Overview
Two Cyber Security Infrastructure Specialists are sought to design, implement, and maintain secure cyber security infrastructure for NATO's mission-critical systems. The roles involve identifying vulnerabilities, developing mitigation strategies, and providing technical advice on security solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement and maintain secure cyber security infrastructure in support of NATO’s mission-critical systems;
- Identify security vulnerabilities and develop practical strategies, countermeasures and secure configurations to mitigate risks;
- Monitor, assess and analyse security systems, supporting the detection, investigation and response to suspected attacks and security breaches;
- Provide technical advice and guidance on security solutions, ensuring adherence to organisational policies, standards and risk assessments;
- Translate stakeholder and functional requirements into effective technical solutions, system diagrams, engineering products and procurement support material;
- Contribute to risk assessments, risk treatment plans, accreditation activities and the maintenance of records that support security decisions;
- Support solution architecture activities in the area of cryptography, working closely with transformation, service transition and continuous service improvement teams;
- Engage with stakeholders to understand their needs, resolve potential conflicts between user requirements and propose constructive courses of action;
- Monitor emerging technologies and cyber security trends to help ensure NATO remains resilient against evolving threats.
Required Experience
- At least 2/3 years practical experience of designing, implementing, and maintaining security infrastructure;
- Practical experience identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities;
- Extensive expertise in network security, firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems;
- Experience in the development of technical requirements, system diagrams and other engineering products to aid cybersecurity procurements and support;
- Proven ability to deliver security capabilities to industry, government or military;
- Recognised track record in dealing with stakeholders, understanding their needs, problems and requests and proposing constructive courses of action;
- Proven experience in IT security consulting or in a similar role with demonstratable track record of delivering sizeable and complex IT security projects;
- Proven experience designing and implementing security on major cloud platforms or enterprise networks;
- Proven experience creating, testing, and implementing secure infrastructures;
- Proven ability and desire to stay up to date with the latest security technologies and trends;
- Proven ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing with good presentation skills.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 (for the Mid-level role) or 3 (for the Senior role) years 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 (for the Mid-level role) and 10 (for the Senior role) years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the role.
