Cyber Exercises Coordination Officer

Brussels, Belgium Deadline: 17-07-2026 Geplaatst: 03-07-2026 #17114

Duties

  • Support the planning, development, execution and reporting activities of Enterprise Pathfinder (ENPAF) exercise, a holistic Table Top Exercise (TTX) led by CDT, by:
  • Developing the necessary planning, execution and post-execution deliverables, including calling notices, Exercise Specification (EXSPEC), training audience handbooks, storylines, presentations, exercise reports;
  • Supporting and coordinating the ENPAF Exercise Group meetings and activities, and reporting to the ENPAF Exercise Director;
  • Supporting and coordinating the Enterprise Incident Management (EIM), Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) working level and principal level involvement in all phases of the exercise, within the context of the NATO Integrated Cyber Defence Centre (NICC) way of working;
  • Liaising with the relevant stakeholders involved in the planning, development and execution phases of ENPAF;
  • Organising and supporting periodic in-person and virtual events for exercise planning, execution and post-execution purposes;
  • Capturing, assessing and consolidating observations and lessons identified in the ENPAF exercise report.
  • Supporting the planning, development, execution and reporting phases of NATO cyber-related exercises, in which the participation of CDT leadership or subject matter experts is required;
  • Representing CYR ‘Learning, training and exercise support’ function in the exercises planning and coordination meetings and events of multiple exercises (e.g. Cyber Coalition, Crisis Management Exercises, (CMX), Short Notice Exercise (SNEX));
  • Ensuring that the necessary planning, education and execution activities and deliverables are properly coordinated and timely completed;
  • Liaising with the relevant stakeholders, including NATO Entities and Allies, involved in the planning, development and execution phases of NATO Exercises;
  • Organising periodical in-person and virtual coordination events for exercise planning purposes;
  • Further developing and improving the CYR Exercises SharePoint portals, ensuring appropriate information management of all exercise related information;
  • Capturing, assessing and consolidating observations and lessons identified.
  • Consolidating CDT’s lessons identified from different exercises.
  • Facilitating the identification of potential synergies, gaps and/or missing links, to increase alignment between cyber and related exercises;
  • Supporting the creation of efficiencies across the cyber exercises landscape through the convergence of exercise scenarios and re-use of storylines, their supporting elements, and related artefacts as much as possible;
  • Supporting CDT’s periodic reporting on the progress implementing the exercise continuum approach;
  • Conducting structured data collection, comparison and assessment of current cyber exercises.
  • The contractor personnel will be responsible for coordinating the necessary exercise materials amongst multiple Enterprise and represent CDT as a core planning team member.
  • The contractor personnel will also support the CYR Lessons Learned activities, capturing, assessing and consolidating the Lessons Identified/ Lessons learned (LI/LL) into the CDT Cyber and Digital LL Registry.
  • The contractor personnel will work closely with NATO stakeholders, including Allied Command Transformation (ACT), Allied Command Operations (ACO), Joint Intelligence and Security Division (JISD), Operations Division (OPS), Cyberspace Operations Centre (CYOC), NATO Communications Information Agency (NCIA), Allies and others.

Requirement

  • Possess a university degree, or an equivalent qualification.
  • More than 3 years of experience in planning and conducting exercises, preferably in a large organization.
  • Excellent knowledge and experience with cybersecurity best practices.
  • Good knowledge of the principles, policy and procedures governing cybersecurity, preferably in military and/or defence organizations.
  • Active NATO SECRET security clearance at time of proposal submission.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook) and Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
  • Experience in content management in a Microsoft SharePoint environment.
  • Fluent or Native levels of English ensuring excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to seamlessly engage all levels of staff – from working-level practitioners to senior leadership.
  • Exceptional digital literacy with ability to bridge technical, operational, and policy domains.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
  • Detail-oriented with a commitment to producing high quality, error-free content.

Preferences

  • Experience working with NATO, or equivalent international organizations, supporting exercises.
  • Knowledge and experience with the NATO Lessons Learned process.
  • Knowledge and Experience of NATO Bi-SC 75-03 Exercise Design and Execution.
  • Knowledge of NATO’s security policy and supporting directives Experience in Training Design Analysis.
  • Knowledge on NATO cybersecurity processes.
  • Knowledge and experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders during the response activities to cybersecurity related incidents in large, geographically sparse organizations.
  • Cybersecurity certifications such as CISM, CISSP or equivalent post-graduate degree in cybersecurity is desirable.

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