The posting
Previously submitted candidates were found non-compliant for the following reasons:
- Candidate has very limited experience with vulnerability management for CIS. Candidate is more focused on ICS/OT systems. No experience with visualisation tools.
- Candidate profile is mainly pentester. No confirmed experience in the area of vulnerability management and data visualisation.
- Candidates profile is mainly DevSecOps. No vulnerability management experience, no data visualisation experience.
- Candidate is very weak in the area of cybersecurity. Does not meet technical requirements.
- Candidate is mostly experienced in architecture and incident management. Not enough required experience in vulnerability management.
- Candidate is very junior in the area of vulnerability management. Does not meet required level of knowledge.
- Candidate profile is mostly DevOps. Experience in the area of Vulnerability Management is not sufficient.
Deadline Date: Wednesday 21 October 2026
Requirement: DCO Tracking Support
Location: Mons, BE
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Total Scope of the request (hours): 140
Required Start Date: 1 December 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Duties & Role:
Under the direction of the Section Head, the contractor shall:
1. Perform security assessment and technical analysis, including but not limited to:
- Analyse the results of the vulnerability assessments on a weekly basis;
- Prepare, for every assessment report, a remediation plan and provide it to the appropriate technical point of contact;
- Interpret complex technical findings and provide remediation support to system administrators;
- Assess the technical impact of the vulnerabilities in order to prioritise remediation;
- Provide technical guidance, on a weekly basis, on the hardening measures required at operating system, database and network level.
2. Build and maintain the vulnerability data architecture and visualisation ecosystem, including but not limited to:
- Design, build and maintain a relational database or structured data repository aggregating raw vulnerability scan data from the various sources;
- Automate the ingestion of scan results into the central database (data pipeline);
- Develop and maintain dynamic dashboards, using data visualisation and analytics platform such as Power BI or Grafana;
- Create visualisations for vulnerability metrics supporting operational and management reporting;
- Maintain and update the database and the dashboards on a weekly basis.
3. Perform remediation tracking and site coordination, including but not limited to:
- Act as the technical point of contact for remediation towards site administrators and system owners;
- Monitor and maintain the tracking of remediation activities;
- Produce weekly and monthly reports for the various stakeholders;
- Chair technical coordination meetings with site administrators in order to resolve remediation roadblocks.
4. Execute coordination and information gathering activities within NCSC, NCIA and with stakeholders in support of the above activities, and provide at the end of the period of performance a closure report summarising at high level the activities carried out.
Specific Working Conditions: The service shall be provided during the Purchaser's business hours (Monday to Thursday from 08h30 until 17h30 and Friday from 08h30 until 15h30) on all days except weekends and the Purchaser's site-specific official holidays.
Given the on-site and coordination nature of the duties, the work is not suitable for regular remote execution. Any occasional telework shall be subject to the NCIA teleworking policy and to prior approval by the Line Manager.
All deliverables shall be produced using NCIA templates, or in a format agreed with the point of contact, shall be peer reviewed within the delivery cycle and shall be stored under configuration management in the NCIA-provided tools. The database, data pipelines and dashboards developed under this Statement of Work shall be hosted on NCIA-provided infrastructure and fully documented, so that they can be maintained by NCSC personnel independently of the contractor.
It is crucial for the performance of the services to understand the rules, regulations and methods of work in NATO and in particular in NCSC; therefore frequent replacement of the contractor is not advised and the services shall be performed by one and the same individual for the entire period of performance.
Travel required: The contractor may be required to travel to NCIA locations in Belgium for in-person or department meetings. In such cases the contractor will be reimbursed for travel costs according to NATO regulations for traveling on NATO duty. Each travel will be a maximum of 2 days lengths and happening no more than once per 2 months. Contractors traveling for work purposes shall initiate travel requests from their designated duty station only.
Requirements
Skills, Knowledge & Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience;
- Or 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 NCIA, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to those in this Statement of Work.
- At least 5 years of practical experience in vulnerability management, with proven experience within the last 6 months;
- At least 3 years of experience in testing and validating that contracted deliveries meet the security requirements and fulfil the intended use cases;
- General knowledge of cyber security principles, best practices, concepts and technology;
- Knowledge of cyber security architectures, including boundary protection, encryption, identity and access management, monitoring and detection, incident response, vulnerability assessments and risk management;
- Practical experience with vulnerability scanners and their output formats, such as Tenable Nessus, Qualys or OpenVAS;
- Demonstrated experience in building and operating data repositories and reporting pipelines for large volumes of security scan data.
- Database skills: proficiency in SQL (e.g. PostgreSQL, MS SQL) for data modelling, querying and storing large datasets of scan results;
- BI tools: advanced proficiency in Microsoft Power BI (data modelling, DAX) OR Grafana (connecting to SQL data sources, visualising time-series data);
- Scripting proficiency in Python (Pandas/NumPy) or PowerShell for parsing scan logs and automating data entry;
- Ability to take ownership of tasks and strong motivation to accomplish them to the end, working both independently and within a team;
- Very good communication, analytical and writing skills;
- Language proficiency in English: meet or exceed the NATO STANAG 6001 Level 3 "Professional Proficiency".
- Relevant certifications in cyber security, such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or GIAC Security certifications;
- Relevant certifications in data analytics or business intelligence, such as Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300) or Grafana Certified Professional, are an advantage.
Education, Experience and Training (Desirable):
- Familiarity with NATO security policy and supporting directives;
- Experience in working for or supporting a military or governmental organization.
