Cyber Security Specialist

ROLE: Cybersecurity Implementer Consultant

CLIENT: Major EU Institute

DURATION: 1 Year B2B Freelance Contract

TYPE: Hybrid - 80% on-site, 20 off-site

REQUIREMENT: EU Nationality

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide security expertise for BAU activities, including incident management, user requests, threat analysis (spam/phishing), and vulnerability remediation follow-up.

• Conduct or support activities related to vulnerability management, penetration testing, secure code assessment, and threat intelligence.

• Lead BAU security initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes.

• Assist in business continuity, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity exercise preparation.

• Coordinate with third-party security service providers on assigned topics.

• Advise the internal IT security team on security best practices for MS365 and Azure architecture, configuration, and operations.

• Monitor security sources to identify emerging threats and assess their relevance to ESM’s systems, processes, and users.

• Provide market analysis for cybersecurity tools, solutions, and emerging concepts.

• Support cybersecurity governance, including risk management, policies, compliance and alignment with standards such as NIST CSF or the Australian Essential Eight.

• Support security awareness activities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Years of experience in IT or cybersecurity, depending on the submitted profile:

o SME, System analyst – Senior consultant: 7-10 years

• Strong understanding of technical aspects of cyber security, and a good understanding of general security tools.

• The candidate has knowledge of Microsoft’s security ecosystem; a plus is recent experience with Microsoft’s security tools.

• Project management certifications (PM2, Prince2, PMI) are considered as an asset.

• A “can do” attitude, proactiveness to take on relevant tasks, and ability to integrate well with various teams

• Willingness to undertake tasks that require learning on the job

• Ability to coordinate and follow up with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently on BAU security initiatives and assigned tasks.

• Capacity to organise meetings, agendas and minutes when required.

• Strong analytical skills for assessing threats, reviewing documentation, and analyzing security reports.