Cryptography Cybersecurity Expert

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We are looking for an Cryptography Cybersecurity Expert!

Responsabilities:

• Define security requirements and strategies for cryptography and data protection across enterprise environments.
• Provide guidance and support to business units and subsidiaries in implementing security controls and best practices.
• Assess, analyze, and evaluate cybersecurity risks, their potential impact, and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Participate in technical Proofs of Concept (PoCs) to evaluate and validate security solutions.
• Assess the robustness of security architectures, cryptographic designs, and data protection mechanisms.
• Define and promote appropriate data protection techniques, including cryptography, anonymization, and data masking.
• Produce and review security risk assessments, recommending countermeasures where necessary.
• Define and maintain security requirements for cryptography and data security across the organization.
• Contribute to the inventory and lifecycle management of cryptographic assets and support crypto-agility initiatives.
• Monitor emerging cybersecurity trends, technologies, and threats, contributing to continuous improvement and innovation.
• Collaborate with international and cross-functional teams to strengthen cybersecurity governance and operational resilience.

Requirements:

• Professional experience in cybersecurity, information security, or IT risk management.
• Experience defining and implementing cryptography and data security strategies.
• Experience conducting security risk assessments and defining mitigation plans.
• Experience evaluating security architectures and data protection mechanisms.
• Experience participating in security-focused technical projects and Proofs of Concept (PoCs).
• Experience working within large enterprise or regulated environments is considered an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of IT Risk Management and Cybersecurity.
• Solid understanding of cryptography, key management, and data protection principles.
• Knowledge of data protection techniques such as encryption, anonymization, and data masking.
• Ability to assess security architectures and evaluate the robustness of technical solutions.
• Experience defining security requirements and security-by-design principles.
• Understanding of cryptographic asset management and crypto-agility concepts.
• Knowledge of enterprise security governance and risk management practices.
• Strong understanding of IT environments, infrastructure, and enterprise systems.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and risk assessment abilities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business teams.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement and innovation.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and professional integrity.
• IT Risk Management.
• Cybersecurity Governance.
• Enterprise Security.
• Cryptography and Data Protection.
• Risk Assessment and Risk Awareness.
• Business and IT Relationship Management.
• Good level of english.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

What you can expect from us

• Long-term projects with national and international context
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability

If you’re interested in this job, please send your CV to [email protected] with reference “CA/Cryptography".

Thank You! 😊

Decskill is committed to equality and non-discrimination with all our talents. We recruit and promote talent, based on diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality or any other form of discrimination incompatible with the dignity of the human being.