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Whom 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 that NATO's military commanders use 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 is critical 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 must build and maintain a high-performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categories: 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 comprise approximately 15 percent of the workforce.
Working Policy
- Onsite
Travel
- Travel to other NATO location may be required
Security Clearance
- Must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
Contract Duration
- Required Start Date: 20 August 2023
- End Contract Date: 31 December 2023 (with extension)
Duties and Role:
As a First Line Security Event Analyst (FLSEA), the incumbent will perform initial analysis of logs and network traffic, determine alert severity and escalate when required. The analyst will collate information and present findings in a clear, structured format, providing remediation recommendations and first line response where applicable.
Main responsibilities:
- Conduct research and assessments of security events within NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)team
- Provide analysis of firewall, IDS, anti-virus and other network sensor produced events and present findings
- Appropriately leverage the comprehensive extended toolset (e.g. Log Collection, Intrusion Detection, Packet Capture, VA, Network Devices etc.) for enhancing investigations
- Support the end-to-end Incident Handling process
- Propose optimisations and enhancements which help to both maintain and improve NATO's Cyber Security posture
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- A university degree in a technical subject with a focus on Information Technology (IT), obtained from a nationally recognised/certified institution in addition to a minimum of 1 year experience in the field of cyber security analysis. The lack of a degree may be compensated by at least 3 years of relevant experience in field of cyber security analysis. Similarly, candidate's lacking experience can compensate by demonstrating a high level of knowledge in the field of cybersecurity.
Mandatory
- Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of computer and communications security including knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Windows and Linux operating systems
- Broad understanding of common network security threats and mitigation techniques
- Experience in Security Information and Event Management products (SIEM) – e.g. ArcSight, Splunk
- Experience in Analysis of Network Based Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) events– e.g. SourceFire, Palo Alto Network Threat Prevention
- Experience in Log analysis from a variety of sources (e.g. Firewalls, Proxies, Routers, DNS and other security appliances)
- Experience in Network traffic capture analysis using Wireshark
- Logical approach to analysis and ability to perform structured security investigations using large, complex data sets
- Good written and spoken communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Desirable
- Holding industry leading certification in the area of cyber security such as GCIA, GNFA, GCIH
- Computer Incident Response Centre (CIRT), Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Proficiency in Intrusion/Incident Detection and Handling
- Experience in Full Packet Capture systems – e.g. Niksun, RSA/NetWitness
- Experience in Host Based Intrusion Detection Systems (HIDS)
- Experience in Computer security tools (Vulnerability Assessment, Anti-virus, Protocol Analysis, Anti-Virus, Protocol Analysis, Anti-Spyware, etc.)
- Experience in Computer forensics tools (stand alone, online and network)
- Experience in Military communication systems and networks
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