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Password Robustness Expert

On-site in Madrid·Added yesterday (last checked 15 Oct)

AXA

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Overview

Work mode
On-site, Madrid
English
Required
Other languages
French

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Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

What You'll Bring

You do not need to match every requirement to apply. We are interested in your experience, your ability to learn, and the perspective you can bring to the team.

  • Significant experience in IT, ideally gained within a large, international, or complex organization.
  • Experience in information security, cybersecurity operations, security products, or a closely related field.
  • Strong understanding of password security, authentication protocols, encryption techniques, password policies, and cybersecurity best practices.
  • Experience supporting technical products or services through operational delivery, change, incident management, or project work.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and coordinate their resolution across multiple teams.
  • Confidence managing multiple workstreams and priorities in a global environment.
  • Strong analytical, planning, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to build trusted relationships with technical teams, vendors, security professionals, and senior stakeholders.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to different audiences.
  • Professional fluency in English. French would be an advantage.
  • A collaborative mindset, sound judgement, curiosity, and a willingness to take ownership.

Nice to have

What Will Make You Stand Out

  • Practical knowledge of password auditing, password recovery, or enforcement technologies such as Hashcat, John the Ripper, Detack EPAS, or Detack Enforcer.
  • Experience across environments such as Unix, Linux, Windows, Active Directory, Oracle, SQL Server, AS400, and PowerShell.
  • PowerShell scripting, programming, automation, or software development lifecycle experience.
  • Previous involvement in security audits, risk remediation, control assessment, or policy implementation.
  • Experience working with product roadmaps, vendors, or technical account managers.
  • Familiarity with Agile or Scrum ways of working.
  • Knowledge of responsible AI use within technical or security environments.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

What We Offer

  • Meaningful global impact: Help protect critical systems and services used across an organization serving 105 million customers.
  • International collaboration: Work with highly qualified teams across countries, cultures, technologies, and business environments.
  • Technical ownership: Influence product decisions, service improvements, automation priorities, and future capabilities.
  • Career development: Expand your expertise across cybersecurity operations, product management, stakeholder engagement, automation, risk, and governance.
  • A strong professional community: Learn from and contribute to AXA's global network of security and technology specialists.
  • Room to grow: Seek new opportunities, push boundaries, and develop your potential within a major international organization.
  • An inclusive culture: Join a workplace built around respect, collaboration, creativity, and the value of individual perspectives.

The role

Help protect the systems used by one of the world's leading insurance groups while advancing your career in a global cybersecurity community.

Three reasons to join:

  • Deliver security at global scale: Strengthen password protection across AXA's infrastructure and applications, helping safeguard customers, operations, people, and data.
  • Own and evolve a strategic cybersecurity product: Influence the roadmap, automate processes, improve controls, and support the adoption of new technologies.
  • Work in a truly international environment: Collaborate with security specialists, technology teams, vendors, and business stakeholders across France, Spain, Morocco, India, and AXA entities worldwide.

At AXA Group Operations, technology and innovation are central to AXA's transformation into a sustainable, tech-led company. You will join an environment where technical expertise is valued, ideas can shape global solutions, and continuous learning is part of the role.

About the Role

As a Password Robustness Expert, you will help operate and develop AXA's Password Robustness Product, a global security capability designed to identify weak passwords, enable secure remediation, and prevent weak passwords from being created on targeted systems and devices.

You will play a key role throughout the product lifecycle, combining hands-on technical expertise, service delivery, product improvement, and stakeholder collaboration. Working within AXA Group Security, you will help security teams use automated scanning, reporting, and enforcement capabilities effectively and securely.

This is an opportunity to make a visible contribution to AXA's security posture while working with a global community of approximately 1,000 security professionals.

What you'll do

  • Drive the daily delivery and continued evolution of the Password Robustness Product across AXA.
  • Improve protection at scale by supporting password scanning, secure reporting, remediation, and enforcement across diverse technology environments.
  • Shape the product roadmap by translating security priorities, business needs, user feedback, and upcoming vendor releases into clear actions.
  • Enhance and automate processes to improve service quality, efficiency, consistency, and internal controls.
  • Coordinate incidents, changes, requests, and escalations, helping teams resolve issues and maintain agreed service levels.
  • Support product expansion by onboarding new technologies, systems and AXA entities.
  • Partner with global stakeholders, including cybersecurity teams, technical specialists, business representatives, and external vendors.
  • Turn complex requirements into practical solutions, including technical designs, delivery plans, impact assessments, and cost estimates.
  • Contribute to audit and risk remediation, ensuring that product controls and security policies remain consistent and effective.
  • Create clear, useful product content, including technical documentation, user guides, procedures, communications, and release information.
  • Communicate with impact, making technical topics understandable to both specialist and non-technical audiences.
  • Share your expertise and contribute to a collaborative culture of learning, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

Hiring process

2 steps2 interviews8–12 weeks in all
  1. Apply online

  2. Talk with recruiter

    With a recruiter

    An initial conversation with a recruiter.

  3. Interview

    With hiring manager and key stakeholders

    Meet the hiring manager and the key stakeholders you would work with.

  • AXA aims to respond within two weeks of receiving an application.
  • AXA UK adds tasks or presentations for many roles, psychometric tests for some, and a background check before the start date.

About AXA

AXA is a multinational insurance and asset management group headquartered in Paris, France. It is one of the world's largest insurance companies, operating across property, casualty, life, savings, and health insurance, with a strong presence in Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The group employs over 140,000 people and serves millions of clients globally, positioning itself as a leader in insurance and risk management.

In Spain, AXA operates as AXA España, with its main offices in Madrid and Barcelona, and a significant workforce across the country. The company is known for its focus on digital transformation, data-driven decision-making, and innovation in insurance products. For international professionals, AXA Spain offers a multicultural environment, opportunities in areas like AI, cybersecurity, data science, and underwriting, and a strong commitment to employee development and flexible working arrangements.

Industry
Insurance
Founded
1985
Employees
100,000+
Headquarters
Paris, France
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona
Website
axa.com

Good to know if you are moving

  • AXA Spain has offices in Madrid and Barcelona, with a significant number of roles in technology, data, and cybersecurity, making it a good fit for international tech professionals.
  • The company offers a multicultural work environment, with English often used as a working language in many global and technical roles.
  • AXA provides strong internal mobility opportunities, allowing employees to move between Spain and other global offices.
  • Spain is a key market for AXA, with a large local workforce and a growing focus on digital innovation and AI.
  • The company offers competitive benefits, including flexible working arrangements and professional development programs.

In their own words

About the company & team

AXA Group Operations brings together the expertise and cultural diversity of more than 8,000 employees worldwide. Together, its teams use technology, data, security, sourcing, and innovation to support AXA's transformation.

Additional information

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

At AXA, we want every colleague to feel that they belong, are respected, and can thrive.

We are committed to equal opportunities throughout the employment journey. We welcome candidates with different backgrounds, experiences, identities, abilities, perspectives, and ways of thinking. Individual differences are valued, and all employees are expected to be treated with dignity and respect.

If this opportunity excites you but your experience does not align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Your skills, potential, and perspective could be exactly what the team needs.

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