Cyber Security Analyst

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO's principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role ID – 2025-0189

Role Background

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is dedicated to acquiring, deploying, and defending communication systems for NATO's political decision-makers and Commands. It operates on the frontlines against cyber-attacks, collaborating closely with governments and industry to prevent future debilitating attacks. The NCIA plays a crucial role in maintaining NATO's technological edge and ensuring the collective defence and crisis management capabilities of the Alliance. In pursuit of our mission, we require specialized advisory services to enhance our interim workforce capacity.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Verify that the Continuous Vulnerability scans are configured correctly and that information collected is accurate & complete.
• Identify possible scan gaps, authentication failures and engage with relevant service provider to remove those gaps and eliminate reasons for authentication failure.
• Review existing scan policies, fine tune and improve them at the same time.
• Weekly: Upon completion of scheduled scans, deliver a comprehensive vulnerability report to each stakeholder under you area of responsibility taking into account all vulnerabilities posing a security risk, remediation actions recommended to the system/application owners and the status of the recommended actions.
• Monthly: deliver vulnerability report to stakeholders, with an overview of the critical/high vulnerabilities identified, the status of the recommended actions to show in a graphic way the trend of the security posture of CIS assets.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• 3+ years of experience in IT security, with a focus on System Administration, Security Tools Management in large organisations.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and experience with Tenable products especially with Tenable Security Center.
• IP switching and routing in a wired and wireless environment.
• Virtual Infrastructure management based on VMWare technologies.
• Systems administration, ideally both with Windows and Linux.
• Good engineering skills including programming and/or scripting knowledge (python, shell scripting, PowerShell).
• Demonstrable experience of analysing and interpreting system, security and application logs in order to diagnose faults and spot abnormal behaviours.
• Comprehensive understanding of principles of Computer and Communication Security, networking, and vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications acquired through a blend of academic or professional training coupled with practical professional experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication abilities, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly and successfully articulate complex issues to a variety of audiences and teams.

Desirable Skills, Experience and Certifications

• Experience with threat intelligence, incident response and remediation is a plus.
• Knowledge of python (pyTenable) and PowerShell. Experience working with Tenable.SC and Nessus Manager APIs is a plus.
• Knowledge of NATO organization and its IT infrastructure is a plus.
• Experience with Service Management, monitoring and reporting tools, ideally Solarwinds is a plus.
• ITIL Service Management certifications is a plus.
• Experience with system instrumentation solutions such as Ansible is a plus.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CISA is a plus.
• Previous experience working for Cyber Security related organisations (CERTs, security offices) is a plus.
• Previous experience working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Language Proficiency

• English language proficiency

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Cosmic Top Secret personal security clearance