Cybersecurity Engineer – Operational Resilience

RECRUITERS; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Amazing Public Sector Benefits

Job summary

RECRUITERS is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer – Operational Resilience in Dublin for a hybrid role. You will lead resilience assessments across regulated organisations, focusing on NIS2/CER requirements, and evaluate security measures within both cyber and physical environments.

The role demands senior experience in regulated settings, NFQ Level 8 in cybersecurity or equivalent, and ability to coordinate with Irish/EU authorities while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• NFQ Level 8 qualification in Cybersecurity, Science, Technology, Engineering or related discipline, or significant senior experience.
• Recent senior experience within a regulated environment.
• Strong Operational Resilience experience across advisory, assurance and/or risk management.
• Experience 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 in Cybersecurity or related discipline

Tools

NIS2 knowledge

CER

GDPR

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.