Deadline Date:
Monday 28 July 2025
Requirement:
NATO Restricted (NR) Business Network (REACH) Accreditation
Location:
Mons, BELGIUM
Time On-Site:
100%
Not to Exceed:
€ 52,785 (17 sprints at € 3,105 NTE / sprint)
2026 OPTION
Period of Performance:
2025 BASE: 01 September 2025
Required Security Clearance:
NATO SECRET
Please do
NOT
apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:
- Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
- Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
- Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position
Any applications that do NOT meet all the above – and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.
Background:
- REACH refers to the mobile workspace services including the NR client devices, underlying infrastructure, LAN and service desk services.
- To support NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) for the execution of tasks identified in the Statement of Work (SoW), the NCIA is looking for a subject matter expertise in the delivery of complex, foundational and novel accreditation support capability.
- This contract is to provide consistent support to NCSC with a deliverable-based (completion- type) contract contributing to the deliverables that are described in the scope of the work below.
Education, Experience and Training (Essential):
- A minimum requirement of a bachelor’s degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 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 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.
- Several years of experience (at least two years) with system security, security architecture, network security engineering, and security governance including policy alignment, risk management, performance management and value delivery,
- Minimum 5 years proven experience in CIS Security,
- Minimum 5 years proven experience in modern CIS secure deployment and configuration troubleshooting,
- Minimum 2 years of extensive experience in the contextual interpretation of Vulnerability Assessments results,
- Comprehensive understanding of the principles of computer and communications security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications acquired through a blend of academic or professional training coupled with practical professional experience,
- Proven minimum 5 years professional experience and knowledge in at least three of the following:
- Implementation and integration of Information Assurance protective measures,
- Security mechanisms and administration of LAN and WAN in the large enterprise environment,
- Private and public cloud security,
- Enterprise system administration experience of Windows Active Directory concepts and architecture.
- Enterprise system administration experience of VMWare vSphere environment and architecture, with emphasis on security concepts design and implementation.