Cybersecurity Architect – Medior/Senior Level (FR/NL/EN)

Location: Onsite presence required (minimum 3 days/week), with occasional customer visits in Belgium and Luxembourg

Start Date: April 2025

Security Clearance: Must be a citizen of a NATO member state; NATO Secret clearance required within 6 months of starting

Languages:

• Mandatory: English with either French and/or Dutch

Mission

As a Cybersecurity Architect, you will specify and design comprehensive cybersecurity solutions for critical environments. You'll ensure end-to-end cybersecurity integration across the lifecycle of each solution, from initial design to implementation, validation, and service transition.

Main Responsibilities

• Analyse and formalise customer requirements and lead architecture definition
• Serve as technical point of contact with the customer
• Provide expertise in your field or domain
• Lead system specification and design in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams
• Drive Make/Team/Buy decisions and support subcontractor selection
• Own technical documentation (High/Low Level Designs, Config Docs, User Manuals, Test Plans, etc.)
• Ensure compliance with relevant security standards and regulations
• Contribute to risk assessment and vulnerability management
• Support implementation and testing teams by providing technical guidance and ensuring traceability from requirements to final tests

Profile

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in at least two of the following areas:
• Cybersecurity solution design (e.g. embedded systems, integrated platforms)
• System architecture with model-based systems engineering
• IP network architecture and troubleshooting (including IPv6)
• Network/security principles (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, routing)
• Development and certification under frameworks like Common Criteria
• Design involving RESTful architectures, Kubernetes, SOAP/XML, or Keycloak

Valuable Additional Qualifications

• Industry certifications (e.g. CompTIA Security+, GSEC)
• Experience with tools like Capella, DOORS, Polarion, Jira, BitBucket
• Cyber risk assessment experience (preferably EBIOS)
• Familiarity with defense ecosystem and classified info handling
• Experience with cybersecurity solutions (e.g. Anti-DDoS, SIEM, risk management)
• Knowledge of cloud/containerization security
• Experience with knowledge sharing (e.g. seminars, webinars, whitepapers)

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities