Security Accreditation Engineer

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 NATOs 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 NATOs communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATOs 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 NATOs mission to detect deny and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATOs information technology infrastructure including its databases applications and servers.

Overall the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATOs communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATOs 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 categorises: 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 2026-0019

Role Background

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) located in Mons Belgium is responsible for the security compliance of all its managed CIS capabilities throughout the Alliance. A critical activity in this domain is the continuous update of related documentation to capture the security posture of each site in terms of people processes and technology.

The Contractors personnel will work on-site and embedded into a CIS Capability support team of six staff who provide CIS Engineering support to end-users.

After the on-boarding contractors personnel will be provided with documentation related to NATO specific security policies and guidelines.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Review existing security documentation and update it as required to ensure compliance with security guidelines
• Maintain a document library that contains the most updated site and system security documentation
• Establish periodic communication with Site Security Officers to trigger and monitor their actions in updating site specific documentation within the agreed timelines
• Create and present to the customer a periodic report that shows the security compliancy and pending actions of each site in terms of security related documentation
• Keep existing user and administrator CIS Security Operating Procedures up-to-date
• Create a basic training package in PowerPoint format that describes the actions each Site Security Officer shall perform to maintain local security documentation in compliance with security directives and guidelines
• Review and provide constructive feedback on:
  • Security Test and Verification Plans and Reports (STVP / STVR)
  • CIS Security description documents related to managed CIS systems

Essential Skills Experience and Certifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of computers and communication security networking and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
• At least five years of experience developing maintaining and updating CIS Security policies standards procedures and guidelines.
• Proven track record of mapping organizational security documentation to the CIS Security Controls and supporting compliance and audit readiness efforts.
• Hands-on experience conducting periodic reviews gap analyses and continuous improvement of security documentation to reflect evolving regulatory requirements.
• At least five years of experience collaborating with technical operational and compliance stakeholders to ensure security procedures are accurate and aligned with the business risk management objectives
• Demonstrable previous experience in maintaining version-controlled security documentation repositories and ensuring proper change management approval workflow and traceability
• At least three years of experience planning conducting and documenting security testing and verification activities such as control validation CIS system configuration reviews and procedural walk-throughs to confirm the effectiveness and operational readiness of CIS-security aligned security controls
• The possession of one or more of the following industry certifications will be considered as an asset:
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control)

Language

• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English as work is conducted in English

Working Location

• Mons Belgium

Working Policy

• Onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance