Junior IT Security Officer

Junior Professional Programme **Junior IT Security Officer** **Directorate General of Administration** **Directorate of Information Technology** Reference**:e053/2024** **Location: Strasbourg **Publication**:17/10/2024 **Deadline: 07/11/2024** Are you a young graduate motivated and aspiring Junior IT Security Officer interested in joining the dynamic and innovative Directorate of Information Technology (DIT) with a clear vision and strategy? Do you want to gain experience in an international Organisation working for human rights, democracy and the rule of law? Would you like to play an active and crucial role in enhancing the security posture, resilience, and reliability of our services by collaborating closely with the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and the DIT team? Do you have the potential to assist in researching, designing, and implementing security measures to protect our products and digital tools provided by the Directorate of Information Technology? If so, this programme may be the good opportunity for you. **Who we are** With over 2600 staff members coming from all its 46 member States, the multicultural Organisation. We all strive towards protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law and our three core values - **professionalism, integrity and respect**: - guide the way we work. The Information Technology Department seeks to implement innovative and cost-effective systems that enhance efficiency and productivity, digitally transforming the Organisation to be user-focused and data-driven. As part of the IT Department, the Information Security team handles governance, risk management, and crisis management, covering the full range of information security tasks. The See here for more information about the **Your role** As a Junior IT Security Officer, you will play a crucial role in the implementation and management of information security tools within our organisation. Your responsibilities will include a combination of technical tasks, incident management, and security monitoring, contributing to the protection and resilience of our information systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your skills in information security while participating in impactful projects. This role is ideal for a recent graduate or early-career professional with a strong background in information security, computer science, and incident management. **Our work is carried by our values** You will perform the following duties: assisting in the configuration, and maintenance of information security tools to ensure data and system protection; assisting in the supervision and management of the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, ensuring continuous monitoring to detect and respond to security incidents; analysing security alerts, investigating incidents, and collaborating with relevant teams to resolve them quickly and effectively; providing expertise to evaluate and implement improvements and new security tools in ongoing projects; assisting in the management and resolution of security requests (approximately 300 per year) and maintaining regular contact with users to ensure optimal security; supervising the adherence to the "six-eyes principle"; assisting in the monitoring of emerging attack techniques and new security vulnerabilities to anticipate and prevent potential threats. The Junior Professional Programme opens the an opportunity to gain experience working with this pan-European institution. You will benefit from regular working contact with staff members, assist senior colleagues with their daily work and benefit from the well as deepening your knowledge of the Organisation. The length of employment of Junior Professionals is limited to a maximum of four years under this scheme. **What we are looking for** You must: have a higher education degree or qualification equivalent to a master’s degree (2nd cycle of the Bologna process framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area) in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field; have a maximum of two years of relevant professional experience in Information Security; have a knowledge of information security tools and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems; have a good knowledge of one of the two official languages of the knowledge of the other; be a citizen of one of the member States of the service of that State; have discharged any obligation concerning national service (military, civil or comparable); not be the parent, child, stepchild or grandchild of a serving staff member of the Demonstrate to us that you have the following competencies: Professional and technical expertise: - basic knowledge of information security methodologies and practical experience in the field; - familiarity with SIEM technology, particularly ELK; - understanding of information security norms such as ISO27000 and EBIOS; - basic knowled