Cloud Security and Automation Analyst

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

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 Duties and Responsibilities

As a Cloud Security and Automation analyst, you will provide detailed analysis of logs and network traffic and technical subject matter of expertise for automation on cloud infrastructure. As part of your main responsibilities in this role, you will:

• Analyse and respond to alerts originating from complex cloud infrastructure deployments and on-premise network and security devices.
• Identify security gaps in NATO cloud security infrastructure and develop custom detection content within cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain cloud-specific use cases in our on-premise SIEM solution (Splunk Enterprise Security).
• Develop processes, create and maintain supporting documentation.
• Work towards automating repetitive tasks using our SOAR solution.
• Create automated detection and response capabilities using SIEM, SOAR and other available toolset.
• Create dashboards and reports for situational awareness purposes.
• Create technical reports for business and performance reporting
• Develop and maintain SOAR playbooks.
• Mentor less experienced members of the team.
• Be flexible and support your colleagues in securing NATO networks through ad hoc tasks.

Essential Skills and Experience

• At least two years of demonstrable experience in security monitoring and analysis of enterprise level cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure).
• Detailed knowledge of Security, Orchestrations, Automation and Response (SOAR) concepts and their benefits to the protection of CIS infrastructures.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of computer and communications security, networking, and the vulnerabilities of modern operating systems and applications.
• Expertise in at least three of the following areas and a high level of experience in several of the other areas:
  • Security monitoring and analysis using a variety of Security Event generating sources (e.g. Firewalls, IDS, Routers, EDR and AV).
  • Cloud architectures and technologies (AWS and/or Azure).
  • Managing security operations in public cloud services (AWS and/or Azure).
  • Microsoft Sentinel.
  • AWS cloud security tools.
  • Splunk ES suite and Splunk Seach Processing Language (SPL).
  • Phantom SOAR playbook development.
  • Security use case development aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Industry leading certification in the area of Cybersecurity, such as GCIA, GPCS, GCLD, GNFA, GCIH, CCSP, GSFE, GCFA, GCED, OSCP.
• A solid understanding of Information Security Practices relating to the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information (CIA triad).
• Experience working with Full Packet Capture Systems e.g Niksun, RSA/NetWitness.
• Experience working with Host Based Intrusion Detection systems (HIDS).
• Experience with Network Based Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) e.g SourceFire, Palo Alto Netork Threat Prevention.
• Strong knowledge of malware families and network attack vectors.
• Knowledge and experience in analysis of various threat actor groups, attack patterns and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), in-depth analysis of threats across enterprise environments by combining security rules, content, policy and relevant datasets.
• Ability to analyse attack vectors against a particular system to determine attack surface.

Education

• A university degree from a nationally recognised/certified University in a technical subject with substantial Information Technology (IT) content and 3 years of specific experience. Exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency; that is, at least 5 years extensive and progressive expertise in the duties related to the function of the post

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium

Working Policy

• On-Site
• Secure environment with standard working hours, with the exception of working in non-standard working hours up to 360 hours annually
• In addition it may exceptionally be required to work non-standard hours in support of a major Cyber Incident, or on a shift system for a limited period of time due to urgent operational needs.

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

We never know what new opportunities might be just over the horizon. If this opportunity isn't for you please feel free to send us your resume anyway and be the first to know if something suitable for your skills and experience comes up.