KYB Europe GmbH is a subsidiary of the Japanese KYB Corporation and serves the European markets. With more than 14,000 employees, the KYB Group generates an annual turnover of around USD 3.2 billion. It is one of the world's leading manufacturers of shock absorbers, springs and accessories and is one of the largest suppliers of original equipment. With 15 factories in Asia, Europe, and the United States, KYB has an annual production capacity of more than 75 million shock absorbers. KYB Corporation exports its products to more than 100 countries.
Four subsidiaries and ten branches on the European continent belong to KYB Europe GmbH.

For the position located in Aschheim (Bavaria) within the company’s European IT Department we are looking for a:

Cybersecurity Engineer (m/f/d)

General mission and role:

• Analyze and implement IT security and privacy standards for all KYB sites in Europe
• Support the development of IT services and infrastructures providing security and privacy controls
• Support cibersecurity incident response and forensic activities
• Contribute to the development and implementation of IT security risk analysis and governance
• Develop policies that minimize the threat surface while allowing business applications to function efficiently
• Report possible threats or software issues, research weaknesses and find ways to counter them
• Lead the implementation and maintenance of existing and new cybersecurity products
• Manage vulnerabilities at all technology implemented hardware and software products defining countermeasures and actions plans to eliminate
• Improve the KYB knowledge about cybersecurity by managing continuous staff training and checking employees understanding
• Generate cibersecurity related documentation with high quality for internal and external compliance
• Conduct planning and execution of 3rd party review activities (Verification & Validation) related to cibersecurity and software architecture
• Working collaboratively to prevent, detect and respond to information security events by implementing security measures.
• Assist fellow employees with cybersecurity, software, hardware, or IT needs
• Keep up to date with new technologies regarding cybersecurity
• Take the leadership of its own activities on cost, schedule and quality requirements.
• Participate in special projects as the need arises

This is what we expect from you:

• You have degree in software engineering, telecommunication engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science and mathematics or other similar technical discipline
• You have at least 3 years of related work experience in cybersecurity operation or IT hardware and software administration and operation.
• You have demonstrated soft skills: problem solving, leadership, communication, teamwork, flexibility and adaptability.
• You bring knowledge about cloud systems and environments like Microsoft Azure or AWS
• Knowledge on information security standards IATF:2700 or Tisax
• You have experience in some of these systems: Azure Security Center, Microsoft 365 security portal, Microsoft Endpoint Management Security, Firewall policies, Varonis
• You have hacker mindset: Curiosity, willingness to understand how things work, how to break and fix them.
• You are highly motivated person with the ability to self-start, prioritize, multi-task and work in a distributed team setting
• Fluent German with high level business English skills

This is what we offer you:

• Attractive remuneration and additional benefits as well as further training and education.
• Up to three days of telework per week.
• An inspiring working environment and working in a European team with internationality lived daily.
• Exciting opportunity to take on responsibility and to be an important part in the development of the company’s IT activities.

Have we awakened your interest?

Please send your application (preferably by e-mail) including your earliest possible starting date to:

Olga Schmunk
Human Resources Manager
karriere@kyb-europe.com