Cyber Security Engineer

Overview

Nortal is a global technology consulting company that blends strategic vision with technological innovation to deliver complex, mission-critical digital transformations for leading enterprises and governments worldwide. Guided by the belief that work should be meaningful, challenging, and value-driven, we empower our teams to co-create impactful solutions that shape a better future.

Nortal’s Applied Defence R&D serves as an innovation engine, transforming complex defence challenges into validated, deployable solutions. By combining cyber resilience, AI, data science, embedded security, and digital engineering, we deliver mission-ready prototypes and architectures. Partnering with governments, armed forces, industry, and academia, we create sovereign IP, dual-use technologies, and NATO/EU-aligned innovations that reduce risk and accelerate capability delivery.

We are looking for aCyber Security Engineer to support the design, implementation, and validation of secure technical solutions across multiple research and development projects. As part of engineering teams, you will focus on hands-on security engineering, ensuring systems are secure‑by‑design, resilient, and aligned with architectural and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain security controls across systems and platforms
• Support secure system design in collaboration with architects and engineers
• Perform security testing, hardening, and validation activities
• Contribute to threat modelling, risk analysis, and mitigation measures
• Support secure system integration and deployment
• Participate in technical reviews, testing activities, and project demonstrations
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Background in cyber security or secure systems engineering
• Experience with operating systems, networks, and virtualized or cloud environments
• Knowledge of network security, identity and access management, and data protection
• Hands‑on, problem‑solving mindset
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Clear technical communication and documentation skills
• Willingness to complete a government security clearance process
  
  
  

Why Nortal?

• We hire people not only for their skills but also for cultural add. We live by our values: commit to delivering value and results, take ownership, empower yourself and others, and own your future and growth. Besides our professionalism, we like to spice things up with good humor.
• We care about your growth & development. At Nortal, we support constant improvement and knowledge sharing.
• We prioritize your health & well-being by providing a flexible package for health insurance and sports initiatives.
• We support your work-life balance and provide flexible working hours.
• It's your choice whether you want to work from the office or remotely within Estonia.
• We have also launched the Nortal Nomad program for people wanting to move short-term to some other country.