Defensive Cyberspace Operations Lead (Planning, Coordination, Lessons Learned) for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Henegouwen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WLG is seeking an experienced Defensive Cyber Operations Manager for a multinational defence headquarters in Mons, Belgium. The role entails planning technical operations end to end and coordinating the people who run them.

You will lead threat hunting, adversary emulation, deception operations, and ensure lessons learned translate into remediation plans, with briefings to technical teams and senior decision makers.

Qualifications

• 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 briefing; strong communication and negotiation skills.
• A plus: CISM or CISSP, previous work in a multinational defence cyber role.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Defensive cyber operations

Project management

Cyber security principles

Communication & briefing

Written English

CISM/CISSP (certs)

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.