Senior Cyber & Digital Law Consultant – Incident Response

CMS Belgium; Watermaal-Bosvoorde; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Hybrid working

CMS international network

Structured training & certifications

Offices in Antwerp and Brussels

Job summary

CMS Belgium is looking for a Senior Consultant – Cyber & Digital Law to reinforce its Technology, Media & Communications law practice between Brussels and Antwerp. You will work as a consultant alongside our lawyers, combining hands‑on incident response support with regulatory advisory work.

The role has two halves: Incident response (non-technical) coordinating with clients, forensic investigators, IT, insurers and advisors; and Digital regulatory advisory on governance, data protection,

Qualifications

• Belgian law degree (Master in Laws or equivalent).
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in data protection, cybersecurity, technology or digital regulation.
• Solid knowledge of EU and Belgian digital law and ability to stay current.
• Interest in IT and cybersecurity and understanding how technology works.
• Fluency in Dutch and English; French is a strong asset.
• Self-propelled and proactive.
• Strong communicator able to explain issues to CISOs, IT, executives and boards.
• Composure under time pressure and discretion for incident work.
• Willingness to participate in a standby rota.

Responsibilities

• Act as main contact during cyber incidents coordinating across digital forensics, legal, communications and insurers.
• Coordinate incident workstreams across client, investigators, IT, security providers, insurers and consultants.
• Assess GDPR, Belgian DPA, NIS2, CCB/CERT.be, DORA obligations and timelines.
• Draft notifications to regulators and communications to data subjects and partners.
• Manage external service providers for incident response.
• Support decision‑making in extortion and ransomware scenarios.
• Lead post‑incident reviews and drive improvements.
• Develop incident response plans, playbooks, matrices and training.
• Help manage incident response retainers and standby arrangements.
• Regulatory advisory duties: GDPR, DPA, NIS2, CyberFundamentals, DORA, DSA/DMA, AI Act, Data Act.

Skills

Dutch and English fluency

IT and cybersecurity interest

Strong communicator

Proactive / self-driven

Ability to explain to CISOs and boards

Calm under time pressure

Standby readiness

Tech curiosity

Education

Belgian law degree (Master in Laws or equivalent)

Tools

Security framework familiarity: ISO/IEC 27001, NIS2, CyberFundamentals, NIST CSF

Certifications: CIPP/E, CIPM, CISM, CISSP

Job description

CMS Belgium is looking for a Senior Consultant – Cyber & Digital Law to reinforce its Technology, Media & Communications law practice between Brussels and Antwerp. You will work as a consultant alongside our lawyers, combining hands‑on incident response support with regulatory advisory work.

The role has two halves: Incident response (non-technical) coordinating with clients, forensic investigators, IT, insurers and advisors; and Digital regulatory advisory on governance, data protection,