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Senior Security Compliance Officer – NIS2 & ISO 27001

Digital
Security
Bachelor
Location
Brussels, Brussels-Capital
Work type
Consultancy
Work model
Fulltime, Hybrid

Our client, a prominent organization in the public infrastructure sector, is seeking a Senior Security Compliance Officer to strengthen its cybersecurity governance. The role focuses on building and evolving a compliance framework to meet critical regulatory and normative requirements within a large-scale security program.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and translate regulatory and normative requirements into concrete, measurable security controls.
  • Develop and maintain control frameworks for NIS2, PCI DSS, and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).
  • Define evaluation criteria, evidence requirements, and key performance indicators for each security control.
  • Establish governance mechanisms to ensure full traceability between risks, controls, and remediation plans.
  • Design monitoring and escalation processes for continuous compliance tracking.
  • Collaborate with business and IT teams to define maturity levels and reporting structures without direct operational execution.

Requirements

  • You possess 8+ years of experience in IT Security and cybersecurity governance.
  • You bring expert-level knowledge of ISO 27001 and the construction of security compliance frameworks.
  • You have expert-level expertise in Security Auditing and internal control methodologies.
  • You possess deep knowledge of NIS2, PCI DSS, and Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) regulations.
  • You have a professional CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) certification.
  • You possess an ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certification.
  • You're able to translate complex regulatory texts into actionable technical and organizational requirements.
  • You are fluent in French or Dutch.

Nice to Haves

  • Working knowledge of English.

Offer

  • Start date: 03/11/2026
  • Duration: 13 months
  • Work regime: Full-time
  • Location: Brussels
  • Working model: Hybrid
  • Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers
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