What you need to know
As a person you are passionate about people, business, IKEA’s purpose and continuously driving better performance. You are energized by increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people as well as motivated by leading and developing people. For this role we believe you have: • ISO 27001:2013 Certification • Proven advanced training in information technology, computer science or equivalent • Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in information security. • Demonstrable experience in security solutions delivery, principles and emerging technologies Demonstrable experience in implementing business policies to support best practice in information security • Excellent knowledge of security solutions, tools, methodologies and techniques. • Extensive knowledge of how to define and implement strategies for security- and compliance monitoring and risk mitigation • Experience in development and design of security best practices and implementation of security principles across organizations, to meet business goals and customer and regulatory requirements • Experience in how to model threats & risks as well as the controls necessary to mitigate them, on both an organizational and technical level • Passionate about the mitigation of security risks • Analyze existing security systems and make recommendations for changes or improvements • Ability to capture, interpret and translate information security policies and regulations into requirements • Prepare reports and action plans • Understanding of Risk, Incident Management, Business Continuity Management • Organize and conduct security awareness sessions • Experience in conducting gap assessments and audits against security standard • Ability to understand the complexity of IKEA business and importance of information security as an integrated part of the business • Good communication skills • Share and live the IKEA culture and values • Willingness to work on call in the event of a security breach or other urgent requirement
Your responsibilities
To drive and to ensure the security of the IKEA’s digital assets. To establish information security standards, awareness and as well as to communicate the information security practices in the organization. Responsible for the establishment of information security standards and guidelines to ensure that systems are designed and built in a manner that minimizes security risk while ensuring business needs are met • Align standards, frameworks and security with overall business and technology strategy • Identify security design gaps in existing, proposed and recommend solutions, changes or enhancements • Identify and communicate current and emerging information security threats • Design security elements to mitigate threats as they emerge • Set up and ensure execution of a continuous information security monitoring plan, while coordinating technology specific remediation activities as part of continuous monitoring • Identify and document security risks, and mitigate controls where necessary • Create and maintain dashboards for various Information Security KPIs. • Resolve incidents, requests and activities and perform defect and root cause analysis with the objective to continuously improve information security • Work closely together to produce design specifications according to information security policies, while fulfilling business needs • Conduct Gap Assessments and audits. Ensure timely completion of the action items to resolve audit findings. • Practice consistency in processes, toolsets and focused on information security. • Work across cross functionally, steering solutions towards a secure environment.
Together as a team
We set the digital agenda to keep IKEA leading in an uncertain and fast-moving environment. We drive the development, provision and operation of our digital products and services through the use of new and existing technology and agile delivery methods to deliver at pace. At the same time, we provide a home for digital skills to both develop and extend the technical, people and business skills needed to ensure continuous development and growth of our digital capability We are an equal opportunity employer: At IKEA, we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
