Job Description

About AXA

As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working for 105 million customers, we’ve created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we’re nurturing a culture of respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you’ll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You’ll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.

About The Entity

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation.

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

• State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
• State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
• High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities
  
  

DOMAINS OF RESPONSABILITY

With Group Operations, AXA has launched a global transversal Rapid Ransomware Response Readiness

(4R) Program to develop its Cyber Resilience. The objective is to be ready if AXA gets hit by a ransomware

attack, to limit the impact to the business by ensuring a fast containment of the attack, the eradication of

the threat and the mass recovery of the IT and business operations (the “technical response”). This

Program is part of the AXA global strategic tech & data programs portfolio sponsored by the Group CSO

and Group Head of IT Operations.

We are looking for a Secured Isolated Recovery Environment (SIRE) Intern.

Recovery environments are a fundamental requirement of modern backup infrastructure, essential to

resuming business operations after a cyberattack. A SIRE must be completely independent of a production

environment that has been compromised and include resources to verify and recover data. The SIRE is a

new workstream within the 4R Program and your assignment will consist in assisting with SIRE initial

definition and design phase, so we have a clear strategy, high-level design, implementation plan and

financial case validated by the appropriate AXA internal governances (“gating process”).

MISSIONS

For our on-prem and Cloud main platforms workloads, work with the SIRE architect lead, the Design

Advisory, the other Program workstreams, Cyber Defense, the new backup & mass restore software

External Partner And Other Key SMEs Contributors To

• Support recovery testing sessions with Product teams & improve the process:
  
  

Preparation of the prerequisites for all testing sessions

Supporting Product teams during the testing sessions

Identifying area of improvements of the technical environment to prepare future

evolutions

Finalizing & resetting the environment for it to be ready for the next sessions

• Help work & resolve challenges on the following topics:
  
  

Internal

The recovery environment location (on-premises, Cloud, DR site…)

The data transfer

The use cases (production from there? Verification & analysis ? …)

The alignment with the cyber eradication and recovery plans being developed in parallel.

• Support the delivery & improvement the design (HLD) of the environment(s) by taking into
  
  

Consideration The Following

Networking & isolation

Survivable backup

Infrastructure

Management & control pane

The security features (malware scan, …)

• Define the implementation strategy & plan(s)
• Contribute & help prepare the governances, including:
  
  

Sponsor Meetings

Steering Committees

Operational committees

Weekly meetings

• Help steer and follow-up all ongoing activities (delivery of environment / study, define process &
  
  

mechanism to overcome challenges, identify & tackle issues, etc.

• Complete the implementation financial case based on the above
  
  

Deliverables

• The recovery strategy leveraging a secured isolated recovery environment.
• The SIRE high-level design
• The implementation strategy and plan(s)
• The financial case
  
  

Follow Standard PM Good Practices And Quality Delivery

Internal

• Set up and facilitate project governance (animation of weekly meetings and steering committees)
• Anticipate, identify, and monitor risks along the project/manage inter dependencies (also
  
  

proposing risk mitigation or reduction activities)

• Respect of AXA Methodology, PM Guidelines, Standard practices...:
  
  

 Coordinate project team

 Responsible for the delivery quality

 Responsible for making and presenting a progress and any escalation points

 Stakeholder management and reporting

 Provide accurate information on the execution for the monthly project Steer Co

What You Will Learn And Develop

• Ability to work in a very multi-cultural and global environment
• The tools and frameworks to organise the work efficiently when running a complex Program
• The knowledge of the Cyber Resilience key topics and challenges
• The understanding of the ransomware threats landscape and the stakes for a company like AXA
• Take end-to-end ownership of some deliverables
• Get exposed to senior stakeholders in the organisation
  
  

Skills

Behavioural skills

• Embraces diversity and can manage disagreements to deliver mission objectives in respect of
  
  

individuals, opinions, background, and values.

• Good listening skills, ability to understand organizational complexities, and work under pressure.
• Ability to analyse complex information, connect the dots, understand the big picture and to
  
  

synthesise ideas.

• Communication, the profile is able to animate meetings ensuring the achievement of set
  
  

objectives, workshop with heterogeneous attendance

• Results oriented: ability to work in an agile project mode in an autonomous way, keeping the
  
  

focus on achieving his/her objectives and showing perseverance. The candidate is able to

exchange information in a pragmatic and efficient way in a matrix organization, understanding

and respecting roles and responsibilities in the organization.

• Adapts quickly to changes, demonstrates speediness to perform complex tasks efficiently in fast
• paced, moving or uncertain environments.
• Stakeholder management skills, the profile is able to adapt and to rate with various stakeholders
  
  

at all levels (seniority and role) in AXA.

Internal

• Rigorous, ensuring discussions and taken decision are recorded and followed-up with particular
  
  

care of details.

Technical Skills And Experiences

• Knowledge and experience of PM standards and tools (project management life cycle,
  
  

planning…)

• Good knowledge of IT Infrastructure with focus on network and virtualization
• Good knowledge of Cloud Architecture
• Knowledge of the processes and practices around cyber security testing and defense
  
  

mechanisms is a plus

• English: very advanced level - able to work in full English (spoken and written)
• French: nice to have
  
  

Experience

• Must have : some experience in IT infrastructure / operations
• Nice to have: Operational Resilience and Cyber backgroun
  
  

What We Offer

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we’re committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.