Cybersecurity Performance Analyst

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Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role ID – 2025-0093

Role Background

Cyber threats continue to evolve, requiring proactive and enterprise-wide strategies to protect sensitive data and operations. The NATO Enterprise recognized a need for a unified framework that measures and tracks cybersecurity readiness across diverse NATO Entities, some of which possess well- established security practices while others depend on external assistance. In response, NATO Enterprise Scorecard was established to provide a high-level view of cybersecurity performance, enable data-driven decision-making, and identify performance gaps and areas for improvement across NATO Enterprise.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Organize and perform on-site cybersecurity scorecard assessments across various locations as required.
• Guide and support various non-NCIA managed Enterprise entities in conducting their self- assessments.
• Analyse collected cybersecurity data and generate insightful reports and visualizations.
• Continuously update and refine the assessment methodology to ensure it remains effective and relevant to NATO’s needs.
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

Delierables:

D1 - Conducting On-Site Assessment:

• Deliverable: Completion of cybersecurity maturity and performance assessments at predefined locations (3 sites per contract period per contractor)
• Output: A structured assessment report per site, including findings and highlights.

D2 - Supporting Self Assessments:

• Deliverable: Assistance provided to various non-NCIA managed Enterprise entities in conducting their self-assessments (15 sites per contract period per contractor)
• Output: A completed self-assessment report per site, including findings and highlights.

D3 - Compiling Results and Report Generation:

• Deliverable: Consolidated assessment report covering all on-site and self-assessment results, including dashboard and visualizations.
• Output: A fully compiled report with trend analysis (if applicable), visualizations, insights, and conclusions. The outline for the report will be provided.

D4 - Refining Assessment Methodology:

• Deliverable: Refined and updated scorecard methodology, incorporating feedback from entities and other stakeholder.
• Output: Documented refinements along with justifications and improvements.

D5 - Maintaining Self-Assessment Tools:

• Deliverable: Up-to-date self-assessment tools, questionnaires and KPIs.
• Output: Updated toolset with version control and change log.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Expertise in Cyber Security: Contractor’s personnel must have extensive experience in cybersecurity with a focus on analytical assessment, scorecard development and performance metrics. Contractor’s personnel must have a deep understanding of the cybersecurity processes such as Cyber Incident Management, Defensive Cyberspace Operations, Enterprise Risk Management andCyber Threat Intelligence Analysis and Sharing.
• Experience in Metrics and Measures Development: Contractor’s personnel must have experience in creating meaningful and actionable cybersecurity metrics and measures.
• Methodology Development Skills: Contractor’s personnel must have proficiency in developing, refining and updating methodologies for assessing cybersecurity maturity and performance.
• Data Analysis and Visualization Proficiency: Contractor’s personnel must have strong skills in data analysis and the ability to create insightful visualizations for complex data sets. Familiarity with modern data visualization tools is essential.
• Communication Skills: Contractor’s personnel must have excellent written and verbal communication skills for engaging with various stakeholders and facilitating Enterprise-wide assessments.
• The contracted individual must be able to perform effectively and efficiently with minimal supervision.

Working Location

• Remote

Working Policy

• Off-Site with visits on 3 sites

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

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