NATO offers you more than a job. It gives you a mission: building peace and security for one billion people in Europe and North America. The NATO Communications & Information Agency is leading NATO’s Digital Endeavour. We are NATO’s technology and cyber leaders, helping NATO Nations to communicate and work together in smarter ways. Our work is challenging and meaningful, and you will develop and apply your expertise as part of a dynamic international team of civilian and military professionals.

What do we offer?

·         Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history

·         3 year contract with competitive tax-free salary and household and children’s allowances

·         Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave

·         Excellent private health insurance scheme

·         Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays

·         Pension Scheme

About the job

Based in Mons, Belgium you will join the Agency as we embark on a journey to transform our IT services to support NATO’s Digital Endeavour.

The NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is responsible for planning and executing all lifecycle management activities for cyber security. In executing this responsibility, NCSC provides specialist cyber security-related services covering the spectrum of scientific, technical, acquisition, operations, maintenance, and sustainment support, throughout the lifecycle of NATO Communications and Information Systems (CIS).

The Infrastructure Branch delivers a suite of enabling services in the specific areas of Cryptography, Identity Management, Technical Services (supporting CS Operations) and CIS Protection. These services include integration and validation of NATOs crypto solutions, lifecycle management of cryptographic equipment and keys, operation and logistic support for NATO-wide online and offline cryptographic equipment, identity management services, gateway services, specialized enterprise-wide CS infrastructure (including NCSC elements), applications, implementation, configuration and management of NATO Enterprise-wide endpoint security software.

You will act as Crypto Accounts Manager, will administer the Crypto Accounting, Reporting and Distribution System (CARDS), the NATO Electronic Key Management System Manager (NEKMS) and will act as Controlling Authority of cryptographic material and support crisis management exercise and peacekeeping operational crypto procedures and material requirements.

You will also be responsible for the delivery, support and supervision of training courses, control and distribution of Cryptographic material, monitoring controlling authority activities, serving as Helpdesk for all Electronic Key management systems and to write Security Directives.

For a full list of duties, please review the job description here .

About you

We are looking for a talented and knowledgeable Crypto Services Technician with a Higher Vocational training in a relevant discipline and 3 years of post-related experience.

A different qualification coupled with particularly relevant experience may also be considered.

You should also have:

·         3 years extensive experience with Cryptographic Systems, design, management and implementation of modern Cryptographic systems and applications

·         Very good knowledge of CRYPTO accounting and distribution

·         Experienced in and have a good knowledge of COMSEC principles and practices, including physical security standards relating to COMSEC

·         Extensive experience in operating systems backup and restore

·         Extensive experience in the analysis of risk and in the implementation and integration of INFOSEC protective measures

·         Good knowledge of modern communication and Internet Protocol (IP) based networking technologies and systems including security aspects

·         Good experience with latest Virtualization Technologies

·         Working knowledge of the operation of communications systems and troubleshooting techniques

·         A good knowledge of public key infrastructure technology

Knowledge of English, both written and spoken, is essential.

To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website.

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) will not accept applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of generative artificial-intelligence (AI) tools, including and without limitation to chatbots, such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (Chat GPT), or other language generating tools. All applications prepared, in whole or in part, by means of such generative or creative AI applications may be rejected without further consideration at the sole discretion of the NCI Agency.

Please note that ALL SELECTED CANDIDATES, with the exception of currently employed NATO International Civilians (NIC’s) will be appointed at the first Increment of the indicated NATO Grade, i.e. NATO Grade X, Increment 1.This is the salary referred to in this vacancy notice. Extra increments can only be considered for candidates from another Co-Ordinated Organisation.

Selected candidates who are not nationals of the host country and who have not been continuously resident in the host country for at least one year may be eligible for an expatriate allowance. For the purposes of determining continuous residence, NATO considers mainly the work location at the time recruitment started, independent of whether various ties were kept with the home country. For more information on our allowances click here.

All selected candidates are required to complete a Security Clearance, Medical Clearance and Pre-employment Screening process before joining the NCI Agency. This process will require time, so please keep in mind that you will not be able to start working with us right away.