About this job

The initial contract will be of 4 years’ duration, with subsequent 5 year contracts being awarded thereafter, subject to individual performance and organisation requirements. There is no limit to the amount of follow-up contracts a staff member can receive up to the EUMETSAT retirement age of 63 and there are certainly opportunities to establish a long career perspective at EUMETSAT. This post is graded A2/A4 on the EUMETSAT salary scales. The minimum basic salary for this post is EURO 5,936 per month (net of internal tax) which may be negotiable on the basis of skills and experience. The salary scale provides for increments on the anniversary of taking up employment, and scales are reviewed by the EUMETSAT Council with effect from 1 January each year. In addition to basic salary, EUMETSAT offers attractive benefits. Further information, including salary details, is available on the EUMETSAT web site.

Please note that only nationals of EUMETSAT Member States may apply.

As an intergovernmental European Organisation, EUMETSAT has 30 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom).

Responsibilities

In the EUMETSAT matrix organisation, the Technical and Scientific Support (TSS) department provides support to the development and operations of EUMETSAT satellite systems, in particular ground systems, and contributes to the operational management of the cross-organisational Information Security Management System.

As a member of the Security Team of the Generic Systems and Infrastructure (GSI) division, the Information Security Engineer will supervise, coordinate and assess the implementation of IT security for all operational and corporate IT systems, and support security aspects of the development of new ground systems.

Duties

• Supervise, coordinate and verify the implementation of the Information Security Management System (ISMS) at operational level, including infrastructure, network, storage, computers and software, for all IT security aspects;
• Organise, execute, evaluate and follow-up information security assessments;
• Identify, report and follow-up on relevant information security risks;
• Provide expertise on information security requirements, architecture definition and implementation, to the development and/or procurement of new systems and security solutions;
• Act as one point of contact for all information security-related aspects;
• Maintain appropriate contacts with special interest groups relating to information security, and/or other specialist forums;
• Provide information security training and contribute to security awareness initiatives at organisational level.

Profile

Qualifications

• A university degree in a relevant discipline e.g. Computer and Network Security.
• CISSP or a similar certification are an advantage.

Languages

The official languages of EUMETSAT are English and French. Candidates must be able to work effectively in English and have some knowledge of French.

Skills and Experience

• Definition of information security and related requirements;
• Architecture of IT Security solutions for networks, computer systems and application software;
• Implementation and maintenance of an Information Security Management System (ISMS), including security software and tools, preferably in 24/7 high-availability environments;
• Security assessments and ethical hacking on operational systems;
• Incident response and forensics;
• Security standards like ISO/IEC 27001 & 27002.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills;
• Critical thinking, methodical and organised approach to work combined with an aptitude for detail and accuracy.