Security Officer

ICEYE; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

None

Job summary

ICEYE Portugal seeks a dedicated Security Officer to manage facility security, access controls, and secure handling of classified information in Lisbon. You’ll coordinate national security clearances and maintain the cleared personnel register, while aligning with ICEYE’s global standards and local requirements.

The role involves working with the CEO, People & Operations, and IT to ensure secure-area readiness, incident response, and compliance with NATO and Portuguese regulations.

Qualifications

• Formal Facility Security Officer (FSO) or Security Manager experience in defence, aerospace or critical infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of physical security standards (locks, alarms, access control, CCTV) and information security (ISO 27001/NIST/NIS2).
• Hands-on experience with national clearance processes (GNS/ANS) and NATO classification frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own ICEYE Portugal's facility security programme: access control, secure-room build-out, visitor management, alarms, CCTV, key management.
• Coordinate national security clearance applications (GNS/ANS) and maintain the cleared personnel register.
• Lead local incident-response and secure-handling of classified material per rules and policy.
• Collaborate with CEO, Head of People & Operations, and IT Site Engineer on secure-area readiness and visitor controls.
• Be the security interface to authorities (GNS/ANS, NATO, space agency) and support customer deployments.

Skills

FSO experience

Security management

Portuguese clearance

Bilingual EN/PT

NATO classification

Job description

Role highlights:

• Security Officer

• Location: Lisbon, Portugal

• Department: Security

• Reports to: CEO of ICEYE Portugal

• Employment type: Permanent

• Workplace model: On-site

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

Why this role matters:

ICEYE Portugal turns sovereign intelligence from space into an operational capability built in Lisbon. This role keeps that capability secure. As ICEYE Portugal's named Local Security Officer, you are the formal interface to GNS / ANS and the CEO's trusted partner on every clearance, audit and facility question, accountable for our people, our facility and our information meeting ICEYE's global security standards and Portugal's national and NATO sovereignty requirements.

It is a hybrid role, modelled on how ICEYE runs its other international sites, and it sits at the centre of everything ICEYE Portugal does.

Who We Are

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.

ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.

ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.

Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Your day-to-day responsibilities

Facility and physical security

• Own ICEYE Portugal's facility security programme: physical access control, secure-room build-out, visitor management, alarms, CCTV and key management.

• Drive the office's NATO Restricted readiness audit with GNS and prepare for higher classifications as the customer mission evolves.

• Run the secure handling of classified material in line with Portuguese national rules and ICEYE policy.

• Partner with the CEO, Head of People & Operations, and the local IT Site Engineer on the Class A office fit-out, specifically on secure-area readiness for clearance-restricted workflows.

Personnel security and clearances

• Coordinate national security clearance applications (GNS / ANS) for the CEO, FDEs and other cleared roles, and maintain the cleared-personnel register (levels, expirations, briefings and debriefings).

• Run security on-boarding and off-boarding for every employee and visitor: NDAs, security awareness, classified-handling training and access provisioning.

Information and cyber security

• Partner with ICEYE Oy Security leadership and HQ IT to translate the global cyber baseline (endpoint, MDM, network, identity) into local controls.

• Lead local incident-response coordination: classified leaks, lost devices, social engineering and suspicious foreign-contact reporting.

Vendor and supply-chain security

• Vet and onboard local vendors against ICEYE security standards (cleaning, IT, real estate, broker, legal, accounting).

• Run periodic security audits on key suppliers.

Programme and customer security interface

• Be the named security interface to the Portuguese Air Force, GNS / ANS, NATO and the Portuguese Space Agency on ICEYE Portugal matters.

• Support the FDEs on customer-site security questions during the SAR / SIP deployment, maintain the local security policy library, run the annual security training programme, and contribute to ICEYE's global security community of practice.

What we’re looking for

Must haves:

• Formal Facility Security Officer (FSO) or Security Manager experience in defence, aerospace or critical infrastructure.

• Working knowledge of physical security standards (locks, alarms, access control, CCTV, secure rooms) and information security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, NIS2).

• Hands-on experience running or actively supporting national clearance processes (GNS / ANS) and NATO classification frameworks (NATO RESTRICTED minimum).

• Active or recently held Portuguese national security clearance, or unambiguous eligibility to obtain one quickly.

• Excellent written and spoken English and Portuguese.

• Pragmatic, calm under pressure, comfortable with ambiguity and matrix reporting (Security, CEO).

• Basic IT literacy sufficient to coordinate with the local IT Site Engineer on secure-area technical requirements (network segmentation, air-gapped systems).

Nice to haves:

• Prior background as a non-commissioned or commissioned officer in the Portuguese Armed Forces, GNR, PSP, or SIS / SIED.

• Experience with sovereign or accredited cloud (NATO RESTRICTED, EU RESTRICTED) and export-control regimes (Wassenaar, dual-use EU 2021/821).

• Familiarity with Portugal's cyber regulator (CNCS) and NIS2 implementation.

Working at ICEYE

At ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.

How We Work (Our Values)

Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.

• Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the “why” behind decisions.

• See the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.

• Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.

• Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.

• Have fun: What we do matters—and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.

We’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us—we’ll do our best to help.