Galileo System Security Coordinator

ESA; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ESA in Noordwijk is seeking a Galileo System Security Coordinator with a strong background in security architectures for large space systems. You will coordinate end-to-end system design for the Galileo PRS and security functions, ensuring traceability from mission requirements to secure implementations.

You will lead the architecture evolution, assess deviations and changes, and maintain compliance across multiple builds while interfacing with accreditation teams and key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in system engineering or related field with at least four years of relevant professional experience.
• Alternative: Bachelor's degree complemented by four years of relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience in Phase C/D is an asset.
• Eligibility to access information subject to export controls and able to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end design of the Galileo PRS and security functions, ensuring traceability from mission requirements to system implementation.
• Lead system security architecture evolution to align with programme objectives and accreditation needs.
• Assess requests for deviation/waiver and engineering changes and their impact on security and procurement.
• Maintain mission and security statements of compliance across builds (as-designed to as-operated).
• Lead engineers and coordinate industrial contractors and support from multiple directorates.
• Interface with Accreditation Team and stakeholders to provide security compliance evidence and inputs.
• Prepare technical reports, position papers and briefings for programme milestones.

Skills

Security architecture

MBSE

Requirements management

Security evaluation

Education

Master's degree in system engineering

Bachelor's degree + 4 years relevant experience

Tools

MBSE tools

Requirements management tools

Security evaluation frameworks

Job description

Galileo System Security Coordinator in the Galileo PRS and System Security Engineering Unit, Galileo System Security Service, Galileo Project Office, Galileo and EGNOS Programme Department, Directorate of Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity.

• Location: ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands
• Type of appointment: 4 years, extendable to indefinite
• Grade band: A2-A4; in principle, recruitment will be within the advertised grade band. If the selected candidate has less than four years of relevant professional experience following completion of the master's degree, the position may be filled at A1 level.

Description

The Galileo System Security Service oversees security-related activities for Galileo core infrastructure, including end-to-end system security engineering, design and development of Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) infrastructure, security accreditation and cyber security.

The Galileo PRS and System Security Engineering Unit is responsible for the mission, PRS and system security engineering activities for Galileo, including the procurement and maintenance of PRS test bench and system tools, service validation and service provision support.

Duties

You will report to the Head of the Galileo PRS and System Security Engineering Unit. Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• coordinating the end-to-end system design of the Galileo PRS and Security functions, ensuring full traceability from mission level and security requirements (MRD, SSRS and related security documentation) to system implementation and maintaining the associated System Security Technical Requirement Baseline;
• leading system security activities to define, maintain and evolve the PRS and system security architecture, including logical, physical and operational security architectures, ensuring alignment with programme objectives, security accreditation needs and future mission evolutions;
• leading the technical assessment and approval process for requests for deviation (RFD), requests for waiver (RFW) and engineering change proposals, assessing impacts on system security, procurement activities, implementation plans and compliance status across all system builds and releases;
• managing the definition, maintenance and verification of mission and security statements of compliance (MRD SoC, SSRS SoC and associated compliance matrices) throughout the various system builds, including as-designed, as-procured, as-built and as-operated configurations, ensuring consistency across all Galileo segments;
• leading a team of engineers and specialised engineering support from the Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality and the Directorate of Operations, as well as coordinating the work of industrial contractors;
• acting as the primary interface with the Accreditation Team, coordinating the provision of system security engineering evidence, compliance justifications and technical inputs to support security accreditation activities;
• interfacing with EUSPA, the European Commission, Member States and other relevant stakeholders for the provision of ESA contributions to security compliance and service-readiness activities, including the preparation of service requirement statements of compliance at programme milestones;
• actively participating in ESA, EU and Member State working groups dealing with space security matters, such as WGTEC, translating user, operational and policy needs into mission and system security requirements and maintaining consistency with the Security Baseline;
• monitoring emerging technologies, threat landscapes, security standards and regulatory developments in satellite navigation, cryptography, cyber security and resilient space systems, proposing enhancements and evolutions to the Galileo PRS and Security functions;
• contributing to the definition of long-term system security roadmaps, including future capabilities, technology insertion, security architecture evolution and mission resilience improvements;
• preparing technical reports, position papers, programme reviews and management briefings and providing regular reporting to the Head of the Galileo PRS and System Security Engineering Unit.

Your duties may also include supporting other activities within your field of competence and the transfer of knowledge across the Agency.

Technical competencies

• Proven experience in the definition, development and verification of security architectures for large and complex systems, together with substantial experience in Phase A/B/E and security.
• Good knowledge of security engineering principles, including confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, accountability and non-repudiation.
• Good knowledge of space-based navigation systems, signals and security engineering applied to space systems.
• Good knowledge and experience of model-based systems engineering and requirement management tools.
• Knowledge of space system engineering standards and procedures and project development phases.
• Knowledge of industrial development, verification and procurement processes.
• Familiarity with the Common Criteria (ISO/IEC 15408) framework and security evaluation methodologies.

Behavioural competencies

• Result Orientation
• Operational Efficiency
• Fostering Cooperation
• Relationship Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Forward Thinking

Education and professional experience

A master's degree in system engineering or a related discipline is required for this post, together with four years of relevant professional experience. Alternatively, candidates with a bachelor's degree, complemented by an additional four years of relevant professional experience, may be considered.

Additional requirements

Experience in Phase C/D is considered an asset.

Applicants must be eligible to access information, technology, and hardware which is subject to European or US export control and sanctions regulations and eligible to acquire the security clearance by their national security administrations.

Successful candidates will need to undergo basic screening before appointment, which will be conducted by an external background screening service, in compliance with the European Space Agency's security procedures.

Nationality and Languages

Applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Canada, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia.

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.

ESA is in the process of transitioning to a Matrix setup, which could lead to organisational changes affecting this position.