The candidate has a master's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline;

In-depth experience in the area of ICT cybersecurity and design for NATO IT services and capabilities;

Proven experience in the development, implementation, and integration of information assurance and cyber defence capabilities into IT service delivery in NATO, ranging from communications infrastructure to application services;

Proven experience in the writing of cybersecurity requirements in support of the establishment of contracts with industry;

Knowledge of and experience with NATO cybersecurity service delivery;

Knowledge of extant NATO policy in the area of CIS security;

Technical and in-depth knowledge of current and evolving cybersecurity technologies and frameworks, to include, but not limited to, Zero Trust architectures, NATO Data Centric Security (data labelling and binding), and secure interconnections of networks (including Information Exchange Gateways (IEG) and guards);

Conceptual understanding of cloud computing concepts, architectures, and technologies, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS);

Working knowledge of the Archimate language and its use to produce architecture views;

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

Proven ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing;

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

Ability to speak and write fluent English since the work is conducted in English;

The contractor must have the nationality of one of the NATO nations;

The contractor must hold a valid NATO Security Clearance.