Who we are:
For more than 70 years, NATO’s mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliancefor 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 3000 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:
Based in Brussels, 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 CSU Brussels, located in Brussels (BEL) is the primary Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) service provider for 24/7 support to the Secretary General, the International Staff (IS), the International Military Staff (IMS) and other Customers in the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. CSU Brussels enables end-to-end CIS services as it installs, operates, maintains and supports the full range of CIS capabilities during peacetime, crisis and war throughout its allocated Area of Responsibility (AOR) and as otherwise directed.
We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic CIS Security Officer, who will take on the following roles and responsibilities:
Provides advice and guidance on security strategies to manage identified risks and ensure adoption and adherence to standards.
Contributes to development of information security policy, standards and guidelines.
Interprets information assurance and security policies and applies these to manage risks.
Provides advice and guidance to ensure adoption of and adherence to information assurance architectures, strategies, policies, standards and guidelines.
Performs routine threat intelligence gathering tasks.
Transforms collected information into a data format that can be used for operational security activities.
Implements the governance framework to enable governance activity to be conducted.
Within a defined area of accountability, determines the requirements for appropriate governance reflecting the organisation's values, ethics and wider governance frameworks.
Plans and implements complex and substantial risk management activities within a specific function, technical area, project or programme.
Implements consistent and reliable risk management processes and reporting to key stakeholders.
Engages specialists and domain experts as necessary.
For a full list of duties, please review the job description on the NCIA career site.
About you:
The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role are:
A minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 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 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.
Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of computers and communication security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
Experience with implementation and integration of CIS Security protective measures in enterprise environments.
Experience in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC).
Experience leading security audits, risk assessments, and regulatory reporting.
Experience developing and maintaining security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, CIS).
Enforcing organization-wide policies and defining security awareness programs.
Experience with cross-functional collaboration and liaising between technical and business teams.
Experience overseeing and support testing, disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities
Experience responding to and knowledge of security investigation and initial response capabilities
Experience working within a classified network environment
Fluency in English, both written and spoken
What we offer:
Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history;
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 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.