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Deadline Date: Monday 24 August 2026 Requirement: Network Security Tool Manager Location: Mons, BE Full Time On-Site: Yes Time On-Site: 100% Total Scope of the request (hours): 400 Required Start Date: 5 October 2026 End Contract Date: 31 December 2026 Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET Duties & Role: Working under the direction of the Team Lead and the CSOC Section Head, the incumbent will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise cyber defense tools that support network security monitoring, threat detection, and threat hunting. As part of the CSOC section, the role acts as a subject matter expert for network visibility, security monitoring, and packet capture capabilities, ensuring platforms remain reliable, effective, and aligned with organizational security objectives. Roles & duties are as follows: Security Tool Operations & Lifecycle Management Deliver and maintain the network visibility and security monitoring capabilities required to support CSOC operations. Act as a subject matter expert for the operation, configuration, and lifecycle management of security monitoring and packet capture technologies. Manage the lifecycle of security monitoring platforms, including deployment, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, obsolescence management, and decommissioning. Configure, maintain, and optimize monitoring, traffic aggregation, and packet capture technologies to support reliable data collection and analysis. Monitor platform health, availability, data quality, retention, storage utilization, and operational performance. Identify and address visibility gaps that may impact threat detection or security operations. Maintain accurate documentation, architecture diagrams, inventories, operational procedures, and support information. Troubleshoot Linux, network, connectivity, performance, and data collection issues across the security monitoring environment. Continuous Improvement Support the design and implementation of security monitoring solutions that align with CSOC requirements. Support integration with wider security operations, analytics, and incident management capabilities. Work with security analysts, detection engineering, and other stakeholders to improve monitoring coverage and support evolving detection requirements. Conduct capacity planning and scalability assessments to support future growth. Identify operational risks, improvement opportunities, and enhancements to increase reliability, visibility, and efficiency. Support compliance, audit, and assurance activities related to cyber defense technologies. Stakeholder Engagement & Project Support: Provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance on security monitoring, network visibility, packet capture, and data collection requirements. Support projects and initiatives by ensuring monitoring and visibility requirements are considered during design, implementation, and service transition. Support cabling, deployment planning, and site survey activities related to security monitoring and network visibility infrastructure. Coordinate maintenance activities, vendor support engagements, and communications relating to platform status, risks, and improvement opportunities. If requested, participate in cyber defence related exercises supported by NCIA. Support the Defend Branch service delivery in the context of NCIA Enterprise Service Delivery Model and NCIA Customer Funded regime. Deputize for higher grade staff, if required. Performs other duties as may be required. Specific Working Conditions: The contractor may be required to travel to NCIA locations in support of operational duties. In such cases the contractor will be reimbursed for travel costs according to NATO regulations for traveling on NATO duty. Contractors traveling for work purposes shall initiate travel requests from their designated duty sta