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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.\nWho we are supporting \nThe 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.\nThe NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:\nCyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.\nCommand and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.\nSatellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.\nElectronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.\nInformation Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.\nOverall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.\nThe program\nAssistance and Advisory Service (AAS)\nThe 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.\nTo 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.\nRole ID - C005161\nRole Background\nWorking under the direction of the Team Lead and the CSOC Section Head, the incumbent will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise cyber defense tools that support network security monitoring, threat detection, and threat hunting. As part of the CSOC section, the role acts as a subject matter expert for network visibility, security monitoring, and packet capture capabilities, ensuring platforms remain reliable, effective, and aligned with organizational security objectives.\nRole Duties and Responsibilities\nDeliver and maintain the network visibility and security monitoring capabilities required to support CSOC operations.\nAct as a subject matter expert for the operation, configuration, and lifecycle management of security monitoring and packet capture technologies.\nManage the lifecycle of security monitoring platforms, including deployment, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, obsolescence management, and decommissioning.\nConfigure, maintain, and optimize monitoring, traffic aggregation, and packet capture technologies to support reliable data collection and analysis.\nMonitor platform health, availability, data quality, retention, storage utilization, and operational performance.\nIdentify and address visibility gaps that may impact threat detection or security operations.\nMaintain accurate documentation, architecture diagrams, inventories, operational procedures, and support information.\nTroubleshoot Linux, network, connectivity, performance, and data collection issues across the security monitoring environment.\nContinuous Improvement\nSupport the design and implementation of security monitoring solutions that align with CSOC requirements.\nSupport integration with wider security operations, analytics, and incident management capabilities.\nWork with security analysts, detection engineering, and other stakeholders to improve monitoring coverage and support evolving detection requirements.\nConduct capacity planning and scalability assessments to support future growth.\nIdentify operational risks, improvement opportunities, and enhancements to increase reliability, visibility, and efficiency.\nSupport compliance, audit, and assurance activities related to cyber defense technologies.\nStakeholder Engagement & Project Support:\nProvide subject matter expertise and technical guidance on security monitoring, network visibility, packet capture, and data collection requirements.\nSupport projects and initiatives by ensuring monitoring and visibility requirements are considered during design, implementation, and service transition.\nSupport cabling, deployment planning, and site survey activities related to security monitoring and network visibility infrastructure.\nCoordinate maintenance activities, vendor support engagements, and communications relating to platform status, risks, and improvement opportunities.\nIf requested, participate in cyber defence related exercises supported by NCIA.\nSupport the Defend Branch service delivery in the context of NCIA Enterprise Service Delivery Model and NCIA Customer Funded regime.\nDeputize for higher grade staff, if required.\nPerforms other duties as may be required\nEssential Skills, Experience and Certifications\nA minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years post-related experience. Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.\nEssential Experience:\nExpert knowledge of network security monitoring, cyber defense operations, and enterprise security monitoring environments.\nExtensive hands-on experience supporting large-scale, distributed security monitoring deployments across multiple networks, sites, segments, or data centres.\nHands-on enterprise experience with security monitoring and packet capture platforms such as Cisco Firepower, Corelight, and NetWitness.\nProven experience in platform health monitoring, performance monitoring, capacity management, troubleshooting, and operational governance.\nStrong hands-on experience with network visibility, traffic aggregation, packet brokers, packet capture, and related monitoring technologies.\nAdvanced understanding of enterprise networking concepts, protocols, architectures, and data flows.\nLinux and network troubleshooting experience, including connectivity, packet flow, interface, performance, and system-level diagnostics.\nPractical experience supporting cabling, site surveys, and physical deployment activities for monitoring or network visibility infrastructure.\nStrong knowledge of security telemetry collection, event correlation, threat detection, and threat hunting concepts.\nVery good communication and analytical skills.\nLanguage proficiency in English: meet or exceed the NATO STANAG 6001 Level 3 \"Professional Proficiency\".\nTraining/certifications:\nRelevant certifications in cyber security, such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or GIAC Security.\nDesirable Experience:\nExperience designing large-scale security monitoring and network visibility architectures.\nExperience integrating security monitoring tools with SIEM and SOAR tooling.\nExperience with automation, scripting, or orchestration.\nExperience supporting major platform upgrades, migrations, refreshes, or service transition activities.\nPrior experience in working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements.\nKnowledge of NATO responsibilities and organizational structure, including ACO and ACT.\nEducation:\nA minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years post-related experience;\nOr exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCIA, that is, at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to those in this Statement of Work.\nWorking Location\nMons, Belgium\nWorking Policy\nOn-site\nNormal office environment.\nNCIA IT equipment will be provided for the processing of restricted information.\nTravel\nThe contractor may be required to travel to NCIA locations in support of operational duties. 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