Information & Blockchain Security Specialist

Excited to grow your career? BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.

Excited to grow your career? BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers, legal experts, data scientists, developers, engineers and designers.

We are looking for an Information & Blockchain Security Specialist to join BBVA, combining responsibilities across Information Security and the oversight and change management of our crypto custody service
. This is a role at the intersection of cybersecurity, cloud technology and digital assets. The successful candidate will work closely within the Security & Technology team and will contribute to ensuring that our technology and crypto custody environments operate securely, reliably and in line with BBVA's security standards. The role does not require deep blockchain development expertise
. However, candidates should understand how public blockchain networks operate, particularly Bitcoin and Ethereum
, and be comfortable working with technical teams and third-party service providers in a regulated financial-services environment.

• Support the implementation, operation and continuous improvement of information security controls, with particular focus on cloud environments.
• Contribute to the security oversight of Microsoft Azure services and architectures.
• Support activities related to information protection, data security and cryptographic controls.
• Assess security requirements and risks associated with new solutions, services and technology changes.
• Participate in security reviews and contribute to the definition and monitoring of remediation actions.
• Work with technology, security and business stakeholders to ensure appropriate security controls throughout the service lifecycle.
• Contribute to the management of security risks associated with external and third-party technology providers.
• Support the technical and security oversight of BBVA's Crypto Custody service.
• Coordinate and supervise changes affecting the Crypto Custody platform and service, including assessment of their security and operational implications.
• Act as a technical counterpart to the third-party provider responsible for the custody technology, challenging and validating proposed changes when appropriate.
• Understand and assess the impact of changes to the blockchain protocols and networks supported by the service, with particular focus on Bitcoin and Ethereum.
• Participate in the analysis of incidents, vulnerabilities, protocol changes and other technical events that may affect the custody service.
• Support the assessment and monitoring of security controls associated with crypto-asset custody, including areas such as key management, cryptography, transaction security, access management and operational resilience.
• Facilitate coordination between Security, Technology teams, external providers and other stakeholders involved in the Crypto Custody service.
• Document Policies, Norms, and Procedures and participate in the definition on the procedures associated with physical and technological security.

• Professional experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Technology Risk or a related technical field.
• Good understanding of security…