Senior Cyber Security Specialist

A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 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 NCIA, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to those in this Statement of Work; At least 5 years practical experience in cyber security or related field, such as developing and maintaining cyber security solution architecture, developing or delivering capabilities and services in the area of Cyber security, or complex and demanding technical environments; The contracted individual shall have extensive knowledge and experience, preferably more than five years, in cyber security principles, best practices, concepts, technologies and operational procedures. The individual shall possess a broad understanding of cyber security tools and their configuration, including the configuration and integration of boundary protection components such as firewalls, Network Intrusion Prevention Systems, Host Intrusion Prevention Systems and data diodes. The individual shall also have experience with encryption technologies, identity and access management, monitoring and detection solutions, incident response, vulnerability assessment, computer forensics and risk management. The contracted individual shall have recent and relevant experience with technologies and tools including Juniper, Palo Alto, web application proxy solutions, RSA NetWitness, Splunk, Tenable Nessus and AccessData. The individual shall also have experience in the design and configuration of IT infrastructure elements within projects, including routing, switching and virtualisation technologies such as VMware. The individual shall have a proven ability to deliver technologies, systems, solutions and capabilities for industry, government or military organisations, including deployment to operational military areas. Experience with implementation projects within NATO and/or national military organisations is desirable. The individual shall be capable of working independently and as part of a team to achieve agreed objectives, including the ability to monitor, coordinate and support industry teams. Excellent communication and technical writing skills in English are required. Very good communication and analytical skills. Language proficiency in English: meet or exceed the NATO STANAG 6001 Level 3 \"Professional Proficiency\". Proficient at using the ArchiMate modelling language. UNTIL 10 September, 2026 Job Details

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Skill, Knowledge & Experience

A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 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 NCIA, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to those in this Statement of Work; At least 5 years practical experience in cyber security or related field, such as developing and maintaining cyber security solution architecture, developing or delivering capabilities and services in the area of Cyber security, or complex and demanding technical environments; The contracted individual shall have extensive knowledge and experience, preferably more than five years, in cyber security principles, best practices, concepts, technologies and operational procedures. The individual shall possess a broad understanding of cyber security tools and their configuration, including the configuration and integration of boundary protection components such as firewalls, Network Intrusion Prevention Systems, Host Intrusion Prevention Systems and data diodes. The individual shall also have experience with encryption technologies, identity and access management, monitoring and detection solutions, incident response, vulnerability assessment, computer forensics and risk management. The contracted individual shall have recent and relevant experience with technologies and tools including Juniper, Palo Alto, web application proxy solutions, RSA NetWitness, Splunk, Tenable Nessus and AccessData. The individual shall also have experience in the design and configuration of IT infrastructure elements within projects, including routing, switching and virtualisation technologies such as VMware. The individual shall have a proven ability to deliver technologies, systems, solutions and capabilities for industry, government or military organisations, including deployment to operational military areas. Experience with implementation projects within NATO and/or national military organisations is desirable. The individual shall be capable of working independently a