Senior Cybersecurity Specialist
prosus · Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Who We Are
You've ordered dinner through Just Eat Takeaway. You've bought and sold on OLX. You've paid with PayU. Chances are, you've already used a Prosus company today.
We are Prosus, a global technology company powering some of the world's leading lifestyle ecommerce businesses. Every day, billions of people across India, Latin America, Europe and beyond use our products and services to buy, sell, pay, connect and discover.
Our AI-driven ecosystem spans 100+ companies across ecommerce, food delivery, fintech and experiences, serving billions of consumers worldwide. AI powers how we operate and innovate, with more than 60,000 active AI agents helping our teams build, scale and move faster. Through our investment team, we also back the founders and technologies shaping the future: From robotics and autonomous systems to synthetic biology and frontier AI.
Guided by our five values Innovation, Results, People, Impact, and Entrepreneurship, culture is our competitive advantage. We thrive with experimentation; we build, we test, we learn, we iterate.
Join us in shaping the future of technology at global scale.
As a Cyber Specialist, you will be part of the Cyber team and responsible for delivering the advisory and assurance projects for the Prosus businesses.
The Cyber Team sits within Risk and Audit (R&A) and provides cyber related services that range from traditional controls testing, risk assessments, cyber crisis simulations, pen-testing, long-term APT simulations, red teaming exercises, as well as reviews focusing on DevOps, data, and cloud architecture in complex businesses.
You will deliver on both technology and cyber security related projects. This is a full-time global role, including up to 50% global travel. You will be based in our Amsterdam (Zuidas) office in the Netherlands.
In keeping with Prosus’ entrepreneurial spirit, the Cyber team helps businesses to keep moving and stay prepared. We deliver value through talented and courageous people, who are committed to make a positive impact on our clients, from a deep understanding of their business and most relevant risks.
WHAT ARE THE ROLE OUTPUTS AND ITEMS TO ACTION?
- You support our businesses with managing their cyber and technology risks, and improving business processes.
- You suggest ways to improve and provide constructive suggestions to help management achieve their technology objectives, particularly around, data lakes, cloud infrastructure and devops.
EXPERIENCE WE BELIEVE WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SUCCESS
- You are a professional with a proven background in cyber security and technology risk.
- Experience in cloud or data technologies.
- You have 3-7 years of experience.
- You are a ‘technology savvy person’ and you have a mindset to challenge decisions and opinions. You enjoy the nitty gritty of technology.
- you know your way around code, CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments. You hone your technical skills by applying them in your own projects.
- You have an entrepreneurial mind-set and you’ve seen small start-ups as well as large and mature IT organisations.
- You understand how to balance risk and control.
- You understand the limitations that certifications such as CISA, CISM, CEH and CISSP have.
- You are on top of your game, and IT holds no secrets for you. You are not afraid to deep dive. You are eager to learn, and you adapt quickly.
TRAITS WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Your morals, ethics, and drive are solid, and you are only satisfied with high quality, on time deliverables.
- You can deal well with competing priorities and conflicting interests of stakeholders, and you keep your cool when the pressure is on.
- You can easily build relationships with clients and know how to add value beyond the scope of a specific project.
- You can tell a compelling story, and your business English is outstanding.
- Comfortable in talking to CTOs, CIOs as well as security managers, architects, developers, and administrators.
- You have interests beyond IT, and you are a global citizen, not worried about traveling to remote places.
WHAT WE OFFER
- A diverse and constantly evolving working environment with access to innovation and learning.
- A positive, get-things-done workplace
- An inclusive environment that ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions.
Why Prosus?
At Prosus, your colleagues include 60,000 AI agents… and your job is to figure out what that actually means. We're one of the largest operators of agentic AI on the planet, inside a $100B+ portfolio across 100+ companies and two billion people. The humans here own what AI can't do alone: judgment, creativity, and the call on what gets built next.
Own the impact. Work the ecosystem. Earn your growth. Build with backing.
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Our Diversity & Inclusion Commitment
We respect the dignity and human rights of individuals and communities wherever we operate in the world. Building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and can thrive is critical for us. We provide access to education, which helps everyone understand the important role they play and the positive impact they can have.
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