Staff Assistant (Security Accreditation)

Overview

Serves as Staff Assistant (Security Accreditation) with the ACT Office of Security, supporting the coordinating authority within HQ SACT and all ACT subordinate Commands for all matters relating to CIS Security and Security Accreditation.

Tasks Summary

• Advising and supporting the organization during the implementation of all CIS Security programs within ACT and all subordinate commands.
• Support ACT Security Accreditation Authority representative at the NATO Security Accreditation Board (NSAB) in both Plenary and Working Level Sessions.
• Reviewing and commenting Security Accreditation Packages during the review periods.
• Supporting AC/35 related workshops, working groups in relation to the Security Committee in CIS Format.
• Advising, Supporting the work of CIS Security monitoring and CIS Security Accreditation Staff for HQ SACT.
• Advising the HQ SACT Security Officer, and CIS Operating Authority on all CIS Security matters relating to HQ SACT.
• Advising and Supporting the ACT Security Accreditation Authority at appropriate NATO CIS Security and Security accreditation fora.
• Supporting the representative of the ACT Security Accreditation Authority to the Board of CISOAs, the Cyber Risk Management Group (CRMG), inform and advice those communities on all ACT CIS risks that may impact ACT CIS risk Posture.
• Advising and Supporting the ACT Security Accreditation Authority during all the enterprise ad-hoc and cyber incident response activities.
• Supporting ACT Security Policy Staff Officer in the development of ACT CIS Security Directives and guidelines.
• Supporting the Security awareness programme for HQ SACT and ACT subordinate commands for all cybersecurity matters.
• Managing CIS Security support for Joint Exercises and Experimentation and Research and Development activities.
• Advising during the development and update of the ACT CIS security accreditation plans and strategies.
• Supporting and participating in investigations of CIS security breaches within ACT area of Responsibility.
• Participating in investigations of other CIS security breaches as required.
• Undertaking any other tasking as directed by line management.

Experience Requirements

• Higher Secondary education and completed higher vocational training in information security, computer science, information technology, information systems engineering, business administration, quality engineering or related discipline leading to a formal technical or professional certification with 3 years function related experience, or Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 5 years post related experience.
• 4 years’ accrued experience in the design, development and implementation of complex CIS and Networks.
• 4 years’ experience as an Information Security officer in relation to the exploitation of sensitive or classified CIS.
• Experience providing security accreditation and/or regulatory compliance within a large organization.
• Demonstrated experience in the application of structured methodologies and security principles associated with CIS Security Risk Management.
• Experience in writing and developing policy-level documents.

Qualification Requirements

• Higher Secondary education and completed higher vocational training in information security, computer science, information technology, information systems engineering, business administration, quality engineering or related discipline leading to a formal technical or professional certification.
• Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training in that discipline leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation.

Other Details

Languages Required: English - SLP 3322 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

Languages Preferred: French - SLP 2211 - (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

Contract Duration: three year definite duration contract

Work Modality: Must be prepared to travel extensively in support of assigned duties.

Remuneration: 6,990.61US Dollar (USD) Monthly