Cyber Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management)

Based in Mons, Belgium, you will join the Agency as we embark on a journey to transform our IT services to support NATO's Digital Endeavour. You will join NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is responsible for planning and executing all lifecycle management activities for cyber security. In executing this responsibility, NCSC provides specialist cyber security-related services covering the spectrum of scientific, technical, acquisition, operations, maintenance, and sustainment support, throughout the lifecycle of NATO Communications and Information Systems (CIS). We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Cyber Security Engineer (Vulnerability Management) who will take on the following roles and responsibilities: Support NCIA CIS Support Units and other NATO entities and customers in the process of vulnerability remediation; Information security: communicate security risks and issues to business managers and others; Information assurance: follow standard approaches for the technical assessment of information systems against information assurance policies and business objectives; Develop and manage Security Hardening, Configuration and Installation guidelines in the following areas: ü UNIX/Linux Operating system and Linux based applications; ü Cloud Management and Services; ü Containers security and DevSecOps pipeline. Provide CIS Security related input to NATO Directives in the Cyber Security area; Review documents to be published on NCSC Portals, or provided to NCSC customers, as part of projects deliverables. For a full list of duties, please review the on the NCIA career site.

The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role are: A Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years post-related experience. Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCIA, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post; Recognized professional training/qualification from industry leading vendors such as Microsoft, VMWare, CISCO, Oracle, RedHat, Amazon etc.; At least 2 years practical experience working in cybersecurity or a related field, such as information technology, network administration, or software development; Extensive knowledge of Cloud System Security Services and Configuration; Experience in modern CIS secure deployment and configuration troubleshooting; Extensive experience in the contextual interpretation of Vulnerability Assessments results; Excellent communication skills with respect to briefing/presenting, report writing & mediation; Proven ability to write clear and structured technical reports including executive summary, technical findings and remediation plan for several different audiences; Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

5 year contract with competitive tax-free salary and household and children's allowances; Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave; Excellent private health insurance scheme; Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays; NATO Pension Scheme; Development programs such as professional training, wellbeing, and more. To learn more about NCIA and our work, please visit our . The NCIA prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment of mutual respect and value uniqueness and differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnic or cultural origin, age, religion, sexual orientation and physical or neurocognitive ability. can be found via the NCIA career site.

SUMMARY

The Executive Management (EM) Division has the lead role in the overall management of the NATO HQ. The EM Division covers the following directorates: HQ Support and Transformation (HQST), Human Resources (HR) and Information, Communications, and Technology Management (ICTM).

Within the Executive Management Division (EM), NATO’s International Staff (IS) Human Resources (HR) Directorate is comprised of five pillars: Talent Management and HR Integration (talent acquisition, talent development, organisational design, development and change management, and business partnership); HR Policy and Strategy Coordination (IS and NATO-wide HR Policy);  Staff Services (contracts, pay and allowances, pensions, insurances, records and leave, and privileges and immunities), the Data Analytics section; and the Medical Unit.

The NATO-Wide Personnel Management Information System (NW-PMIS) provides personnel management ICT support for NATO civilian staff and pensioners. It is an in-house developed Oracle application used by HR centres of around 20 NATO Bodies spread across NATO member countries for the primary purpose of salary and pension calculation.

The post incumbent supports the payroll aspects of this system from an Information Technology standpoint. Tasks will involve analysis, design, development and maintenance of the software used by the NW-PMIS application