Senior Cyber Security Specialist

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 – C

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain the day-to-day NATO wide PKI systems and components.
• Install, configure and maintain NATO PKI (NPKI) virtualized infrastructure.
• Install, configure and maintain NPKI networking components.
• Install, configure and maintain NPKI hardware infrastructure.
• Install, configure and maintain NPKI LDAP directory service and support HTTP service.
• Responsible for Enterprise Mobile Mobility configuration, integration, maintenance.
• Responsible for LDAP directory service configuration and maintenance.
• Responsible for Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) and
• Time Stamp management.
• Responsible for Database maintenance, dedicated for NPKI.
• Responsible for Card Management System deployment, integration and day-to-day management.
• Responsible for Hardware Security Module (HSM) firmware upgrade and management.
• Responsible for the creation of PKI related guidance.
• Certificate Authority Log analysis, (Troubleshoot the system ALARM/ERRORS and monitor user activity).
• Support Smart Card enrolment and certificate creation process.
• Maintain the day-to-day operations /management /backup/restore of the PKI systems.
• Provide technical support and assistance to ITM Operating Authorities and NPKI-Mitigation project team.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level technical support of CIS services to the NPKI customers.
• Designing of new PKI components.
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures within the NPKI as part of modifications or additions to current capabilities.
• Documenting of all new PKI services.
• Installation and maintenance of NPKI components.
• Be flexible to work outside normal office hours in response to crises, operational requirements.
• Investigation of network faults, security incidents and performance issues, including the development and implementation of proposed improvements.
• Support to the integration of cyber security tools into existing and future NATO CIS environments.
• Conducting testing, validation and acceptance activities for deployed cyber security capabilities.
• Support to the development of