Category | Grade:Professional | G-17 / G-20Deadline:6 Sep 2026 (27 days left)Job ID:260761Synced on:9 Aug 2026 (1 day ago)
Pay and conditions
Salary
EUR 8,273–9,605 per month
Source: NATO Careers.
Job Description
Conducts adversary-emulation engagements for NATO’s Cyber Security Centre, testing enterprise network, application and cloud defences. The role performs offensive security research and reporting, develops custom attack tooling and communicates actionable findings to technical and executive audiences.
Key Details
Department
NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA)
Position details
Experience level
Mid
Minimum experience
3 years
Category
Professional
Grade
G-17 / G-20
Employment type
Full-time
Arrangement
Onsite
Education
Bachelor degree
Contract duration
5 years
Job areas
Language Requirements
Required
English
Summary of Responsibilities
- Plan, design and execute red-team engagements across network, application and cloud domains
- Conduct reconnaissance, OSINT, vulnerability scanning, exploitation and command-and-control operations
- Develop custom tools, scripts and malware to emulate sophisticated cyber threats
- Run social-engineering and phishing campaigns to test human and process defences
- Produce actionable reports for technical teams and executive stakeholders
Role Requirements
- Master’s degree and five years of related experience, or bachelor’s degree and eight years of related experience for the G-20 role
- Bachelor’s degree and three years of related experience for the G-17 role
- At least ten years of progressive relevant expertise may compensate for the lack of a university degree
- Cybersecurity certification such as GRTP, GPEN, GWAPT, OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, GXPN, Red Team Operator certification or GREM
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Skills to Have
Tools Knowledge
Additional info
- Five-year contract
- Tax-free salary and household, child, expatriation and education allowances may apply
Source & verification
IGO Jobs sourced this vacancy from NATO Careers, on 9 Aug 2026.
