#NC25CSG181030 - NATO Restricted (NR) Business Network (REACH) Accreditation - Closed
Deadline: July 27, 2025
Requester: NATO
Location: Mons, Belgium
Start date: September, 2025
Security clearance: NATO SECRET
SCOPE OF WORK / DUTIES / ROLES
- Support Communication Information Systems (CIS) Security assurance of all REACH services;
- Contribute to the enforcement of NATO Policy, Agency Directives and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs);
- Liaise with all stakeholders to provide operational CIS security support to all REACH services;
- Provide subject matter expert knowledge to assist REACH accreditation process;
- Support information security processes for REACH CIS within the Agency, both for internal operations and for Agency’s customer-funded networks;
- Contribute to the resolution of security requirement conflicts and collaborate with Project Managers (PM), Service Delivery Managers (SDM) and engineers to appropriately convert customer requirements into secure services;
- Coordinate with systems administrators in support of security architecture requirements;
- Identify cyber security-related Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and generate reports to ensure full visibility of all REACH CIS;
- In coordination with NCSC Accreditation Support Office, support all phases of security accreditation processes required to maintain operation status;
- Communicate security risks and issues to business managers and others;
- Perform basic risk assessments for large scale enterprise information systems;
- Contribute to the identification of risks that arise from potential technical solution architectures;
- Suggest alternate solutions or countermeasures to mitigate risks;
- Support investigation of suspected attacks and security breaches.
REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- A minimum requirement of 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;
- Several years of experience (at least two years) with system security, security architecture, network security engineering, and security governance including policy alignment, risk management, performance management and value delivery;
- Minimum 5 years proven experience in CIS Security;
- Minimum 5 years proven experience in modern CIS secure deployment and configuration troubleshooting;
- Minimum 2 years of extensive experience in the contextual interpretation of Vulnerability Assessments results;
- Comprehensive understanding of the principles of computer and communications security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications acquired through a blend of academic or professional training coupled with practical professional experience;
- Proven minimum 5 years professional experience and knowledge in at least three of the following:
- Implementation and integration of Information Assurance protective measures;
- Security mechanisms and administration of LAN and WAN in the large enterprise environment;
- Private and public cloud security;
- Enterprise system administration experience of Windows Active Directory concepts and architecture;
- Enterprise system administration experience of VMWare vSphere environment and architecture, with emphasis on security concepts design and implementation.
- Proficiency in automation to create workflows and automate repetitive processes with minimum 2 year experience;
- Ability to identify and implement automation opportunities to enhance efficiency.
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