Security Consultant – Incident Response & Threat Intelligence

Pauwels Consulting; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a security professional to join a specialized security team in Ghent. The role focuses on analyzing and optimizing security processes, managing incident response, and protecting infrastructure.

Start date: 09/11/2026. Duration: 1 year. Work regime: Full-time. Location: Ghent, Belgium. Hybrid with onsite requirements. Contract: open to permanent employees and freelancers.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of security consulting experience in data, infrastructure or application environments.
• 1+ years of Log Analysis and Incident Response experience.
• 1+ years of Security Incident Triage and Threat Intelligence experience.
• Knowledge of Windows Security, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and GPO.
• Familiar with TCP/IP networking, VLANs and network troubleshooting.
• Experience with Firewall Log Analysis and EDR solutions.
• Experience documenting security processes and governance.
• Familiarity with ISO27000, COBIT, NIST, OWASP or CIS frameworks.
• Dutch language fluent at C2 level.

Responsibilities

• Implement information security management processes and governance documents.
• Perform vulnerability analyses and security assessments across data, infrastructure, and applications.
• Manage security incident triage, log analysis and threat intelligence operations.
• Optimize application security and implement privileged access management or encryption solutions.
• Monitor and secure network environments using firewalls and endpoint detection tools.
• Apply security frameworks and benchmarks to ensure compliance and defense effectiveness.

Skills

Log Analysis

Incident Response

Security Incident Triage

Threat Intelligence

Windows Security

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

GPO

TCP/IP

VLANs

Firewall Log Analysis

EDR

Security Governance

ISO27000

COBIT

NIST

OWASP

CIS

Dutch (C2)

Education

Professional certifications (CISM/CISSP/CEH)

Tools

Elastic SIEM

PowerShell

Microsoft 365 Security

Job description

Our client, a prominent organization in the public safety sector, is looking for a security professional to join their specialized security team. The role focuses on analyzing and optimizing security processes while managing technical incident response and infrastructure protection.

• Implement information security management processes and governance documentation.
• Perform vulnerability analyses and security assessments across data, infrastructure, and applications.
• Manage security incident triage, log analysis, and threat intelligence operations.
• Optimize application security and implement privileged access management or encryption solutions.
• Monitor and secure network environments using firewalls and endpoint detection tools.
• Apply security frameworks and benchmarks to ensure organizational compliance and defense effectiveness.

• You have 1+ years of experience in security consulting within data, infrastructure, or application environments.
• You bring 1+ years of expertise in Log Analysis and Incident Response.
• You possess 1+ years of experience in Security Incident Triage and Threat Intelligence.
• You have knowledge of Windows Security, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and GPO.
• You're familiar with TCP/IP networking including VLANs and network troubleshooting.
• You have experience with Firewall Log Analysis and EDR solutions.
• You bring experience in analyzing, optimizing, and documenting security processes and governance.
• You possess knowledge of security frameworks such as ISO27000, COBIT, NIST, OWASP, or CIS.
• You're proactive and solution-oriented.
• You are fluent in Dutch at a C2 level.

Nice to Haves

• 3+ years of SOC experience.
• Knowledge of Elastic or other SIEM platforms and PowerShell scripting.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Security and Vulnerability Management.
• Relevant certifications such as CISM, CISSP, or CEH.
• Familiarity with CIS Benchmarks.

• Start date: 09/11/2026
• Duration: 1 year
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Ghent
• Working model: Hybrid with onsite requirements
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers