Senior Cyber Liaison Officer – NATO Cybersecurity

Are you an experienced cyber professional who knows how to connect programmes, align stakeholders, and resolve friction across complex international organisations? JoinNovaspacein a high-impact role supporting NATO cyber security and cyberspace coordination in Brussels.

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We are looking for a senior profile to support the alignment of current NATO Enterprise Cyber Security activities with future Cyberspace capability development. This role is not a purely technical cyber role: it is a coordination-heavy, stakeholder-facing position for someone who understandscybersecurity, canoperateconfidently across NATO structures, and can broker practical solutions across multiple teams and programmes.What should you bring in terms of capabilities? Roadmap analysis, de-confliction, stakeholder coordination, and the ability to work across ACT, OCIO, NCIA, NATO HQ,and related cyber/CIS communities.

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 toidentifyoverlaps, gaps, conflicts, and coordination touchpoints
• Support de-confliction between the Cyberspace Programme and the Cyber Adaptation Roadmap, including coordination with NCIA whererequired
• 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
• Helpidentifyand mitigate potential programme, schedule, technical, or organisational conflicts before they upscale

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 experienceoperatingin 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 asrequired

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
• Previousexposure 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-critica