Cyber Defence Operations Planner (Incident Response, Deception) for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Henegouwen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WLG in Mons, Belgium, is seeking an experienced defensive cyber operations manager to plan technical operations end to end and coordinate the people who run them. You will lead threat hunting, adversary emulation and deception operations, turning lessons into remediation plans while briefing senior decision-makers and coordinating incident response across multiple organisations.

This role demands strong English communication, solid project management experience, and the ability to translate

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on defensive cyber operations in a military setting.
• 3+ years of project management across several organisations.
• Strong cyber security principles, policy and procedures.
• Excellent written English; report writing and briefing; strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Nice to have: CISM or CISSP; previous multinational defence cyber experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee threat hunting, adversary emulation and deception operations.
• Take each operation from planning through execution, assessment and follow up.
• Build the red and blue picture with specialists and write the plans.
• Turn lessons from operations into remediation plans.
• Coordinate the planning cell and supporting incident response.
• Briefing technical teams and senior decision makers alike.

Skills

Defensive cyber ops

Project management

Cyber security principles

Report writing

Briefing skills

Negotiation skills

CISSP/CISM

Job description

Hunt, emulate, deceive, and make sure every operation leaves the network stronger.

A multinational defence headquarters in Mons is looking for an experienced defensive cyber operations manager to plan technical operations end to end and coordinate the people who run them.

What You Would Be Doing

• Planning and overseeing threat hunting, adversary emulation and deception operations
• Taking each operation from planning through execution, assessment and follow up
• Building the red and blue picture with specialists and writing the plans
• Turning lessons from operations into remediation plans
• Coordinating the planning cell and supporting incident response
• Briefing technical teams and senior decision makers alike

What you would bring

• More than 2 years of hands‑on defensive cyber operations in a military setting
• At least 3 years of project management across several organisations
• Strong cyber security principles, policy and procedures
• Excellent written English, report writing and briefingStrong communication and negotiation skills
• A plus: CISM or CISSP, previous work in a multinational defence cyber role

Why this one is worth a look

Real operations, real adversaries, and a seat where your plans get executed.