C005337 DCO Tracking Support (NS) BELGIUM - 21 Sep

Deadline Date: Monday 21 September 2026
 
Requirement: DCO Tracking Support
 
Location: Mons, BELGIUM
 
Full Time On-Site: Yes
 
Time On-Site: 100%
 
Not to Exceed Rate: 71 EUR
 
Total Scope of the request (hours): 395
 
Required Start Date: 2 November 2026
 
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
 
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
 
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:

1. Current National or NATO SECRET clearance
2. Nationality of one of the NATO member countries
3. Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position

Any applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.
 
Duties & Role:  
 
Under the direction of the Section Head, the contractor shall:
 
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.

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.

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.

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.
 
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.