional English;
• knowledge of European Union legal acts, laws of the Republic of Lithuania, resolutions of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and other legal acts regulating the activities of financial institutions;
• excellent working skills with MS Office programs.

We will consider advantages:

• good technical knowledge of information security technologies, including SIEM, IDS/IPS, IAM/PAM, firewalls and endpoint protection;
• knowledge of cloud service risk management;
• knowledge of blockchain technology risk management;
• Knowledge of risk management of API interfaces;
• work experience in the financial sector;
• project management skills.

Other information:

• the amount of the salary depends on the available competences and work experience. DU interval: 4300 - 5200 Eur (gross);
• additional benefits. www.lb.lt/uploads/documents/files/LB%20naudos%20darbuotojams.pdf

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Confidentiality is guaranteed.

4300-5200 €/mon. gross