Cloud Security Consultant - Financial Services

EY is the only major professional services firm with a dedicated financial services practice (EY FSO) integrated in the EMEIA region. An international team of over 16.000 professionals is working across borders for our clients in the financial sector: Banking, Insurance, Payment Institutions and Wealth & Asset Management, in all service lines: Consulting, Tax, Transactions and Assurance. As we consider our people as the heart of EY, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that, whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The Opportunity

For our Cloud Security team, we are looking for experienced professionals, excited about growing their careers within one of the hottest topics on the market. By performing assessments, reviews, pentests, implementations, security roadmap and cloud strategy workshops we apply our expertise so that banks can operate in a better, faster, cheaper, safer, and more sustainable way.  In this job, you will thrust into the front row of one of the most exciting, and fast-changing, technologies on the market.

Key Responsibilities

Within the Cloud Security team, you will collaborate with our clients to understand the challenges that they face on their cloud journeys and help implement bespoke solutions. You will also contribute to the development of the Cloud Security team and EY as a whole. 
You will serve key banking clients, supporting the design, delivery and securing of complex cloud environment from various cloud service providers. This ranges from strategic to very technical work:
•    Help define a cloud strategy and putting security on the forefront of transformations
•    Review and advise on architectures for applications moving into the cloud
•    Assess, review and test implemented cloud based applications and implementations
•    Facilitate workshops with clients to explore gaps in their cloud security processes and implementations

Skills and Attributes for Success

•    Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. applied economics, computer science, engineering,…) or equivalent through experience.
•    Professional experience either in tech, consulting or in the financial sector, ideally in the assessing, reviewing, testing, design, development and delivery of cloud solutions, is a bonus.
•    An understanding of how digital transformations are affecting industries.
•    Excellent analytical skills, conceptual thinking and pragmatic approach.
•    Outstanding client stakeholder management skills and ability to build relationships through solid communication and presentation skills.
•    Native Dutch or French speaker, with an excellent knowledge of business English.
•    Strong team spirit, balanced by a healthy sense of autonomy.

What working at EY Offers

•    You will be part of a leading global professional services firm.
•    You will be part of the EY family where everyone is willing to offer support and senior management is very accessible. 
•    You will join a dynamic and growing team with a great mix of young and experienced professionals focusing on financial services.
•    You will get extensive trainings  on technical matters, as well as soft skills and project management, and you will have access to new technologies and innovative equipment.
•    We are proud of our flexible working arrangements, and we will support you to build a successful career and deliver excellent client service, without sacrificing your personal priorities. 
•    While our client-facing profession might require part-time working at client site and business traveling at times, we are committed to helping you achieve a lifestyle balance.