DevOps/Systems Engineer – Cyber Security Platforms

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 - C005318

Role Background

This role sits in NATO's DICE team as a Senior Engineer maintaining and developing core instances of MISP, NATO's threat intelligence platform. You'll own system administration, deployment architecture, and content quality across MISP infrastructure, working closely with service delivery, engineering, sysadmin, dev, and data engineering colleagues, plus the open-source MISP community.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Proactively manage and maintain multiple production MISP servers (confidentiality, integrity, availability)
• Stand up and configure dedicated MISP instances for NATO exercises
• Keep MISP software current; support test/validation for change management
• Configure and extend system monitoring; maintain Ansible playbooks
• Own MISP installation documentation across NATO
• Develop Python automation integrating MISP with SIEM, IDS, and other subsystems
• Maintain content quality rules; support streamlining/automation of user management via ITSM/IDAM tools (Cerebrate, Keycloak)
• Act as SME to NATO MISP communities on deployment architecture
• Coordinate a small team of engineers; lead MISP Operators during exercises
• Plan and deliver MISP training

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• 10+ years architecting deployment solutions
• 10+ years system administration on LAMP stacks (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP)
• Experience coordinating a small engineering team
• Python scripting; MVC development and code review (PHP/SQL)
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, especially web application threats
• English proficiency to NATO STANAG 6001 Level 3 ("Professional Proficiency")
• Bachelor's degree + 3 years' relevant experience, or 10+ years equivalent progressive expertise in lieu of degree

Desirable

• MISP sysadmin experience; Python/PHP development for MISP
• RedHat experience; RHCSA or similar certification
• CakePHP experience
• Multinational cyber exercise experience (Locked Shields, Crossed Swords, Cyber Coalition)
• Open-source community engagement

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• Full time on-site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance