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Officer, Security Architecture and Cyber Capabilities

NATOBrussels, Belgium
Category | Grade:Professional | G-17Deadline:27 Sep 2026Job ID:261192Synced on:21 Jul 2026
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Overview

The officer leads NATO cyber capability and security architecture, developing security-by-design and cryptographic architectures, assessing programmes and urgent projects, managing implementation risks, coordinating Allied, agency and industry engineers, and governing enterprise architecture standards.

Department: Cyber Plans and Capabilities Section

Languages

Required: English, French

Job Areas

  1. Cybersecurity
  2. IT Systems & Support

Minimum Experience

4 years

Salary

EUR 8,273.12 / monthly

Responsibilities

  • Develop cyber capability and security architectures
  • Apply security-by-design and cryptographic requirements
  • Assess cyber programmes and urgent projects
  • Control programme plans and implementation risks
  • Coordinate Allied, agency and industry engineers
  • Evaluate interoperability across NATO capabilities
  • Govern NATO reference architecture conformity

Requirements

  • University degree in computer science, cybersecurity or a related field
  • At least four years of IT, system architecture and integration experience
  • Security architecture design or implementation experience
  • Advanced English or French and beginner proficiency in the other
  • Nationality of a NATO member country

Skills

Security architectureCyber capability planningCryptographic architectureProgramme risk managementEnterprise architectureInteroperability assessment

Tools

TOGAFITILISO 27001NISTCIS ControlsOWASP

Additional info

  • Appointment is subject to national security clearance
  • Travel or work outside normal hours may be required