Vulnerability Assessment 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 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 – C003905/3

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and execute technical On-site CIS Security Audits (Type-3) for networks, systems, and applications, and ensure the accuracy of the results;
• Analyse collected assessment data and identify security weaknesses;
• Write Security Audit reports with findings and appropriate recommendations;
• Provide briefings and further information to support remediation and mitigation;
• Contribute to development of in-house toolset for data collection and analysis;
• Performs other duties as may be required.

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• In-depth understanding of computer and communications security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications;
• Expert level of knowledge in executing vulnerability assessment scans for large networks, without impacting the availability or the performance of the scanned systems;
• Demonstrable expert knowledge of, and work experience with Tenable Nessus products;
• Extensive level of knowledge in developing advanced Nessus configurations using audit files for implementing compliancy checks for operating systems, network devices and applications;
• Thorough understanding of Active Directory security configuration and associated vulnerabilities;
• Comprehensive experience in assessing system hardening and antimalware configuration;
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure AD/Entra ID/Office 365 and/or AWS Cloud Security;
• Enhanced skillset in data processing automation using script languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash);
• Excellent communication skills with respect to briefing/presenting, report writing & mediation;
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and as part of a team;

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