Cyber Security Poject Manager
C005252, Cyber Security Poject Manager
Location: Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium
NATO-equivalent grade: G20
Security clearance: NATO Secret
Working arrangement: Full-time on-site, with limited remote work subject to approval.
Main duties
- Manage NATO Security Investment Programme (NSIP) projects, particularly major cybersecurity procurements.
- Define, plan, execute, monitor, and successfully complete assigned projects.
- Prepare project proposals, procurement documentation, and Statements of Work.
- Contribute to supplier/source-selection activities based on the agreed procurement strategy.
- Plan and manage resources to achieve milestones, taking corrective action when needed.
- Agree project approaches with the Projects Portfolio Manager and follow Agency processes.
- Control budgets, schedules, scope, quality, dependencies, and project risks.
- Provide regular status reports and briefings to leadership, senior executives, and NATO committees.
- Gather and analyze customer requirements and resolve project issues.
- Lead project teams effectively and respond when performance exceeds agreed tolerances.
- Support continuous improvement of project-management practices within the NCI Agency.
Essential experience and skills
- Recent project-management experience in a large defence organization delivering C4ISR capabilities.
- At least two years’ direct experience with NATO or a national Ministry of Defence delivering military, CIS, or IT capabilities.
- Detailed understanding of NSIP.
- Significant recent experience developing competitive-bidding Statements of Work, including technical and non-technical requirements.
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and briefing skills.
- Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and Power BI.
- English at NATO STANAG 6001 Level 3 or higher.
Qualifications and certifications
- Recognized project-management qualification, such as PRINCE2 Foundation, PMP, DAWIA Program Management Level II, MSP, PMI-RMP, or Lean Six Sigma.
- Relevant cybersecurity certification, such as Security , CCSP, CISM, or CISSP.
- Relevant IT certification, such as ITIL 4, AgilePM, AWS Cloud Practitioner, or CSM.
- Certification in MS Project, Power BI, or comparable project reporting/management software.
Education
One of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific or engineering field, plus at least three years of relevant post-degree experience; or
- At least ten years of extensive, progressive and directly relevant experience where no university degree is held.
Desirable background
- Experience leading teams of three to five people.
- Cybersecurity or ICT project-management experience.
- Experience in an international military-civilian environment.
- At least three years working with NSIP or the NATO Military Budget.
- Strong knowledge of NATO’s Common-Funded Capability Delivery Governance Model and/or Capability Package process.
- Strong knowledge of NATO’s organization and responsibilities, including ACO and ACT.
Working conditions and travel
- Normal office environment; NCIA provides equipment for restricted information.
- Remote work may be permitted for up to 20% of total working time, subject to prior management approval and NCIA policy.
- Personally supplied equipment may be required for public or unclassified remote work.
- Possible travel to NCIA, customer, and contractor locations across NATO nations.
- Local travel within Belgium and to The Hague is expected approximately three times per month.
- Travel beyond Belgium and the Netherlands is rare and is reimbursed under NATO regulations.