Information Security & Cyber Resilience Officer in Vietnam

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Uyen Vu
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Join an International Fintech Leader (Branch office in Vietnam)
Are you a highly skilled Information Security professional looking to make a significant impact within a leading international fintech group?
Our client, a respected international group headquartered in Belgium and a key player in the fintech industry, is expanding its operations and seeking a dedicated Information Security Officer to be based right here in Vietnam. Aurify works closely with this client, providing essential IT services and fostering a strong partnership.
In this pivotal role, you will be the driving force behind the Information Security Strategy and Operations for the group. We are looking for a candidate with proven, hands-on expertise in:
- Information Security Management Systems (ISMS)
- Business Continuity Planning
- Comprehensive Risk Management
- Compliance Frameworks
You will have the unique opportunity to champion strategic security initiatives, directly supporting the international organization’s growth while helping to cultivate a world-class security culture from our Vietnam hub.
Elevate your career by joining a global-standard company where your expertise in information security is valued and essential!
What you’ll be doing
- Maintain and continuously improve ISMS processes
- Draft, formalize, and validate security procedures and governance documentation
- Support BCP, DRP and crisis management readiness
- Assess the current information security operations and programs and define a further enhanced group information security program, policies and operating model aligned with our business objectives
- Propose solutions for information security issues and challenges
- Interact and inform management, compliance, legal, sales, development-and delivery teams and (security) operation teams by embodying a clear information security strategy and its operational requirements and policies
- Collaborate closely with key stakeholders, including senior leadership or CISO‑level roles.
- Support internal and external audits, compliance reporting (planning, evidence collection, gap analysis, and remediation followup, etc.).
- Follow-up on pentests and risk analyses
- Follow-up on information security initiatives/projects.
- Enhance the information security awareness and culture within the organisation
- Support incident follow-up and integrate lessons learned into the ISMS
- Manage and support GRC tool.
- Manage and maintain the risk register and exception register
Your requirements and skills
Requirements
- Experience (+5 years) in the Information Security branch for international organisations
- Strong background in ISMS, compliance audits, and security‑by‑design principles.
- High affinity with information security standards and best practices (e.g. NIST) and how to translate these into operations and towards customers and suppliers
- High affinity with vulnerability-and incident response management
- Experience with internal-and external audits (e.g. ISO 27001, PCI DSS…)
- Working knowledge of at least one of ISO2700x, PCI DSS, GDPR, eIDAS cybersecurity frameworks.
- Fluent in English
- Project management experience
Good to have
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Knowledge about DORA, NIS2 regulations
- Affinity with cloud security and financial payments institutions
Soft skills
- Proactive & entrepreneurial – takes initiative, drives projects forward.
- Structured & organised – able to manage multiple activities simultaneously.
- Communicative – excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Stakeholder‑savvy – capable of engaging effectively with different levels of the organisation.
- Analytical & rigorous – able to deliver high‑quality documentation, reports, and presentations.
- Collaborative – a positive team player with strong interpersonal skills.
What’s in it for you
- Modern and professional European working environment
- Exceptional opportunity for traveling and training in Europe
- Highly competitive salary package (including 13th-month salary and competitive remuneration package)
- Comprehensive set of extra-legal benefits (e.g., generous private medical health insurance for employees & family members, 25 days of annual leave, annual bonus)
- Flexible work arrangements (Flexible working hours, off on Saturday and Sunday, with options for remote work, Hybrid 3 office, 2 home)
- Social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance will be under Labor Law.
- Dynamic, young & international environment
- Team building activities & outing
- Brand new & state-of-art Agile office
