Cyber Security Engineer

As part of our continued growth, we are looking for a talented Senior Cyber Security and Security Monitoring Engineer to join our high-tech engineering team in Noordwijk at ALTEN Nederland.

As a Senior Cyber Security and Security Monitoring Engineer, your main tasks will include:

• Ensure that mission-level cyber requirements are fully integrated into the system baseline and oversee their maintenance.
• Provide expertise on all aspects of security monitoring, secure development lifecycles, and disaster recovery planning.
• Review Space and Ground segment industry designs.
• Assess system and segment cyber vulnerabilities, and conduct regular penetration tests and security audits.
• Implement mission-level cyber requirements into the system baseline.
• Maintain the traceability and applicability of existing cyber requirements, complementing, enhancing, or modifying these for next-generation systems to address new threats and technology evolution.
• Provide traceability and compliance to regulatory cyber requirements applicable to the program from the System/Segment documentation baseline.
• Define and maintain the COTS Cyber Vulnerability Database for all project assets.
• Assess and report cyber status at both the system and segment levels.
• Maintain system and segment security profiles alongside a comprehensive system disaster recovery plan.
• Review and assess system/segment defects (NCR) and deviations (RFx).
• Act as the Cyber Board secretary: preparing agendas, minuting the board, tracking actions, monitoring activity, and liaising with relevant stakeholders for synchronization.

Your profile

• This role requires Dutch security clearance due to work in the defence sector. Please note that only candidates who meet government eligibility requirements for this screening can be considered.
• Senior-level professional with a completed bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• Strong skills in System Engineering, Cyber Security, SOC, and vulnerability assessment.
• Technical comprehension of wide and complex systems.
• Solid, hands-on experience in Cybersecurity, including Penetration Testing and Security Auditing.
• Extensive experience with Cybersecurity standards (NIST Framework, ISO 27k, CIS, Mitr@ttack, NIS2, EU regulation 488, etc.).
• Proven experience with secure development lifecycles.
• Previous experience in the space or industrial sectors is highly preferred.
• Required Certifications: Certified SAFe® Practitioner and CISSP (or equivalent).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive, result-driven, and flexible mindset.
• Team player with strong communication skills.
• Fluency in English

Working Conditions

• You get a lease car with a fuel card
• Possibility of hybrid working
• Monthly net expense allowance
• 27 vacation days with the possibility to purchase 10 extra vacation days
• Pension scheme without personal contribution

What we offer

• Access to exciting projects in key sectors: Defence, Transport, Telecom, Finance, and Space
• A diverse client base: Collaborations with both large corporations and smaller players across the Netherlands
• A real career development plan: Continuous training, coaching, daily knowledge sharing
• An innovative and collaborative environment

About ALTEN

ALTEN is a world leader in engineering and technology consulting, with over 57,700 employees in more than 30 countries. We support major companies in their innovation, R&D, and digital transformation projects across sectors such as automotive, aerospace, energy, finance, life sciences, and telecommunications.

Present in the Netherlands for over 20 years, ALTEN Nederland operates from its offices in Eindhoven, Capelle aan den IJssel, Apeldoorn, Groningen and Amstelveen. Today, with a team of 600+ consultants, ALTEN Nederland offers a wide range of expertise across Engineering and IT fields. From Automotive to Railway, and Defence to Aeronautics, our experts deploy their knowledge to provide innovative solutions in a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.