Tenable Engineer

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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 ID – 2025-0036-R

Role Background

The objective of this statement of work (SoW) is to outline the scope of service and deliverables for the operation and maintenance of Active Directory Security Assessment Tool to be conducted by the selected company.

The purpose of the work package is to provide support to NATO Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to fulfil identified Active Directory Security Assessment Tool operation and maintenance activities more effectively.

The Office of the CIO (OCIO) Enterprise Cyber Security Posture Improvement project focuses on acquisition and implementation of state‐of‐art tools to enhance Enterprise wide cybersecurity capabilities considering the key cybersecurity functions. NCIA initiated a project and procured Active Directory Security Assessment Tool (Tenable Identity Exposure) providing identity unification and risk scoring, real-time attack detection and continually assessing directory services security in real-time, eliminate attack paths that lead to domain domination, and investigate and inform.

To support NCSC for the execution of tasks identified in the subject work package of the project, the NCIA is looking for subject matter expertise in the delivery of complex, foundational and novel Cybersecurity capability.

This contract is to provide consistent support on a deliverable‐based (completion‐type) contract, to NCSC contributing to its POW based on the deliverables that are described in the scope of service below.

Role Duties And Responsibilities

Under the direction / guidance of the NCSC Point of Contact, they will be the part of the NCSC Team supporting the following activities:

System Installation and Configuration:

• Install and set up Tenable Identity Exposure,
• Ensure the software is deployed correctly across relevant environments,
• Set up integrations with identity systems like Active Directory, LDAP, or cloud‐based IAM solutions.
  
  

System Maintenance and Updates:

• Apply software updates and patches ,
• Regularly update Tenable Identity Exposure and related systems to ensure the latest security patches and features are applied,
• Ensure that the platform is running smoothly by checking system logs, server performance, and availability ,
• Request and build monitoring and alerting mechanisms to be aware of the issues, system resource consumption,
• Address technical issues, such as connectivity problems between Tenable Identity Exposure and other integrated systems or errors in scans or reports
  
  

Manage Integrations :

• Ensure Tenable Identity Exposure is integrated with other security solutions like SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, vulnerability management platforms, or ticketing systems,
• Set up proper data synchronization between identity systems and Tenable Identity Exposure to ensure accurate and up‐to‐date information.
  
  

User and Role Management :

• Configure access control for the Tenable Identity Exposure platform itself, ensuring that only authorized personnel have the right level of access ,
• Set up appropriate permissions and roles for the identity systems being monitored, ensuring seamless integration.
  
  

Monitoring and Reporting :

• Proactively review logs and alerts generated by Tenable Identity Exposure to identify any technical issues, errors, or failures in the monitoring process,
• Produce and distribute reports related to system health, monitoring activities, and compliance status (e.g., audit logs, system performance metrics.
  
  

System Documentation:

• Document configuration and changes: Keep up‐to‐date documentation of all configurations, integration steps, troubleshooting procedures, and system maintenance tasks,
• Maintain an inventory of connected systems: Keep track of all integrated identity sources, IAM systems, and external tools connected to Tenable Identity Exposure.
  
  

Automation and Scripting

• Automate tasks: Write scripts or configure automation tasks to streamline routine system management tasks, such as regular backups, system checks, or integrations.
• Improve system efficiency: Identify areas where automation could reduce manual intervention and improve operational efficiency.
  
  

Essential Skills And Experience

• 3+ years of experience in System Administration.
• Basic networking knowledge.
• Systems administration, ideally Windows Servers.
• Database management skills, preferably MS SQL.
• Experience with MS Active Directory
  
  

Desirable Skills And Experience

• Experience in working with NATO.
• Experience of working with NATO Communications and Information Agency.
• Experience of working with national Defence or Government entities.
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  
  

Working Location

• Mons, Belgium
  
  

Working Policy

• On-Site
  
  

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required
  
  

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Cosmic Top Secret personal security clearance
  
  

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