Cybersecurity Engineer

📢 Cybersecurity Engineer

📍 Location : Antwerp (partially remote)

📅 Start date: January 2026 - full time

🌍 Language : English

🎯 Role Overview

For a long-term assignment, we are looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer / Specialist – Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) with solid experience in assessing and mitigating cybersecurity risks in all areas, particularly in cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, and Entra ID.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in cloud security, governance, risk management, and post-merger integration strategies. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to protect the organization's investments and ensure the smooth integration of acquired entities.

🔐 Key Responsibilities

Cybersecurity Assessments for M&A

• Conduct detailed cybersecurity assessments during due diligence and post-acquisition phases.
• Identify risks across governance, infrastructure, data protection, applications, and identity & access management.

Cloud Security Evaluation

• Assess cloud environments (Azure, AWS, Entra ID) for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and compliance gaps.
• Use cloud-native tools like Azure Security Center and AWS Security Hub, as well as third-party solutions.

Risk Management & Reporting

• Analyze and communicate cyber risks to stakeholders with clear, actionable recommendations.
• Produce comprehensive risk assessment reports and integrate findings into the organization’s risk register.

Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

• Ensure adherence to standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR, and other international frameworks.
• Verify that cloud and on-premise environments meet security and compliance requirements.

Post-Merger Integration

• Lead security integration activities to ensure newly acquired entities align with group security policies.
• Develop and execute integration roadmaps for IT infrastructure, data, and operations.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with M&A teams, IT groups, and business stakeholders to align cybersecurity priorities.
• Clearly communicate technical risks to non-technical audiences.

🧠 Required Skills

Technical Cybersecurity Expertise

• Strong knowledge of infrastructure, network security, data protection, and application security.
• Hands-on experience assessing and securing cloud and hybrid environments.

M&A Experience

• Proven ability to identify and manage cybersecurity risks across the full M&A lifecycle.
• Understanding of the unique time-sensitive and operational challenges of M&A activities.

Risk Management

• Expertise in analyzing, quantifying, and mitigating cybersecurity risks.

Regulatory & Compliance Knowledge

• Strong understanding of GDPR and global cybersecurity standards relevant to M&A.

Communication & Leadership

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical risks simply and clearly.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional and multicultural teams.

🎓 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, IT, or a related field (Master’s degree is a plus).
• Significant cybersecurity experience within multinational environments.
• Relevant certifications are an asset: CISSP, CISM, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, etc.