Cyber Security Analyst (SOC / Incident Response)

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 – C003259

Role Background

• This role performs initial triage and analysis of security events across the network, escalating and supporting incident response as needed.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform initial analysis of logs and network traffic; determine alert severity and escalate as needed
• Present findings in a clear, structured format with remediation recommendations
• Conduct research and assessments of security events within the Cyber Security Centre
• Analyse firewall, IDS, anti-virus, and other network sensor-produced events
• Leverage extended toolset (log collection, intrusion detection, packet capture, vulnerability assessment, network devices) to enhance investigations
• Support the end-to-end Incident Handling process
• Propose optimisations and enhancements to improve the organisation's cyber security posture

Essential Skills, Experience and Certifications

• University degree in a technical/IT subject + 1+ year cyber security analysis experience, OR 3+ years relevant experience without a degree
• Comprehensive knowledge of computer/communications security principles, TCP/IP networking, Windows and Linux operating systems
• Broad understanding of network security threats and mitigation techniques
• Experience with SIEM products (e.g. ArcSight, Splunk)
• Experience analysing NIDS events (e.g. SourceFire, Palo Alto Network Threat Prevention)
• Log analysis from firewalls, proxies, routers, DNS, and other security appliances
• Network traffic capture analysis using Wireshark
• Logical, structured approach to security investigations using large/complex datasets
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to work independently and in a team

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• Full-time onsite

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance