Deadline Date: Friday 24 July 2026
 
Requirement: Penetration Tester
 
Location: The Hague, NETHERLANDS
 
Full Time On-Site: Yes
 
Time On-Site: 100%
 
Not to Exceed: 103 EUR
 
Total Scope of the request (hours): 697
 
Required Start Date: 31 August 2026
 
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
 
Required Security Clearance: NATO SECRET
 
Please do NOT apply for any NATO contract positions unless you meet ALL the following criteria:

Current National or NATO SECRET clearance

Nationality of one of the NATO member countries

Current work visa for the specific location if applying for an in-country position

Any applications that do NOT meet all the above - and do not CLEARLY show these on the CV - will be deleted.
 
Duties & Role:
 
The duties of the individual mainly focus on:

• Lead and/or be part of the Red/Blue Team during NATO military exercises;
• Provide Web, infrastructure and application level penetration testing;
• Provide security design reviews to ensure compliance with NATO policies and directives;
• Provide security consultancy and advice to projects, plans, and other entities;
• Build and sustain effective communications with different stakeholders; specifically, the NCIA Configuration Control Board, Security Accreditation Boards, NATO Security Accreditation Authorities, and NCI Agency organization units supporting accreditation processes.
• Brief at both executive and technical levels on security reports and testing outcome, including at flag officer level;
• In co-ordination with the Head of the Penetration testing Cell, ensure proactive collaboration and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience:

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in web application penetration testing;
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in IT infrastructure penetration testing;
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in network security architecture design;
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in assessing security vulnerabilities within OS, software, protocols & networks;
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in researching and evaluating security products & technologies;
• Knowledge in system and network administration of UNIX and Windows systems;
• Extensive knowledge and experience (more than 3 years) in the use of penetration testing tools, techniques, and recognized testing methodologies;
• Scripting skills in at least one of the following: Perl, Python, Ruby, shell (bash, ksh, csh);
• Technical knowledge in system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, application security, as well as, malware infection techniques and protection technologies.
• Ability to evaluate risks and formulate mitigation plans;
• Proven ability to write clear and structured technical reports including executive summary, technical findings and remediation plan for several different audiences.