Cybersecurity Engineer for IRIS²

Please note, the successful candidate will be employed by ATG Europe (or one of its subsidiaries). Furthermore, upon selection, they will be subject to a general security screening performed by an external provider (further information will be provided at interview stage).

We are looking for a Cybersecurity Engineer IRIS² on behalf of and in support to our client for their location in Arganda del Rey (Madrid), Spain or Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

The successful candidate will be tasked with, but not limited to:

• Review functional and contractual documentation related to flight and ground architectural diagrams, requirement lists and Statements of Work;

• Analyse documentation from cybersecurity and information-protection perspectives, identify relevant requirements and contribute to its finalisation as appropriate;

• Tailor general security requirements and flow them down to interfaces and subsystems;

• Design, analyse and perform trade-offs on security architecture choices, with a focus on encryption technologies, Key Management Facilities and key distribution, together with their procurement and deployment, pursuing cost- and time-efficient accreditation;

• Support the project team on security requirement-compliance analysis, implications for infrastructure implementation, identification of security flaws and vulnerabilities, and verification and validation activities;

• Follow system integration, testing, verification and validation, assess compliance with security requirements and propose treatment plans;

• Analyse the exploitability and impact of vulnerabilities and propose appropriate mitigations and countermeasures;

• Conduct authorised hands-on penetration tests to identify security flaws;

• Support cybersecurity audits and the regular security upgrades required for the system;

• Support the development and maintenance of technical documents, including the Security Management Plan, end-to-end space-system security architecture, security design and corresponding security requirements;

• Review, analyse and update security documentation together with the project team and external stakeholders;

• Contribute to the specification and review of implementation plans for operational sites from cybersecurity and information-protection perspectives;

• Participate in the follow-up of the procurement and implementation of industrial contracts, technology developments, laboratory tools and equipment;

• Foster new security application areas for multidisciplinary activities, emphasising innovative concepts, cutting-edge technologies and system architectures in collaboration with European New Space companies;

• Own or contribute to the preparation and closure of institutional contract milestone reviews, including ESA and European Commission reviews;

• Report to the Programme Manager.