Cybersecurity Engineer – Operational Resilience

RECRUITERS; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Amazing Public Sector Benefits

Job summary

RECRUITERS is partnering with an employer in Dublin City Centre to hire a Cybersecurity Engineer – Operational Resilience. This senior role focuses on leading resilience assessments across regulated entities, ensuring compliance with NIS2 and CER, and strengthening physical and cyber security controls.

The position is hybrid with a clear impact on national resilience. The ideal candidate has NFQ Level 8 in cybersecurity or substantial senior regulatory experience, plus strong advisory, assurance

Qualifications

• NFQ Level 8 qualification in Cybersecurity, Science, Technology, Engineering or a related discipline, or significant relevant senior experience.
• Recent senior experience within a regulated or regulatory environment.
• Strong Operational Resilience experience across advisory, assurance and/or risk management.
• Experience within Digital Infrastructure, Digital Providers, ICT Service Management and/or Space sectors.
• Previous engagement with Irish or EU regulatory authorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational resilience assessments, inspections and audits of regulated organisations.
• Assess resilience and compliance requirements under NIS2 and CER.
• Evaluate resilience measures across physical and cyber environments.
• Assess preparedness for cyber incidents, infrastructure failures, natural disasters and other major disruptions.
• Identify non-compliance and support remediation, follow-up audits and enforcement activities.
• Contribute to national resilience strategy and Irish and European working groups.
• Coordinate specialists and external advisors while mentoring team members.

Skills

Operational resilience

Regulatory experience

Cybersecurity

Education

NFQ Level 8 qualification

Senior experience

Job description

Cybersecurity Engineer – Operational Resilience

Salary: €90,000 DOE + Amazing Public Sector Benefits

Location: Dublin City Centre - Hybrid

Our client is expanding its Cybersecurity & Resilience Regulation function and is seeking two senior Cybersecurity Engineer – Operational Resilience.

This is a high-impact opportunity to work across NIS2, CER, cybersecurity, regulatory assurance and critical infrastructure resilience, helping critical organisations prepare for, respond to and recover from major disruptions.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead operational resilience assessments, inspections and audits of regulated organisations.
• Assess resilience and compliance requirements under NIS2 and CER.
• Evaluate resilience measures across physical and cyber environments.
• Assess preparedness for cyber incidents, infrastructure failures, natural disasters and other major disruptions.
• Identify non-compliance and support remediation, follow-up audits and enforcement activities.
• Contribute to national resilience strategy and Irish and European working groups.
• Coordinate specialists and external advisors while mentoring team members.

What We're Looking For:

• NFQ Level 8 qualification in Cybersecurity, Science, Technology, Engineering or a related discipline, or significant relevant senior experience.
• Recent senior experience within a regulated or regulatory environment.
• Strong Operational Resilience experience across advisory, assurance and/or risk management.
• Experience within Digital Infrastructure, Digital Providers, ICT Service Management and/or Space sectors.
• Previous engagement with Irish or EU regulatory authorities.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of NIS2, CER, DORA, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST or CSF.
• Experience with regulatory inspections, audits, compliance assessments or risk‑based supervision.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CISA or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.
• Risk assessment, IT audit, technical management or programme/project management experience.
• Experience delivering large‑scale security or resilience initiatives.
• Experience developing resilience assurance models, including technical testing and control validation.
• Master's degree or relevant cybersecurity leadership qualification.