About this job

Spaceopal is the prime service operations contractor for the European Galileo Satellite Navigation System and manages all Galileo Service Operations. The awarded European Commission (EC) contract to Spaceopal is more than just its satellites in space. Galileo Service Operations will provide high-quality positioning, navigation and timing services to users across the whole world as a civil-controlled service with guaranteed continuity of coverage.

Responsibilities

The local Security Officer is responsible for:

• Proper implementation of security related decisions and for coordination of available security resources and measures within the company involved in classified parts of contracts and projects, as well as to be the technical advisor to management on security matters
• Physical security and safety of employees, facilities and assets
• Executive responsibility for the organisation’s entire security posture, both physical and digital media. This includes also closely participation in related areas such as business continuity planning, loss prevention and fraud prevention, and privacy.
• Overall direction of all security functions associated with Information Technology applications, communications (voice and data), and computing services within the enterprise as well as awareness of the implications of legislated requirements that impact security for the company
• Interface to government bodies such as BMWi, BSI, BMVi, BLfV for security related matters

Profile

• University degree in a relevant field (e.g. Commercial Engineering, Economics, Engineering), completed commercial education and work experience in accounting, discretion and confidentiality or similar working experience
• Very good analytical and organizational skills
• Strong attitude to team work, great communicator internally and externally, even in demanding situations
• Hands-on mentality and systematic, self-organized, able to prioritize way of working

The job requires also:

• Excellent written and spoken German, best native speaker
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Fluency in standard office automation tools (MS Office, Email, Internet, etc.)
• Personal ability to enforce security regulations and requirements of protection of the Constitution

Desired qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge in information technology
• Mental resilience, especially in stressful situations