Security Document Technician (Hybrid)

Location: Madrid, Spain

Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.

Thales Cybersecurity & Digital Identity is a global leader in digital security, bringing trust to an increasingly connected world. We design and deliver a wide range of products, software and services based on two core technologies: digital identification and data protection.

With the massive surge of electronic travel documents and national eID cards, Thales Digital & Security is supporting border agencies, government authorities and airports to exploit technology convergence to gain consistent, comprehensive border, visa management and document verification worldwide, that will:

• Deliver seamless travel with border control applications
• Offer convenience for travelers for fast and secure border crossing
• Improve border intelligence for detection and prevention, including some of the most disruptive new technologies like biometrics, machine learning, or micro services.

As a Security Document Technician , you will …

What will you do?

• Primarily, you will create new document templates and modify existing ones to ensure the security documents database meets current business requirements.
• You will assist collecting market information on the issuance of security documents globally by liaising with various stakeholders including other Thales departments, international organizations, security documents suppliers, etc.
• Collaborating with Security Document Experts, you will contribute to testing and enhancing the Thales Document Verification product.
• You will support Thales' customers in maintaining an effective, high-quality Document Verification solution for both public and private sectors.
• You will monitor the progress of security document coverage within the global circulation of current documents.
• You will maintain meta-data and product documentation associated to the security documents database in the context of Thales’ automated document verification engine.
• You will handle additional tasks within the scope of the Product as assigned by your manager.

To do this, you should have…

• A Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Criminology, or a related field.
• Experience in security document production or inspection projects, along with knowledge of automated security document verification equipment, technologies and software tools is highly desirable.
• A strong understanding of forensic analysis of security documents or experience working with forensic experts in the field of counterfeit document detection.
• Expertise in security documents, including physical and optical security features, as well as document production and personalization techniques
• Basic understanding of global standards for identity and travel documents.
• Familiarity with image processing techniques, such as filtering and basic editing, along with advanced knowledge of image quality and compression techniques.
• Advanced English & Spanish (oral & written).
• Soft skills: Passionate of technical work, team player, proactive, creative, autonomous and detail oriented.

Any of the following will be valued:

• Experience with software development and integration tools, such as source control systems, continuous integration systems, and testing frameworks.
• Good knowledge of database fundamentals.
• Experience with server management and network administration.
• Proficiency in programming languages.

What do we offer?

• Flexible working hours.
• Shorter working days on Fridays and during summer.
• Remote-friendly - 2/3 days a week working from home.
• Restaurant allowance and social benefits (health insurance, kindergarten).

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