Senior Cyber Security Architect

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations. We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

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 C004791

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the creation and maintenance of deliverables constituting the cyber security architecture including but not limited to:
• Architecture models that express relationships between technology/applications technology/applications functions and the business processes they support;
• Cybersecurity service roadmaps that capture the mid and long term projection of service evolution by recording ongoing and upcoming activities implementing service improvements and associated capability improvements.
• Support the development of S&R guidance and direction including but not limited to:
• Architecture instructions that capture tactical operational and strategic guidance/direction to projects implementing cybersecurity;
• Solutions that capture standard approaches to capability implementations or enforcement of security principles.
• Contribute to cybersecurity concept and capability development;
• Execute coordination and information gathering activities within NCSC NCIA and with stakeholders in support of the above activities.
• Documenting results in technical reports.

Essential Skills Experience and Certifications

• At least 3 years practical experience in cyber security or related field such as developing and maintaining cyber security solution architecture developing or delivering capabilities and services in the area of Cyber security or complex and demanding technical environments;
• Development of technical requirements system diagrams and other engineering products to aid Cybersecurity acquisition and procurement;
• Concept Development and Research in Cyber Security.
• Design and implementation of cyber security capabilities and supporting infrastructure elements in an operational environment.
• Cryptographic technologies including Public Key Infrastructure and key management.
• Identity and access management.
• Network monitoring and detection technologies.
• Segmentation: Boundary protection (firewalls) on-premise and cloud-based equivalents.
• The design of the above cyber security capabilities on cloud infrastructure.
• Computer forensics.
• Opportunities and risk of utilisation of emerging and disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.
• Zero Trust principles and architectures.
• Risk management.
• Ability to apply architecture methodologies to express complex systems of systems in architectural terms and models of varying detail.
• Very good communication and analytical skills.
• Proficient at using the ArchiMate modelling language.
• Relevant certifications in cyber security such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or GIAC Security.
• Relevant certifications in architecture and service delivery such as The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) ArchiMate modelling language and ITIL.
• The lack of certification may be compensated by the demonstration of knowledge through experience.

Desirable

• Experience in working for or supporting a military or governmental organization.

Education

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelors degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience;
• Or exceptionally the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidates particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCIA that is at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to those in this Statement of Work.

Language Proficiency

• Business English

Working Location

• The Hague Netherlands

Working Policy

• On-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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