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Red Team Operators - Multiple RolesNew

NATOMons,Belgium
Category | Grade:Professional | G-17 / G-20Deadline:6 Sep 2026 (27 days left)Job ID:260761Synced on:9 Aug 2026 (1 day ago)
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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.