About Sygnum

Sygnum is a global digital asset banking group, founded on Swiss and Singapore heritage. We empower professional and institutional investors, banks, corporates and DLT foundations to invest in digital assets with complete trust. Our team enables this through our institutional-grade security, expert personal service and portfolio of regulated digital asset banking, asset management, tokenisation and B2B services.

In Switzerland, Sygnum holds a banking licence and has CMS and Major Payment Institution Licences in Singapore. The group is also regulated in the established global financial hubs of Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg.

We believe that the future has heritage. Our crypto-native team of banking, investment and digital asset technology professionals are building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies that we call Future Finance. To learn more about how Sygnum’s mission and values are shaping this digital asset ecosystem, please visit sygnum.com and follow us on Linked In and X.

Our values

A key pillar of our success are the Sygnum values that define and unite us a team. We proudly call them our SYGN values:

• S stands for the importance we hold in Seeking and seizing opportunities, and the way we take personal ownership for delivering results for our clients;
• Y represents the way we say Yes to maintaining the highest level of integrity and fairness in everything we do. Sygnumers always display confidence without attitude;
• G reminds us to always Grow and win together. We only succeed by supporting each other and challenging ourselves, and our team-mates, to reach for new heights;
• N is here for Nose for value because we are always looking to focus on what matters most to our clients, partners and team.

Sygnum has one of the most diverse teams in the industry. Diversity plays a central role in keeping our work culture open, our teams productive and energised, and our solutions at the forefront of the industry. In the spirit of our SYGN value to “grow and win together”, we fully embrace an equal opportunity mindset in the way we onboard, develop and promote our team members.


About the role

• SOC Product Owner: Oversee the development, implementation, and management of the SOC, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of the organization.
• CSIRT Team Lead: Establish and lead the CSIRT, developing a robust incident response program that integrates both internal and external resources.
• Incident Management: Own and manage information security incidents throughout their lifecycle, from detection to resolution and post-incident analysis.
• Security Consulting: Provide expert security consulting to ensure business value is integrated into infrastructure projects, emphasizing a secure-by-design approach.
• IT Security Operations Projects: Manage and deliver IT security operation projects, ensuring they align with strategic business goals.
• Vulnerability & Patch Management: Lead vulnerability management efforts, including patch management processes, to protect the bank's systems from potential threats.
• Threat Management: Oversee the identification, assessment, and mitigation of IT security threats across their entire lifecycle.
• Network Security: Utilize strong network skills to support and enhance the bank’s security posture.
• Microsoft Cloud Security: Leverage extensive experience with Microsoft Cloud products, including MS Defender, Sentinel, and Entra, to protect and monitor cloud-based assets.
• Incident Response Team: Establish and maintain an effective incident response team, ensuring readiness to respond to security incidents swiftly and effectively.

Our ideal candidate

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in security operations, with a proven track record of managing security incidents and leading a security operations team.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Cloud security products, including MS Defender, Sentinel, and Entra.
• Strong knowledge of network security principles and practices.
• Demonstrated experience in managing IT security projects and operations.
• Expertise in vulnerability and patch management.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to effectively lead and develop a security operations team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, GCIH, CIM, SANCS IHC, Cy SA+, Azure Security Engineer).
• Experience in the banking or financial services industry.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards related to information security (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS, FINMA, MAS).

Our offer

Joining Sygnum means being part of a dynamic, global team that is building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies. Working at Sygnum, you will experience our fast-paced, exciting work environment that embraces meritocracy and collaboration and open communication. Alongside our ambitious long-term mission, we also come together for reaching important milestones and annual crypto-industry anniversaries like Bitcoin Pizza Day, and regularly celebrate together at themed company events as part of our journey to shape Future Finance.

Sygnum offers a comprehensive package of benefits for all team members. They include:

• Attractive combination of market salaries and entrepreneurial incentive scheme
• 25 days annual vacation
• Flexible/Work at home policies
• Professional development via Mentoring and Buddy programs
• One-month fully paid sabbatical for every five years of continuous employment

If you are passionate about the potential of blockchain to share Future Finance and your profile is a good fit for this position, please send us your CV today!