Who we are:

For more than 75 years, NATO’s mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) and its predecessors have worked tirelessly in providing the means that enable the connectedness and togetherness that keep our Alliance strong. We are the NCIA, a team of 3,300 civilian and military staff in 29 locations throughout Europe, North America and Asia.

Our technology and cyber experts allow NATO to conduct critical operations, protect NATO’s airspace, make data-driven decisions, defend against cyber-attacks, secure NATO networks and maintain superiority in space. This is all possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to keep this edge we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff.

Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join the NCIA, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us keep our technological edge.

About the job:

The Senior Service Engineer, CyberSecruity will be based in The Hague, Netherlands and will join the Architecting and Engineering Team within the Chief Technology Office (CTO), a strategic business function leading the NCIA Technology Strategy and associated strategic change initiatives required to deliver NATO's digital transformation.

This role will be instrumental in supporting the digital transformation of NATO ICT, enabling the Agency's technical vision, and IT engineering strategy, with a particular focus on strengthening cybersecurity initiatives.  The Senior Service Engineer will play a crucial role in developing and enforcing cybersecurity policies and standards, ensuring that all aspects of NATO's ICT services are secure, resilient, and aligned with the latest industry practices.  This position demands a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating cyber threats, advancing cybersecurity architecture, and collaborating with international partners to safeguard NATO's digital assets.   Areas of focus for this new post:

•         Design & Implementation:  define, design, implement, and continuously improve common architecting and service engineering practices to enhance technical coherence, cybersecurity, and interoperability of C3 capabilities and ICT services.

•         Policy & Standards Enforcement:  monitor, evaluate, and ensure adherence to cybersecurity policies, CTO technical guidance, and architecting standards across projects, services, and initiatives.

•         Cybersecurity Development:  support the creation and management of cybersecurity architecture and engineering practices, Cyber Security by Design principles, and the automation of cybersecurity testing and assessment processes.

•         Support & Guidance:  provide cybersecurity design engineering support and direction to projects and services, ensuring alignment with NATO policies, directives, and standards.

•         Collaboration & Representation: represent CTO in multinational working groups, collaborate with NATO, allied, and industry partners to advance cybersecurity initiatives within NATO.

•         Process Improvement:  contribute to reviewing and updating existing Agency directives, processes, SOPs, and instructions, ensuring continuous improvement in all aspects of service design and delivery.

•         Project Assurance:  support project board assurance roles and ensure that CTO guidance and standards are applied consistently.

For the full and detailed list of duties, please review the job description on the NCIA career site.

About you:

The essential requirements for this post are:

·       In-depth experience in the area of ICT cybersecurity and design for ideally military CIS/C4ISR systems or similar complex IT systems.

·       Proven experience in guiding the development, implementation, and integration of information assurance and cyber defence capabilities into IT service delivery in a complex IT service delivery environment, ranging from communications infrastructure to application services.

·       Technical and in-depth knowledge of current and evolving cybersecurity technologies and frameworks, to include, but not limited to, Zero Trust architectures, Data Centric Security, and secure interconnections of networks.

·       Experience of working with a diverse, multi-disciplinary and multi-national team.

·       Proven ability to moderate cybersecurity and architecture related discussions with multi-disciplinary teams.

·       Proven ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.

·       Proven experience with presenting complex technical concepts to a diverse audience and at times non-technical audience.

One or more of the following would additionally be desirable:

·       Comprehensive understanding of operational tasks in the NATO C2 structure at strategic, operational and tactical levels;

·       Certification in Industry or Nationally recognized Cyber Security and audit frameworks and Standards

·       Knowledge and experience in underlying concepts, best practices and tools of C4ISR Systems, Cyber Security, System and Software Engineering and IT Service Provision;

·       Demonstrated progressive management experience leading projects requiring an end-to-end Cyber Security perspective, effectively managing more than one project;

·       A certification in The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and ArchiMate modelling language.

·       Knowledge in ITIL, COBIT, CISSP, or equivalent;

·       Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements;

·       Knowledge of NATO responsibilities and organization, including Allied Command Operations and Allied Command Transformation.

What we offer:

·       Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history;

·       3 year contract with competitive tax-free monthly salary of EUR 8,825 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.

Please note that internally to the NCIA, the post is titled 'Senior Service Engineer (CyberSecruity)'.

To learn more about NCIA and our work, please visit our website.  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. 

Additional details on the conditions of application can be found via the NCIA career site.

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