Cyber Security Engineer — Security Accreditation and Risk Assessment for NATO with security clearance

Before a classified system goes live somebody has to be able to say what the risksare what controls answer them and what is left over. A multinational defence organisation islooking for the engineer who does that work: the assessment the paperwork that carries it andthe conversations with the authorities who sign it off.

What you would be doing

• Contributing to solution architecture in your areas by identifying which security directivesactually apply.
• Advising on how physical procedural and technical security controls are applied andoperated and explaining plainly what each one is for.
• Running security risk assessments for communication and information systems: the threats thevulnerabilities across every asset the residual risk and what to do about it.
• Spotting the risks a candidate technical architecture creates and proposing alternatives orcountermeasures rather than only objections.
• Scoping defining and prioritising the requirements that accreditation depends on to agreedstandards and with the evidence written down.
• Working with stakeholders to prioritise those requirements and to resolve the conflictsbetween them.
• Advising project and system managers across the whole life of a system including input toproject proposals and invitations to bid.
• Planning requesting and managing the documents accreditation needs system descriptionaccreditation plan risk assessment report security requirement statements operating proceduresand the test and verification plan.
• Witnessing security testing and agreeing the remediation plan with the accreditingauthority.
• Building durable working relationships with accreditation boards national authoritiessystem operating authorities and the internal teams that support the process and representingthe organisation on accreditation matters.

What you would bring

• A bachelors degree from a recognised university in a related discipline with two years ofrelevant experience behind it. Exceptionally around six years of progressive expertise in thiskind of work can stand in place of the degree.
• At least two years across each of the areas the post turns on: accreditation of major systemacquisition or development projects in a large organisation; risk assessment methods and tooling;and the planning design and implementation of security components.
• Working knowledge of the organisations security policy framework and its supportingdirectives.
• Time spent in an international environment with both military and civilian colleagues and aworking picture of how the alliances commands are organised.
• Relevant certification such as CISA or CISSP.
• English you can defend a risk position in in writing and in front of a board.

Extensions are offered where the work goes well. Applications are reviewed as theyarrive.