Operator, Technical Security (2 posts)

NATO; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 39 885 - 53 969; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

NATO is seeking an Operator, Technical Security to join the Protective Security & Emergency Service Branch (PSESB) within the Joint Intelligence and Security Division (JISD). You will perform technical security tasks, develop and maintain technical security regulations, and support activities such as TSCM and TSIs.

You will operate IPMS, active countermeasures and provide technical security advice to stakeholders while maintaining SOPs in line with NATO Security Policies.

Qualifications

• Higher secondary education with 4 years post-related experience, or upper vocational training/post-secondary degree in a technical or security field with 2 years post-related experience.

Responsabilités

• Planning and Execution: Implement technical security measures according to work plans and SOPs, manage timeframes, promote continuous improvement and maintain professionalism.
• Stakeholder Management: Establish and preserve good working relationships with relevant counterparts and internal customers, communicate disruptions and key findings.
• Information Management: Monitor equipment and tool lifecycles, report technical issues, handle sensitive information in line with NATO Security Policy.
• Expertise Development: Maintain and enhance technical security knowledge through training, exercises, and collaboration with colleagues and national delegation teams; promote knowledge sharing.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Formation

Technical/Security field degree

Description du poste

Primary Location
Belgium-Brussels

NATO Body
NATO International Staff (NATO IS)

Schedule
Full-time

Application Deadline
31-Aug-2026, 12:59:00 AM

Salary (Pay Basis)
4,205.48

Grade
NATO Grade G8‑G10

Summary

The Joint Intelligence and Security Division (JISD) has two main missions: to provide strategic intelligence to NATO HQ decision makers and to protect NATO’s personnel, information and physical assets. The Intelligence pillar, comprising military and civilian personnel, ensures situational awareness of the North Atlantic Council (NAC), the Military Committee (MC) and senior‑level decision‑makers on strategic issues. Its functional areas cover intelligence analysis and production, intelligence policy, and intelligence capability development. The Security pillar coordinates NATO security among member nations, NATO civil and military bodies, international organisations and partner countries, and protects NATO Headquarters, its personnel, information and physical assets, including the Secretary General.

Job Description

As Operator, Technical Security within the Protective Security & Emergency Service Branch (PSESB) of the JISD, you will perform technical security tasks and missions, develop and maintain technical security regulations, and support activities such as Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM) and Technical Security Inspections (TSIs). You will operate In‑Place Monitoring Systems (IPMS), active countermeasures and provide technical security advice to stakeholders while maintaining, updating and complying with SOPs in line with NATO Security Policies. Flexibility to work outside normal hours and occasional travel is required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Higher secondary education with 4 years post‑related experience, or upper vocational training/post‑secondary degree in a technical or security field with 2 years post‑related experience.
• Ability to perform physical and labour‑intensive tasks under pressure, including working at heights and in confined spaces.
• Experience working effectively within a team, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Methodical problem‑solving approach and attention to detail under time constraints.
• Official language proficiency (English/French): Advanced in one language and Beginner in the other.
• Advantages:
  • Formal qualifications in engineering/physics or a vocational certificate in security or communication technologies.
  • Ability to operate specialised technical equipment independently.
  • Knowledge/practical experience in engineering (radio frequency, electrical/electronics, ICT including TEMPEST), security systems (alarms & CCTV, TSCM, IPMS), or surveillance operations.

Main Accountabilities

Planning and Execution Implement technical security measures according to work plans and SOPs, manage timeframes, promote continuous improvement and maintain professionalism.

Stakeholder Management Establish and preserve good working relationships with relevant counterparts and internal customers, communicate disruptions and key findings.

Information Management Monitor equipment and tool lifecycles, report technical issues, handle sensitive information in line with NATO Security Policy.

Expertise Development Maintain and enhance technical security knowledge through training, exercises, and collaboration with colleagues and national delegation teams; promote knowledge sharing.

Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Reporting Lines

The Operator, Technical Security reports directly to the Head, Technical Security.

Interactions

Work closely with other JISD sections, particularly within PSESB, the Security Policy Oversight Branch, the International Staff, delegations, missions, military representations and agencies on the NATO HQ compound.

Competencies

• Achievement – works to meet standards.
• Analytical Thinking – identifies basic relationships.
• Clarity and Accuracy – checks own work.
• Conceptual Thinking – sees patterns based on experience.
• Customer Service Orientation – takes responsibility for correcting problems.
• Empathy – reads non‑verbal cues.
• Impact and Influence – persuades effectively.
• Initiative – decisive in time‑sensitive situations.
• Teamwork – cooperates.

Contract

Definite duration contract of three years, with possibility of an indefinite contract thereafter.

For non‑seconded staff, it is a three‑year definite contract that may be followed by an indefinite contract. For seconded staff, a three‑year definite contract may be renewed for up to three additional years with national‑authority agreement, maximum service period six years. Serving staff receive a contract under the NATO Civilian Personnel Regulations. Twin‑graded posts are appointed at the lower grade; advancement to the higher grade is not automatic and normally does not occur during the first three years of service.

Under specific circumstances, serving staff may be appointed directly to the higher grade, reducing the period to three years by up to twenty‑four months for external candidates, as described in the IS directive on twin‑graded posts.

Equal Opportunity Statement

NATO is committed to diversity and inclusion, providing equal access to employment, advancement and retention regardless of gender, age, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, culture, sexual orientation or disability. NATO welcomes applications from all member nations and actively encourages women to apply. NATO also strives to support candidates with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodation during the selection process.

Integrity and Transparency

Selected candidates are expected to uphold integrity, transparency and accountability in line with international norms and NATO’s core values. They should act as role models of good governance and promote ethical conduct within their work.