Senior Analyst

NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Job Description - Senior Analyst (Russia Cyber Domain/Red Team) (261497)

Primary Location

NATO Body

Schedule

Full-time

Application Deadline

10-Oct-2026, 9:59:00 PM

Salary (Pay Basis)

Grade NATO Grade G17

Description

Description:

1. Post Context/Post Summary
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the strategic level command responsible for the planning, preparation, conduct and execution of NATO operations, missions, activities and tasks as directed by Council in order to achieve the strategic objectives of the Alliance.
The Operations Directorate (OPS) is responsible for monitoring the strategic environment and manages current operations for the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). OPS directs and oversees all assigned operational and intelligence functional area activities through the J2 and the J3 divisions, coordinates the contribution of niche forces and capabilities (JTE, NUO, PRM, and ACCI), and tasks MOU organizations (NIFC, JEWCS).
The J2 Division provides comprehensive advice, warning, and situational awareness to the Command Group (CG) and Allied Command Operations (ACO) on Intelligence, Counter-Intelligence, Security, Information Security, Biometrics and Identity Intelligence, Geospatial, Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (including ISTAR), Intelligence support to Joint Effects and Targeting, Intelligence Systems, Databases, and Interfaces, as well as Intelligence Support to other disciplines including red teaming.
The J2 Plans Branch is the focal point for all Intelligence related planning, policy and ETEE (Education, Training, Exercise and Evaluation) efforts, including a Red Team element that provides SACEUR and ACO with an independent analytical capability to challenge existing plans IOT enhance and improve SACEURs Decision Making Process (DMP). The Branch consists of two Sections: the Red Team and the J25 Intelligence Plans and Policy.

2. Principal Duties
The incumbent is responsible for the independent, strategic, doctrinal and non-doctrinal analysis and the prediction of possible courses of actions (COAs), regarding the Russian Cyber domain and the identification and development of potential chances for the Alliance.

• As directed by the Red Team Section Head, analysing multi-domain and multidimensional, doctrinal and non-doctrinal, including TTPs and COAs, regarding Russian Cyber domain. Authoritative thinking and opinions from academia, think tanks and strategic studies institutes should be reflected.
• Contribute to NATO/SHAPE common intelligence/operational pictures (CIP/COP) providing expertise from Cyber domain perspective.
• Manage and contribute to the Red Cell analysis and development of alternative hypothesis, including red teaming and alternative analysis techniques concerning Russian Cyber Domain.
• As directed by the Red Team Section Head, collect and exploit classified and unclassified information, in any form and related to political, military, economic, social, infrastructure and information (PMESII) areas, in order to support and contribute to the joint intelligence preparation of the operating environment WRT the Russian Cyber Domain (JIPOE).
• Lead and coordinate the Red Team intelligence support to Training & Exercise preparation and management, primarily from Cyber domain perspective.
• Support and advice to NATO/SHAPE strategic planning process (SPP) and decision-making process (DMP) including war-gaming and major Exercises as opposing forces (OPFOR), primarily from Cyber domain perspective.

3. Special Requirements and Additional Duties
The employee may be required to perform a similar range of duties elsewhere within the organisation at the same grade without there being any change to the contract.

• The incumbent may be required to undertake deployments in support of military operations and exercises, and/or TDY assignments, both within and without NATO boundaries. Such operational deployment may exceed 30 days duration up to 183 days in any period of 547 days and may be on short notice. For NATO International Civilian Staff, acceptance of an employment contract linked to this post constitutes agreement to deploy in excess of 30 days if required.
• Normal Working Conditions apply.

4. Essential Qualifications

a. Professional/Experience

• Minimum of 4 years related experience in multi-domain and multidimensional intelligence collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination within an international or national organization.
• Extensive knowledge and proven experience on Russian Cyber domain analysis.
• Minimum of 4 years related experience in liaising with international partners on strategi