Senior Cyber Security Architect – NATO Secret

GardPass Consulting & Space; Henegouwen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GardPass Consulting & Space in Mons, Belgium, seeks an experienced cybersecurity architect with NATO SECRET clearance. You will contribute to developing secure solution architectures across business, infrastructure and functional domains.

You will lead architectural design efforts, assess trade-offs, document decisions, and ensure compliance with security standards while coordinating with NCIA/NCSC and stakeholders. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Active NATO SECRET clearance is required.
• Minimum 3 years post-degree experience in related field.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity services or related delivery.
• Experience identifying vulnerabilities and threats.
• Experience drafting technical requirements and system diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Develop solution architectures across business, infra and functional areas.
• Evaluate alternative architectures for cost, performance and scalability.
• Document significant architectural decisions.
• Produce cloud/on-premises component specifications for design.
• Support projects with technical plans and design principles.
• Ensure solutions meet security and enterprise standards.
• Lead cybersecurity guidance in engineering projects.
• Coordinate activities between NCIA and NCSC.

Skills

NATO SECRET clearance

Cybersecurity expertise

Security risk assessment

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

ArchiMate modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Tools

ArchiMate modelling language

Cloud/security architectures

Job description

GardPass Consulting & Space in Mons, Belgium, seeks an experienced cybersecurity architect with NATO SECRET clearance. You will contribute to developing secure solution architectures across business, infrastructure and functional domains.

You will lead architectural design efforts, assess trade-offs, document decisions, and ensure compliance with security standards while coordinating with NCIA/NCSC and stakeholders. Strong communication and leadership are essential.