Agency Protective Security Officer

Who we are:

For more than 70 years, NATO’s mission has been to preserve peace and security in the Alliance for nearly one billion citizens. The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) and its predecessors have worked tirelessly in providing the means that enable the connectedness and togetherness that keep our Alliance strong. We are the NCI Agency, a team of 3000 civilian and military staff in 29 locations throughout Europe, North America and Asia.

Our technology and cyber experts allow NATO to conduct critical operations, protect NATO’s airspace, make data-driven decisions, defend against cyber-attacks, secure NATO networks and maintain superiority in space. This is all possible because of our greatest force, our people. In order to keep this edge we aim to hire, train and retain the very best staff.

Our staff members represent both the diversity and unity of our Alliance. When you join the NCI Agency, you will be part of an organization where you can contribute authentically to the mission and purpose of NATO and help us keep our technological edge.

About the job:

Based in Brussels, you will join the Agency as we embark on a journey to transform our IT services to support NATO’s Digital Endeavour.

We are looking for a driven and enthusiastic Agency Protective Security Officer who will take on the following roles and responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the execution of protective security programmes and infrastructure projects across NCIA locations;
• Oversee security investigations, compliance audits, and personnel reliability programmes;
• Advise senior management on protective security risks and requirements for operations and projects;
• Coordinate and liaise with NATO HQ, national agencies, and host nation law enforcement on security-related matters;
• Deliver security education, training, and awareness programmes for Agency personnel;
• Supervise and guide security staff, ensuring high performance and adherence to standards.

For a full list of duties, please review the job description on the NCI Agency career site. Please note that the post is available as of 1 June 2026.

About you:

The valuable knowledge and experience that you bring to this role are:

• Master’s degree (or Level 7 equivalent) in a relevant discipline with 5 years’ experience, or Bachelor’s (Level 6) with 8 years’ related experience;
• Proven experience managing protective security programmes and systems (physical, personnel, industrial, CI, education, travel risk);
• Strong leadership abilities and experience managing multidisciplinary security teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including briefing and reporting;
• Membership in professional security bodies and recognized credentials (e.g., ASIS CPP/PSP, ISMI CSMP) preferred;
• Prior military/defence or international environment experience, including management of armed personnel, considered an asset;
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

What we offer:

• Genuinely meaningful work as part of the most successful alliance in history;
• 3 year contract with competitive tax-free salary and household and children’s allowances;
• Privileges for expatriate staff including expatriation and education allowances (where appropriate) and additional home leave;
• Excellent private health insurance scheme;
• Generous annual leave of 30 days plus official holidays;
• NATO Pension Scheme;
• Development programs such as professional training, wellbeing, and more

To learn more about NCI Agency and our work, please visit our website. 

The NCI Agency prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment of mutual respect and value uniqueness and differences in gender, gender identity, race, ethnic or cultural origin, age, religion, sexual orientation and physical or neurocognitive ability. 

Additional details on the conditions of application can be found via the NCI Agency career site.