Senior Cyber Liaison Officer – NATO Cybersecurity

Your role and responsibilities

• Maintain oversight of current and future projects within the Cyberspace Programme, including capabilities, scope, timelines, and projected evolution

• Act as a bridge between ACT and OCIO teams in Brussels and the US, helping activities converge and ensuring coordination across relevant meetings and work strands

• Review roadmap and programme activities on a recurring basis to identify overlaps, gaps, conflicts, and coordination touchpoints

• Support de-confliction between the Cyberspace Programme and the Cyber Adaptation Roadmap, including coordination with NCIA where required

• Track actions and synchronization points across stakeholders and ensure follow-through where dependencies or conflicts arise

• Engage with key stakeholders across ACT, OCIO, NATO HQ, NCIA, NSPA, and other relevant cyber/CIS communities

• Attend relevant meetings and provide concise summaries and briefings to support leadership awareness and decision-making

• Maintain regular contact with adjacent offices and branches to ensure broader alignment across cyber security and cyberspace activities

• Help identify and mitigate potential programme, schedule, technical, or organisational conflicts before they escalate 

Desired skills & experience (must-haves)

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field

• Postgraduate education or professional certification in cyber security / information systems security, such as CISSP, GIAC, ISACA, CISM, or equivalent

• At least 5 years of experience in cyber security or cyberspace operations, applying cyber knowledge in complex systems environments

• At least 5 years of experience working on large-scale cyber or CIS projects at enterprise level

• At least 3 years of experience working in an international environment and building relationships across diverse stakeholder groups

• Demonstrated experience operating in large, complex enterprise environments

• Working knowledge of NATO as an organisation, including its key entities and relationships across NATO HQ, OCIO, Strategic Commands, NCIA, and NSPA

• Strong organisational, planning, written, and verbal communication skills

• Proven ability to mediate, de-conflict, and broker practical “win-win” solutions across competing stakeholder interests

• Confidence working in ambiguous environments with limited direction, and willingness to engage proactively

• Full professional fluency in English; strong written and spoken communication are essential

• Excellent command of Microsoft Office tools and collaborative working environments

• Citizen of a NATO member state

• Holder of an active NATO or national SECRET clearance (or higher), or clearly eligible to hold one

• Ability to work on-site in Brussels and travel without restriction across NATO nations as required 

Any of the following would be a plus

• Prior experience supporting NATO cyber adaptation, enterprise cyber security, or cyberspace capability development

• Experience working directly with programme offices, requirement managers, implementation teams, or capability branches in defence environments

• Familiarity with Cyber Adaptation Roadmaps, capability roadmaps, or cross-organisational programme governance

• Experience supporting senior-level coordination meetings, reporting, or decision support in security-sensitive environments

• Previous exposure to defence, government, or international institutional settings beyond NATO 

We offer

• A high-visibility role at the intersection of cyber security, programme coordination, and defence governance

• Direct exposure to senior stakeholders across NATO cyber, CIO, and implementation communities

• The opportunity to contribute to mission-critical work improving alignment between current enterprise cyber efforts and future cyberspace capabilities

• A dynamic international environment with real responsibility and impact from day one

• The chance to apply both your cyber expertise and your stakeholder management skills in a uniquely strategic setting