Information Security Specialist

At Start Campus, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Information Technology space, Building Europe's most sustainable AI-ready data center ecosystem.

<p><strong>Work location: </strong>Lisbon</p>

<p><strong>About the Role</strong></p>

<p>The<strong> Information Security Specialist</strong> is Start Campus’ entry point into the Security department and reporting to the Head of Security & CISO. The role is execution-focused, covering the day-to-day audit evidence, compliance tracking and remediation follow-up that our certification programme relies on.</p>

<p>With the certification and compliance programme already up and running across ISO 27001, SOC 2 and an evolving regulatory landscape (NIS2, GDPR), the priority is keeping audits, evidence and remediation activities on track as the security programme scales. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their information security or compliance career to gain hands-on exposure, working alongside senior security leadership from day one.</p>

<p>Working closely with internal teams, auditors, vendors and third-party reviewers, the Information Security Specialist will help keep certification cycles, vendor reviews and governance meetings on track, and support the wider team as Start Campus’ security and compliance programme continues to grow.</p>

<p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p>

<p><strong>Audit and compliance support</strong></p>

<ul>

<li>Support audit evidence coordination and control follow-up across active certifications.</li>

<li>Maintain compliance trackers — policies, risks, remediation actions and exceptions.</li>

<li>Assist with ISO 27001, SOC 2 and, from 2027, ISO 22301 audit cycles.</li>

</ul>

<p><strong>Vendor and governance support</strong></p>

<ul>

<li>Support vendor and third-party security review activities.</li>

<li>Help prepare and follow up on governance and management review meeting

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