Deadline Date: Tuesday 4 July 2023
Requirement: Senior Technician Cyber Operations
Location: Naples, IT
Full time on-site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
NATO Grade: G10/39
Total Scope of the request (hours): 1050
Required Start Date: 9 August 2023
End Contract Date: 31 December 2023
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
Duties and Role:
- Provides level 1/2 support to CIS infrastructure in accordance with Agency processes and procedures;
- Manage and operate Trelix/EPO endpoint security systems (anti-virus, data loss protection, host firewalls, application control, etc);
- Manage cyber security gateway systems (firewalls, proxies, email gateway, VPNs, etc);
- Operate log consolidation systems and support log data analysis;
- Assist in managing public key infrastructure in accordance with NATO, ACO and Agency directives;
- Initiate and maintain liaison with other internal units, Service Lines and other Security Authorities;
- Assist with cyber security advice and provide Level 1, Level 2 support as required;
- Execute the security incident management process and advise on improvements;
- Supports vulnerability assessments and Security Testing and Verification (STamp;V) plans within policy guidelines, and as directed;
- Responsible for monitoring of assigned systems and portions of the networks, including support to local cyber security training and awareness programs;
- Co-ordinates assistance to L3 support, as required, in respect to event analysis and interpretation and direction by Cyber Security Service Line;
- Periodically provide on demand support outside of business hours that could require working on site;
- Work on own initiative with limited supervision, and possibly lead others as required;
- Take initiative to investigate and resolves issues in a systematic approach;
- Assist superiors and recommends solutions;
- Manage and monitor patch management on all systems; troubleshoot possible patch applications problems on workstations in close coordination with NCSC; and coordinate with CSU and Service Lines for problems on servers.
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge amp; Experience:
- The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
- Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 2 years post-related experience. Or a secondary educational qualification with 4 years post-related experience
- Minimum 2 years recent experience performing system administration using virtualization technologies in a Converged/Hyper Convergent infrastructure environment.
- Minimum 2 years' experience with Server system administration.
- Knowledge and experience of network configuration and troubleshooting;