Hybrid Chief Information Security Officer

at Nokia

• Job title: Chief Information Security Officer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Espoo, Finland

About the role

• Chief Information Security Officer leading governance and oversight of information security at Nokia Defense. Responsible for protecting classified information and ensuring compliance with defense authority requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and maintain the ND’s information security strategy for different classification level operations.
• Establish and enforce information security policies, standards, and procedures aligned with defense authority requirements.
• Ensure protection of classified information across IT systems, networks, and digital services.
• Oversee access control, system segregation, encryption, logging, and continuous monitoring.
• Lead information security risk management and support formal risk acceptance processes.
• Ensure secure system design, accreditation, and lifecycle management for classified material environments.
• Direct the detection, response, escalation, and reporting of information security incidents.
• Support Facility Security Clearance (FSC) maintenance and defense authority audits and inspections.
• Provide expert information security advice to executive management and support security decision-making.

Requirements

• Proven senior-level experience in information security or cybersecurity leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of classified material information security, system segregation, and access control.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience of working in Finnish Defense Forces, Finnish government, or similarly regulated environments in Finland.
• Demonstrated experience supporting authority audits and compliance activities.
• Experience managing and escalating security incidents in high-trust environments.
• Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

• Proven senior-level experience in information security or cybersecurity leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of classified material information security, system segregation, and access control.
• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience of working in Finnish Defense Forces, Finnish government, or similarly regulated environments in Finland.
• Demonstrated experience supporting authority audits and compliance activities.
• Experience managing and escalating security incidents in high-trust environments.
• Excellent communication skills.