Cyber Incident Responder

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**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.

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 Duties and Responsibilities**
- Provision of 24/7 Cyber Security Incident Response (TRIAGE, Contain, Eradicate, Recover) activities, during normal working hours and on-call duties, including weekends and holidays;
- Deliver of technical co-ordination, support and assistance in respect of Cyber Security Incident Response to NATO CIS Operating Authorities or other similar bodies as directed, including but not limited to, NATO Nations, Partner Nations, non Governmental Organisations and Industry partners
- Lead, be a member of, or support a Cyber Security Response Team designated to provide Cyber Security Incident Reponse happening on one or mutiple physical locations, including NATO Alliance Operations and Missions.
- Build, manage the lifecycle of, and maintain the taxonomy related to the Branch's information.
- Manage the content of the different information portals with the agreed taxonomy.
- Design, create and distribute a variety of reports, briefings and dashboards, to different type of audience (Business owners, Operational community, IT Service Management, Cyber Security community)
- Maintain a network of cyber security personnel across and beyond the NATO Enterprise to facilitate communication and coordination of urgent actions when the need arises.
- Research to identify, document and implement improvements to the Incident Response (TRIAGE, Contain, Eradicate, Recover) activities in order to enhance and optimise current best practice to meet new and developing threats
- Production of Standard Operating Procedures covering all aspects of Incident Response (TRIAGE, Contain, Eradicate, Recover) activities
- Performs other duties as may be required

**Essential Skills and Experience**
- Excellent communications skills and reporting experience with capacity to communicate to different types of audience (senior executive, middle management, technical and non-technical).
- Recent practical, hands-on experience of Intrusion Detection and Incident Response (TRIAGE, Contain, Eradicate, Recover) in an enterprise-level Computer Emergency Response Team, ideally making use of the MITRE ATT&CK framework
- At least 3 years experience in Information and Knowledge Management, ideally in the field of Cyber Security
- Experience in interfacing with IT Service Management.

**Desirable** **Skills and Experience**
- Hold a University degree in Cyber Security or IT Security-related discipline or Information Management.
- Hold relevant certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), GCIH or GIAC/GCIM Security
- Hold a professional certification on IT Service Management.
- In-depth knowledge of potential security event sources and their interpretation and analysis in support of the incident detection and handling processes
- Practical hands-on ex