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Head of Cyber Security Engineering

Full time Data Engineering Business Intelligence Software Engineering Cybersecurity

Job Description

Mission
Lead the Bank’s Cyber Engineering function to design, build, and operate secure-by-design platforms and controls that proactively prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats. Own the end-to-end engineering roadmap for cyber capabilities, ensuring resilience, reliability, and compliance across hybrid on prem and cloud environments.

Main responsibilities
  • Define and execute the cyber engineering roadmap aligned to the Bank’s risk appetite and business goals.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team across security engineering, DevSecOps, and cyber platform operations.
  • Own budget, vendor strategy, and capacity planning for cyber tooling and platforms.
  • Establish and enforce security-by-design and security-by-default patterns across infrastructure, applications, and data.
  • Industrialize security controls via automation, IaC, and CI/CD integration; shift-left security in development lifecycle.
  • Own the roadmap, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise-class security platforms (e.g., EDR/XDR, PAM, CSPM, DLP, HSM, etc.).
  • Ensure availability, scalability, and performance of cyber platforms with robust SLAs and KPIs.
Your Profile
  • Visionary cyber engineering leader with deep hands-on and the ability to translate complex security requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
  • Proven experience building and running security platforms in complex, regulated financial environments.
Education
  • Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field.
Experience Technical skills
  • Senior: 7-10 years of experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in Information Security area related to one or more of the following domains: security architecture, security engineering and integration or secure application development.
Languages
  • French : fluent
  • English : Strong advantage
Personal skills
  • Self-motivated leader with ownership mindset; able to operate strategically while remaining hands-on when needed.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management; able to translate technical risk into business impact.
  • Strong critical thinking, analytical problem-solving, and decision-making under pressure.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive complex, multi-department initiatives.
  • High integrity, resilience, and commitment to continuous improvement.
Others
  • Swiss Residence: Mandatory
Core Competencies : Adherence to the company’s values: Dedication, Conviction, Agility and Responsibility - Compliance with regulations and internal directives
UNION BANCAIRE PRIVÉE, UBP SA
About UNION BANCAIRE PRIVÉE, UBP SA
Union Bancaire Privée is a family-owned company, driven by an entrepreneurial vision, innovation and independence. UBP is one of the most strongly-capitalised private banks. As an asset-management specialist, UBP is committed to providing innovative investment solutions suited to the new market environment, with the highest levels of service quality and transparency. The Bank strives for performance and the preservation of capital, and develops innovative, traditional and alternative product ranges for both private and institutional clients.
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