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Claude Buffel

Head of IAM Privileged & Cloud @ Belfius Bank & Verzekeringen
Antwerp, Belgium

Senior IT & Security Leader with 30+ years of experience in banking, specialising in Identity & Access Management (IAM), team leadership and organisational transformation. Proven track record in leading a 15-person IAM organisation, driving operational excellence, strengthening compliance maturity, and coaching teams to high performance.

Tech stack

Back-end

SQL
PowerShell

Cloud

Azure

Business Intelligence

SAS

Miscellaneous

Security

Systems

Active Directory / Windows Server
Language
Fluent English
English
Fluent
Dutch
Fluent
French
Good
Work experience
Since 1995
Head of IAM Privileged & Cloud @ Belfius Bank & Verzekeringen
01 June 2022 - 30 April 2026

Led two specialized engineering teams: Okta (SSO, MFA, OIDC, SAML, Detection Behaviour) and PAM (Privileged Access Management). Key responsibilities include implementation and operational management of Okta and PAM, budget management, contract negotiation with preferred suppliers, external/internal people management, closing audit recommendations, managing external audits, and more.

IAM Solution Designer @ Belfius Bank & Verzekeringen
01 August 2013 - 01 May 2022

Architecture and implementation of identity and access groups based on authoritative sources like SAP, AD, and databases. Responsibilities include RBAC/ABAC design, data classification implementation, and Okta implementation for SaaS apps.

Manager TFM @ Belfius Bank & Verzekeringen
01 April 2008 - 01 July 2013

Responsible for three teams: End User Computing (EUC), Intellimatch reconciliation tool, and Access Management TFM.

Security Officer Infra @ Belfius Bank & Verzekeringen
01 June 2000 - 01 March 2008

Responsible for teams focused on risk-based approaches, SAS development on mainframe, and numerous security requirements implementations.

Project Officer Access Mngt Infrastructure @ Consultant of Admiral for Belfius Bank & Verzekeringen
01 September 1998 - 01 May 2000

Building Workflows in Lotus Notes using JavaScript and leading banking software Y2K projects.

Developer @ Admiral (Consultant for Procter & Gamble)
01 September 1995 - 01 August 1998

Developing PL/SQL Store Procedures on Oracle.

Education experience
Since 2022
Computer Science @ Bachelor of Computer Science
01 June 2022 - 30 April 2026

Bachelor program focusing on information technology and computer science principles.

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