Senior Cyber Liaison Officer – NATO Cybersecurity
novaspace · Brussels, Belgium · onsite
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